Tips for privacy and security settings for popular services

Facebook Privacy help Facebook account settings Facebook privacy setttings Facebook blocking Facebook third party apps settings Facebook Privacy Checkup instructions Instagram Google My Account Settings (includes security, privacy and other settings) Twitter...
Educator's Guide Extra

Educator's Guide Extra

Safety advice for major social networking services: ConnectSafely ‘Parents’ guides to Instagram, Snapchat, Ask.fm, mobile phones, cybersecurity and cyberbullyingChildnet International safety resources for Instagram, Ask.fm, Snapchat, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr &...
'What's Your Story' winners point cameras at Internet issues

'What's Your Story' winners point cameras at Internet issues

By Larry Magid One of my favorite activities each year is serving as a judge for Trend Micro’s What’s Your Story video contest, where we get to reward individual and school young videographers with cash prizes. And, thanks to Trend, those prizes are pretty...
Focusing on live social video

Focusing on live social video

By Larry Magid Thanks to some relatively new apps and social media features, anyone can now star in their own live TV show. That’s mostly a good thing, but it brings up some new issues when it comes to safety, privacy and acceptable content. People have been...
Can we reconcile the paperless classroom with screen addiction?

Can we reconcile the paperless classroom with screen addiction?

By Kerry Gallagher I believe in two, seemingly opposite, basic concepts when it comes to technology use: Technology has transformed how we learn and communicate for the better. Technology is used as an escape that pulls people away from building strong in person...