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When TikTok Time Adds Up

When TikTok Time Adds Up

Using three metrics, the Washington Post journalists partnered with researchers to better understand TikTok users’ habits.

Ask Trish: Mental Health Awareness Month

With May comes sunshine, flowers, and…Mental Health Awareness Month! That’s right, it’s one of my favorite months of the year! Mental Health Awareness Month (celebrated in the US, but also globally) is an incredible opportunity to raise awareness about improving our mental health.

When TikTok Time Adds Up

When TikTok Time Adds Up

Using three metrics, the Washington Post journalists partnered with researchers to better understand TikTok users’ habits.

Cybersecurity During COVID-19 (Webcast)

Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with McAfee's Baker Nanduru, who had some excellent advice for all of us who are at a higher security risk due to all the scammers exploiting COVID-19.

5 Tips for Keeping Your Teen Safe Online this Summer

By Kerry Gallagher Your teens will probably be around the house and have more downtime this summer than they do during the school year. That means ample opportunities to go online to watch videos, play games, and use social media. While they deserve a break to unwind...

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Wellness and Safety

FBI Issues Warning About Sextortion After Arrest in Teen Death

FBI Issues Warning About Sextortion After Arrest in Teen Death

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) issued a joint national public safety alert on financial sextortion schemes. That same day,...

Parent’s Guide to Education Technology

  By Kerry Gallagher, J.D., and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Download Guide (PDF)   We all know children use devices like smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, and laptops at school and they also often use a vocabulary full of technology jargon that may seem completely foreign....

FCC Allows Phone Companies to Block Robocalls

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to allow phone companies to block unwanted robocalls. Companies will now be allowed to block these calls by default but if you want unwanted calls (which is of course an oxymoron), you can unblock...

YouTube Cutting Hateful and Extremist Videos

YouTube is pulling the plug on thousands of videos that promote bigoted views, including "videos that promote or glorify Nazi ideology, which is inherently discriminatory," according to a company blog post videos that promote or glorify Nazi ideology, which is...

Youth Voices

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