A Parent's Guide to Ask.fm

A Parent's Guide to Ask.fm

Ask.fm is a social network on mobile devices and the Web that allows you to ask questions—to your friends or others who also use the service. People use Ask.fm to ask all sorts of things about life, religion, politics, books, pop culture, food, travel and much more....
Words moms don't want to hear

Words moms don't want to hear

By Trudy Ludwig There are certain words I don’t want coming out of any child’s sweet little mouth. You know the ones: nasty, demeaning words that slither their way out in venomous whispers; racist, sexist, and homophobic words coiled to strike at old and young alike...
Let’s not use 21st century technology with 19th century pedagogy

Let’s not use 21st century technology with 19th century pedagogy

By Larry Magid In a talk at the National PTA Conference in Charlotte, NC, Thomas Murray, State and District Digital Learning Policy and Advocacy Director for Alliance for Education, reminded me of what’s been bothering me for years. “We’re using 21st...
Fitness devices can help us learn about our collective health

Fitness devices can help us learn about our collective health

By Larry Magid An increasing number of people are quantifying their lives, especially when it comes to fitness. For example, according to my Basis fitness watch, I took 9,192 steps walking around New York City on Wednesday. I burned 2,587 calories and got 6 hours and...
Digital Trust Foundation announces $1.4 million in grants

Digital Trust Foundation announces $1.4 million in grants

By ConnectSafely The Digital Trust Foundation yesterday announced $1.4 million in grants for research into the online privacy and security experiences of low-socioeconomic status people. The grants will go to five top research groups in the online privacy and security...