Aug 9, 2009
By Larry Magid and Anne Collier Both the Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly changing, but Internet safety messages change very slowly if at all. A few years ago, some of us in the Net safety community started talking about how to adjust...
Feb 12, 2009
Parents, teachers, students, if anybody asks, here’s why it’s so important to think before you post. by Anne Collier Just why do we need to think before we post and text? A logical question your kids may be asking you. Here’s a possible answer:...
Oct 31, 2008
The details emerging from a tragic national story about a missing boy in Canada point to an important observation about videogaming: that taking away a videogame (or device it's played on) does not have the same effect as taking away a toy or conventional game....
Feb 7, 2007
Learn to recognize tricks predators use to lure teens into sexual encounters. By Anne Collier Sometimes the very reason kids and teens blog and spend time in social-networking sites is to “meet” new friends. So it’s not always easy for them to tell...