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Senior’s Guide to TikTok

Aug 5, 2021

Seniors like TikTok for some of the same reasons as teens. It’s fun and entertaining and — if you choose to post videos — it’s an easy way to express yourself and build a community. What you need to know to get started on the popular app.

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Podcast: Positive Play on PlayStation

Aug 9, 2024

PlayStation safety and privacy settings, ways that players can help each other, and the importance of intergenerational play.

Podcast: Living in a Post-Print World with Jeff Jarvis

Jan 19, 2024

Larry speaks with Jeff Jarvis, author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, about how the age of print was an exception in history. And while it lasted half a millennium, we are now coming to the other end of it. What that means, and where do we go from here? Listen wherever...

They Built What?! A Deeper Dive Into Techno-Panics

Jan 17, 2024

If you ever experience or hear others panic about new technologies, consider the historical context.

Lessons from the History of Moral Panics

Jan 18, 2024

The doomsday scenarios about generative AI are déjà vu all over again.

Ask Trish: Keeping Digital Resolutions

Jan 16, 2024

“I find it really hard to stick to my digital resolutions, what do I do?”

Podcast: Positive Play on PlayStation

Aug 9, 2024

PlayStation safety and privacy settings, ways that players can help each other, and the importance of intergenerational play.

ConnectSafely Impact Report 2022

Jan 11, 2023

This has been a busy year for ConnectSafely.

Educators — Create a Safer Internet Day Program for Your School

Jan 10, 2023

Educators throughout the United States are invited to create their own Safer Internet Day program for use in their community during the second week of February. Safer Internet Day is February 7, but your program can run any day that week.

Ask Trish: Digital Resolutions

Jan 10, 2023

As I started to think about how I wanted to start off Ask Trish’s content in the New Year, I realized that there was likely no better topic than digital resolutions, and in particular, my digital resolution for 2023.

Being Courteous in Your Use of Technology

Aug 10, 2023

Tech is all around us, which is mostly good, but it can also lead to some not-so-good social interactions.

Ask Trish: Fun and Safe Live Streaming

Jan 23, 2023

Trish, how can I have a fun and safe livestream on Insta or YouTube?

Parent’s Guide to Twitch

Dec 15, 2022

Community is key on Twitch; viewers interact through live chat with reactions, emotes, and comments.

Speaking About VR Safety, in VR

Dec 15, 2022

I’m writing from Washington, D.C., where I gave two speeches on Tuesday. One was at an event center downtown, and the other in AltSpaceVR.

Ask Trish: AI-Generated Art

Dec 13, 2022

Hey Trish, I keep hearing about AI art but don’t know what that means. What exactly is it?

Sharing Your Legacy and Animating Your Ancestors

Dec 8, 2022

Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, but I just created a 15-second video where he comments on today’s divided union. The voice may not sound exactly like his, but you can hear him speak and see his lips move.

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Wellness and Safety

Ask Trish: Fun and Safe Live Streaming

Jan 23, 2023

By Trisha Prabhu Trish, how can I have a fun and safe livestream on Insta or YouTube? Hi there, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! Wherever you are in the world, I hope January has been treating you and yours well. To the person who submitted this week’s...

Family Guide to Parental Controls

Aug 23, 2023

Download Guide (PDF) What are parental controls and what do they do? There are a variety of control tools and monitoring tools available to parents. Some are software products or mobile apps that you buy or subscribe to. Others are free and some are already present on...

Guide to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Jan 12, 2024

Meta and Ray-Ban have released the second generation of smart glasses. The first was called “Ray-Ban Stories.” The new version, introduced in late 2023, is Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. Both versions have a camera that can take both still and video pictures. The new...

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Podcasts

Media in the Middle Ep. 10: Cancel Culture

Aug 26, 2020

Learn how young people feel about cancel culture, a practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. ConnectSafely is partnering with My Digital TAT2 for this...

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1. Generative AI for Families

2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens

3. New Gaming Research

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