by Lynette Owens | Jul 26, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Week of July 22, 2013 To help you keep up with what’s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we’ve compiled a list of interesting stories our team’s been reading over the past week. What have you been reading? Tell us...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 5, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens For the last 3 years, we’ve been asking young people across the US and Canada to tell us in 2 minutes or less their stories about safe, responsible technology use. They’ve responded with enthusiasm and creativity; they’ve entertained and moved us....
by Lynette Owens | Dec 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Lynette Owens In a recent study about cell phone use by the Pew Internet and American Life project, 82% of respondents said they use their phone to take pictures and 80% use it to send or receive text messages. These were by far the most popular uses of phones; in...
by Lynette Owens | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens In an age when everyone can author or share information to a mass audience almost instantly, it is more critical than ever to develop and sharpen our ability to discern the credible from the implausible things we see online. This is true for students...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 10, 2012 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens The world’s current obsession with kids and technology is understandably rooted in the fear of the unknown and is further fueled by the media’s sensationalization of “kids gone wild” stories that are true but rarely happen. Additionally, with...
