The “Jessi Slaughter” story is a textbook example of why digital-citizenship instruction needs to be a national priority – and points to a good test for its effectiveness down the line. By Anne Collier The story of “Jessi Slaughter” last week...
By Anne Collier Is anyone in your (extended) family needing a primer on (Web- and phone-based) social networking, maybe to understand what his great-granddaughter finds so compelling about “this Facebook thing?” If so, David Pogue at the New York Times...
More than just fun ‘n’ games. They can be a social experience – in a single room or over the Internet. For some families, they can be a way to get together. They’re also an evolving art form, like film. And research has shown that many games can be...
Why an authoritarian style or sudden imposition of parental controls – against sexting or any other troubling new issue – don’t work very well in parenting social Web users By Anne Collier We’re in quite a fix, we parents, over this “sexting”...
Parents, teachers, students, if anybody asks, here’s why it’s so important to think before you post. by Anne Collier Just why do we need to think before we post and text? A logical question your kids may be asking you. Here’s a possible answer:...
