May 31, 2022
By Trisha Prabhu Author’s note: Below is an excerpt/sneak peek from my debut book, ReThink the Internet: How To Make The Digital World a Lot Less Sucky! It’s a first-of-its-kind, “by-youth, for-youth” guide to help a 3rd-7th grade audience (and their parents,...
May 26, 2022
by Larry Magid This post is adapted from one that appeared in the Mercury News Like complaining about the weather, a lot of people like to complain about how Google impacts their privacy but, unlike the weather, there are things you can do about it. As a baseline,...
May 24, 2022
By Trisha Prabhu Me, thinking to myself early last week: “I can’t believe that May is coming to an end soon – and so is Mental Health Awareness Month here in the US. I think the Ask Trish community would really love some tips on how to support mental health on social...
May 19, 2022
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News California lawmakers are considering a pair of bills to regulate kids’ use of online services. One has a lot of promise but the other may have some unfortunate unintended consequences. This is a national and...
May 4, 2022
by Kerry GallagherThis series on digital wellness is being published in partnership with MASCD. Emotional wellness is an area our society is, thankfully, working to build awareness and progress. In schools it is often called “SEL” or social emotional learning and it...
May 4, 2022
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The one thing I know about Elon Musk is that I have no idea what he will do, regardless of what he says he’ll do. Despite some amazing accomplishments, including being the person most responsible for...
