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Welcome to the 2013 What’s Your Story? Video Contest
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...
Help Kids Keep Their Online Information Private and Advertisers at Bay
By Anne Livingston and Lynette Owens Kids spend a lot of time online. They go online to find answers for homework, coordinate school projects, share events, play games and watch videos. While online, they may feel like they are sharing with just...
5 Ways to Teach Kids to Use Technology Safely
By Lynette Owens Below is an excerpt of a guest post I did for the Washington Post today. You can read the full post @ http://ow.ly/cD1CI The Internet has always been around as far as our children can tell. Today, as many as half of all kids up...
4 Things You Can Do This Internet Safety Awareness Month
By Lynette Owens June is Internet Safety Awareness month in the U.S., but it's a great time for everyone everywhere to stop and take a few moments to educate yourself and your family about all matters concerning digital literacy, safety, and...
Are Families No Longer A Priority For The Video Game Industry?
As summer nears, the hours logged by kids and families with entertainment such as video games are about to go up. Johner Riehl, founder of Family Friendly Video Games, has some great insight into the trends in video games and provides resources...
Facebook for Kids: Is it That Alarming?
By Lynette Owens A Wall Street Journal article this week has stirred again a discussion about Facebook allowing those under 13 to use its site. Mark Zuckerberg once addressed it in public, when asked about it. It strikes me as odd as Facebook’s...
Making Good ‘Choices’: Words from the 2012 What’s Your Story? contest winners
By Lynette Owens We are proud to have selected the winners of the 3rd annual What's Your Story? online safety video contest. With again some great entries and engagement from youth in the US & Canada, the 2012 judges panel gathered at our...
Online Safety and Video Creation, Sharing, Chatting
By Lynette Owens This is the 4th in our 10 for 10 weekly series of online safety and digital literacy tips. Last week, the Pew center released a study about teens and their attitudes and behaviors around online video use. Today, 37% of teens use...
How to Teach Kids to Steer Clear of Cybercrime
By Lynette Owens This is the 3rd in our "10 for 10" weekly series of online safety and digital literacy tips. Hackers. Spammers. Identity Thieves. These are not words that elicit the level of concern and emotion that bullying, sexting, or...
Internet Safety for Kids & Families
