by Lynette Owens | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens Every January 1, I make a list of personal goals for the coming year. Year after year, 80% of the items on each year’s list are the same. Meaning: I’m pretty bad about keeping New Year’s resolutions. But unlike the calendar year, the start of a new...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Lynette T. Owens Today marks the 8th year of Safer Internet Day. This is an event founded by the Insafe Network, a coalition of centers around the EU that promote the safe, responsible use of the Internet among youth. There are a number of events and activities...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 4, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens It pleasantly surprised us a year ago when we launched our first user-generated video contest called What’s Your Story. The goal was to encourage young people to give advice to other young people about being safe online (to see last year’s...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 3, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Just over a year ago, I had the good fortune to meet with the IT director of our local school district, a district which includes about 5, 000 students attending 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. During the meeting, we...
by Lynette Owens | Oct 6, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens It might not be news for teens or even people who closely follow demographic shifts in Internet traffic for a living, but young people are increasingly spending more time on social networking sites that most parents or teachers would not recognize....