Nov 5, 2015
Larry Magid’s 1 minute CBS News Tech Talk segment on Trend Micro report By Larry Magid As it does every year, security firm Trend Micro has released its annual threat report, titled “Security Predictions for 2016 and Beyond.” And, to me, the most...
Nov 2, 2015
By Kerry Gallagher Just over a decade ago a common understanding of the word “literacy” included only the abilities to read and write text. Today, literacy encompasses the ability to interpret and create media that includes text, but also art, audio, video, animation,...
Oct 29, 2015
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...
Oct 22, 2015
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...
Oct 16, 2015
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...
Oct 14, 2015
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...
