By Larry Magid I’m writing this column on a train from Washington to New York. Both cities have been the subject of recent threats claiming to be from ISIS and I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t just a bit on edge. I don’t know if the threats...
By Larry Magid A new study commissioned by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) found that the majority of parents are “highly confident” in their ability to manage their child’s technology use, and “most feel they know a lot about what their...
By Patti Agatston I recently returned from Denver where I had the privilege to both attend and present at this year’s International Bullying Prevention Conference that featured over 650 participants from over 15 countries and 34 states. Empathy and kindness The theme...
By Emily Mulder For two days on November 17th and 18th, the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) will hold its ninth Annual Conference, Risks. Harms. Rewards in Washington, DC. We will seek to review the past year in online safety, discuss and debate current issues...
By Larry Magid It’s time to take a deep breath when it comes to teen sexting. It is an issue but it’s not an epidemic and, in most cases, when it happens it doesn’t result in anything terrible. I’m sure you’ve read the stories about the...
