Internet Safety Blog
What We’re Reading: Anonymous Apps & Bullying, Apple Pays Kids’ App Bills, COPPA Gets Teeth, Social Media & Self-Esteem
By Lynette Owens Week of April 1, 2014 APPLE PAYS FOR KIDS IN-APP SPLURGES: This past week, Apple notified customers they may be eligible for refunds from errant purchases made through apps. This refund is part of the terms of a settlement wherein...
What We’re Reading: Media Literacy and Ads, Private Google Searches, Let Kids Have Devices, a Stealth Phone
Week of March 10, 2014 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...
What We’re Reading: YikYak App Headlines, Talk Online Safety Before Birds & Bees, Kids Do Good Online, Tech Trumps Toys
Week of March 3, 2014 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...
What We’re Reading: Parents Should Relax, Protecting Student Data, Facebook Ad Mishaps, Net Neutrality’s Fate
By Lynette Owens Week of February 24, 2014 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...
What We’re Reading: Opt-out of Location Tracking, Filters Don’t Help, Funds for Connecting Schools, What Comcast+Time Warner Means to Us
Week of February 17, 2014 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...
What We’re Reading: Safer Internet Day2014, Club Penguin Stops Bullying, Online Privacy Possible, Tech & Outdoors Together, Tech Time on Snow Days
By Lynette Owens Week of February 11, 2014 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...
On Safer Internet Day, Focus on What To Do vs. Not Do
By Lynette Owens February 10, 2014 Tuesday, February 11 is Safer Internet Day, a day when many organizations, governments, schools, individuals, and communities raise awareness and help educate the public on safe, responsible technology use. ...
What We’re Reading: Instagram Rules, Social Media Literacy in NY Schools, Another Anti-bullying App, Facebook Gives Us Paper
By Lynette Owens Week of February 4, 2014 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...
What We’re Reading: Media Literacy in the Classroom, Facebook vs. Snapchat, Case of the High School Hackers
By Lynette Owens Week of January 27, 2014 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...
