Grants up to $1,000 If you are or know an educator or are part of a community nonprofit, ConnectSafely is offering grants of up to $1,000 to help educators and youth-serving community organizations implement a student program or classroom activity for Safer Internet...
By Larry Magid One of my favorite phrases is “it’s complicated,” because it expresses the fact that many things in life are not as simple as they seem. That’s especially true when you need to make an important decision. Should you buy or lease your next car – there...
PDF for Printing What is sexting? “Sexting” usually refers to the sharing of nude or seminude and sexually provocative photos via mobile phones, but it can happen on other devices and the web. First of all, research shows most teens don’t “sext.” And most of...
Amazon Kids+ Parent Dashboard Amazon Kids+ Parental Controls (Fire tablets and other Amazon devices) Amazon Prime Video Apple TV+ Apple: Parental controls for iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) Apple: Screen Time on Mac Disney+ Google Family Link (Free for Android...
Refining your search When you do a Google search you get results from all types of domains including .com, .org, .gov and .edu. Often that works out well since Google does a pretty good job of showing you what it considers relevant results, but sometimes you might...
Use the privacy and safety tools available within each app you use and check them regularly. Here’s a link to ConnectSafely’s guides and quick-guides for the most popular apps. Avoid sharing personal information, including address, phone number, email...
