Podcast: Navigating the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Podcast: Navigating the Future of Self-Driving Cars

This week, we speak with Brad Templeton, who started his career as a software developer and, after writing about a dozen software packages, founded the world’s first .com. Brad entered the self-driving car space in 2007, and his website and blog, robocars.com,...
Mixed Feelings About Bill to Limit Smartphones in School

Mixed Feelings About Bill to Limit Smartphones in School

By Larry Magid First published in the Mercury-News I have mixed feelings about California’s AB 3216, “Pupils: use of smartphones.” The bipartisan bill, which Gov. Newsom has indicated he will sign, would require school districts to develop and adopt “a policy to limit...
Podcast: Navigating the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Podcast: The Human Side of Media Literacy: The Stakes Are High

This week we speak with Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, executive director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). Larry and Michelle explore the importance of media literacy in education, parenting and our personal lives. You can listen here or...
Podcast: Navigating the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Podcast: Google Sleep Doc on Sleep Science and Tech

ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Logan Schnieder, Clinical Lead for Sleep Health, Google Health. They talk about all things sleep for adults and children, including healthy sleep habits and helpful sleep technology. Dr. Schneider specializes in the...
Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots

Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots

Download Quick-Guide (PDF) Why did ConnectSafely publish this guide? Sixty-one percent of parents say that parenting is more difficult than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technology as the reason why, according to a 2020 Pew Research Center survey. Teaching...