Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024
ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid has advice on what you can do to have a safer and more secure 2024.
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Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots
Consistency, balance, and structure are key for screen time management.
Parent’s Quick-Guide to Tech for Tots
Consistency, balance, and structure are key for screen time management.
Parent Guides
Parent’s Guide to Roblox
By Maureen Kochan and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Download Quick Guide (PDF) If your kids love to play online games, one of the names you may be hearing about a lot lately is Roblox. Launched in 2006, Roblox’s popularity among gamers 8-years-old and up has exploded, and it is...
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Wellness and Safety
Parent’s Guide to Google Search
Note: This guide applies only to Google Search and not other search tools. If you or your children are using other sites, please familiarize yourselves with their settings and safety features. Download the Guide (PDF) How Google Search works While performing a basic...
Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams
Download the Guide (PDF) The FBI has reported a “huge increase” in sextortion scams targeting teens, especially boys 14 to 17. According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, 5% of teens have been the target of sextortion, and only one-third told their parents. The...
Quick-Guide to Virtual Kidnapping Scams
Virtual kidnapping scams are on the rise. Protect yourself and your family with some common sense precautions, plus what to do if you receive a terrifying call from a scammer. Scroll down to the bottom for a video based on these tips. Download the Quick-Guide (PDF)...
Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying
Guidance for parents and young people on cyberbullying, including advice for ending (or preventing) the cycle of aggression. For a more comprehensive look, see A Parents' Guide to Cyberbullying. For kids and teens Know that it's not your fault. What people call...
Podcasts
Teaching Kids Empathy & Kindness with Children’s Author Trudy Ludwig
Children's author Trudy Ludwig's books are not only delightfully written and illustrated but also teach and model empathy, caring and kindness. She joined us on ConnectSafely Live to talk about her work and her new book The Power of One, which she read...
Media Literacy for Educators and Families with Young Children
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/11/01/media-literacy-with-larry-magid-and-kerry-gallagher.mp3 listen to Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher talk about Media Literacy and it's approach in the classroom and at home ConnectSafely’s CEO Larry Magid and K-12...
AI, Machine Learning Battle Child Sexual Exploitation
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/10/24/ncmecs-coo-michelle-delaune-on-how-facebook-combats-so-called-child-porn.mp3 Listen to podcast interview about this with Nat'l Center for Missing & Exploited Children COO Michelle DeLaune By Larry Magid I’ve...
Symantec's Paige Hanson on How to Stay Safe Online
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/10/10/symantecs-paige-hanson-on-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month.mp3 Listen to Larry Magid and Paige Hanson talk about all things security In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM),...
Videos
1. Generative AI for Families
2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens
3. New Gaming Research
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