by Kerry Gallagher I recently had the opportunity to attend and participate in the National Student Privacy Symposium in Washington D.C. The room was filled with policy-makers, parent advocates, edtech executives, and lawyers. But only a few educators were in...
by Larry Magid Identify theft can be a serious problem for victims. It can destroy your credit, get you in trouble with the IRS and sometimes even result in your arrest if someone commits a crime in your name. Other consequences, wrote Katie Morell in the book,...
by Larry Magid You’ve heard the stories — teachers who got themselves into trouble over what they posted in social media or were, perhaps, cyberbullied by students. And then there are tales of students wasting their time using social media in class....
Contact Hani Khan — [email protected] / 650-346-7045 Palo Alto, CA, (August 18, 2015) – ConnectSafely.org, a leading non-profit Internet safety organization, today released The Educator’s Guide to Social Media to help K-12 educators better...
by Sue Scheff Cyberbullying, harassment, bullying, shaming, digital cruelty, just downright being mean to each other. The modern human race (at all ages) has become a culture of cruelty. The real issue is that it isn’t done privately anymore, it’s now...
