Helping Kids Survive Bullying and Other Trauma

Helping Kids Survive Bullying and Other Trauma

ConnectSafley CEO Larry Magid and K-12 Education Director Kerry Gallagher talk about how adults can support youth who have been affected by bullying. Why do some kids have a horrible time after being bullied while others are able to bounce back. The answer lies, in...
How to Avoid Succumbing to Fake Websites — Political or Otherwise

How to Avoid Succumbing to Fake Websites — Political or Otherwise

by Larry Magid This post appeared in the Mercury News Microsoft’s revelation that it has discovered and disabled websites controlled by a group with ties to the Russian government is not only a warning to political operatives from both parties, but to everyone who...

Top 5 Questions about Creativity & Copyright

1. What’s protected by copyright and what isn’t? The U.S. Copyright Office says that copyright “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and...
Why We Need to Understand Copyright Now More than Ever

Why We Need to Understand Copyright Now More than Ever

By Larry Magid Click here for free booklet & One-Page Quick-Guide When I was in high school, the only way to copy someone else’s work was to painstakingly retype or re-write it from a book, periodical or another student’s paper. Today it’s as simple as copy and...
Google Reining in Too Much of a Good Thing

Google Reining in Too Much of a Good Thing

By Larry Magid This article first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. The common expression “too much of a good thing” can apply to almost everything that we enjoy, including the internet and mobile devices. My grandparents understood that, but apparently, many of...