May 7, 2017
By Larry Magid A pair of recent reports sheds light on how teens are using social media, including the revelation that not all teens are glued to social media 24/7. Many do take breaks. You can find links to both reports from The Associated Press-NORC Center for...
May 4, 2017
DownloadFull Guide (PDF) Technology tools and apps are making it possible for educators and students to collaborate, create, and share ideas more easily than ever. When schools use technology, students’ data—including some personal information—is collected both by...
Apr 13, 2017
By Larry Magid I’ve long had a love-hate relationship with parental control tools that monitor or limit what kids can do with technology. I love that busy parents can access tools to help them carry out their responsibility to control when and how long their kids can...
Apr 5, 2017
Revenge porn, when someone shares an intimate image of another person without his or her permission, is an awful practice, which often causes significant emotional distress. And that’s true even if the image was taken with the consent of the person but shared...
Mar 31, 2017
This post has been updated with a “how to protect yourself” sidebar (scroll down) By Larry Magid A few days ago I was clicking through Netflix and stumbled upon Inside Job, a 2010 documentary about how deregulation and greed during the Reagan, Clinton and...
