By Lynette Owens
Week of September 9, 2013
To help you keep up with what’s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we’ve compiled a list of stories, tips, and insights, we’ve found most useful over the past week. What have you been reading? Tell us below or Tweet @TrendISKF.
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TEACHERS AS CYBER-SHIELDS: Sue Scheff talks about the important role of teachers in this Huffington Post Q&A with a Denver educator who teaches her students and leads by example the responsible use of technology.
FOR KIDS, BY KIDS: At TechCrunch Disrupt, 9-year-old Alexandra Jordan presented her hackathon app, SuperFunKidTime.com, which lets kids find playmates in their neighborhood.
PRIVACY-RESPECTING APPS: This article outlines the things that mobile app developers must consider from the beginning in order to protect the privacy of all consumers, including kids.
RULES ON KID PICS: Miss Lori of Babble shares 9 types of photos of kids that parents should never post online. We agree!
TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS: This account in the New York Times of how technology is disrupting and improving education provides a detailed glimpse of what’s happening in districts everywhere. We’re on the brink of something big, and it takes leadership, passionate teachers, a supportive community, and technology that is already available to push our kids to the 21st century. No Child Left Untableted by Carlo Rotella.
THE FUTURE OF SNAPCHAT: Get a glimpse of what’s to come from Evan Spiegel, CEO of popular mobile app Snapchat. We should pay close attention to his comments…
TIPS ON TIME LIMITS: As we settle into a new school year routine, here are some helpful tips on screen-time limits from the Center on Media and Child Health.
See you next week!
Lynette Owens is Vice President of Global Consumer Education & Marketing at Trend Micro and Founder of the Internet Safety for Kids and Families program. With 25+ years in the tech industry, Lynette speaks and blogs regularly on how to help kids become great digital citizens. She works with communities and 1:1 school districts across the U.S. and around the world to support online safety, digital and media literacy and digital citizenship education. She is a board member of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, an advisory committee member of the Digital Wellness Lab, and serves on the advisory boards of INHOPE and U.S. Safer Internet Day.
Follow her on Twitter @lynettetowens.