By Maria Spencer Several weeks ago Congress unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) called STEM Education Act of 2015. This bill represents a small but significant...
By Larry Magid Below is a slightly edited version of a talk I gave at a combined middle and high school assembly on October 22, 2015 and below that is the video of the talk itself. My goal was to demystify some of the tired old Internet safety myths and help students...
by Kerry Gallagher October is both Cyber Security Awareness Month and Bullying Prevention Month. Quite appropriately, the month kicked off on October 3 with the first National Digital Citizenship Summit. Digital citizenship encompasses thoughtful use of connected...
By Larry Magid I’m usually the first person to tell folks to relax or at least re-focus when it comes to being afraid. We live in a society with too many fears about all sorts of things. Of course it’s possible that we could be affected by a terror attack...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has launched the Cyber Exploitation resource hub with information for victims and law enforcement dealing with so-called “revenge porn” “Posting intimate images online without consent is a cowardly crime that humiliates and...
by Maria Spencer In Washington, DC political momentum is critical when attempting to pass a bill through Congress. The fate of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the latest version of which is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), in...
