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Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO
ZEPETO is popular among teens for designing content, fashion, items, and virtual environments.
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...
Facebook’s Messenger & Instagram’s Disappearing Act
Snapchat may have pioneered disappearing posts in social media, but Facebook is adding a disappearing act to messaging. Vanish Mode, for Facebook's Messenger and Instagram, enables users to send messages that disappear once they are viewed and the viewer leaves the...
Time to Think about Back-to-School Devices and Policies
If buying a device, consider school recommendations, education discounts, and specific needs for different grades.
Ask Trish: What is X?
So Twitter is now X? What does that actually mean? What’s going on?
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Overall Increase in Cyberbullying — Girls 3 Times More Likely To Be Cyberbullied Than Boys
The National Center for Educational Statistics is out with its 2016 to 2017 report on bullying at school. Overall, the bullying rate hasn’t changed much from 2014 to 2015.
FaceApp Requires Caution, Not Fear
There are four lessons when it comes to FaceApp. Read on for advice about staying safe on the popular app.
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...
Parent’s Guide to Education Technology
Education technology enhances learning by integrating digital tools, preparing students for future careers and responsible digital citizenship.
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,”
Safety and Privacy of Smart Displays and Speakers at Home and in the Classroom
We discuss our use of the Facebook Portal as well as other smart displays and speakers that they have tested. There are privacy and safety implications, but they can be managed.
Despite Free-Speech Concerns, Banning Hate a Good Thing
by Larry Magid There was big news from Paris this week where 18 countries and numerous companies, including Facebook,...
Helping Kids Survive Bullying and Other Trauma
ConnectSafley CEO Larry Magid and K-12 Education Director Kerry Gallagher talk about how adults can support youth who...
Why Facebook Instituted its Policy to Ban Support for White Nationalism and White Supremacy
ConnectSafely CEO and CBS News Technology Analyst, Larry Magid speaks with human rights expert Brittan Heller on why Facebook instituted its new policy to ban support for white nationalism and white supremacy.
New Flickr 4.0 will store ALL your family photos for free and help you find and organize them
by Larry Magid It’s been years since I paid much attention to Yahoo’s Flickr but, with the new Flickr 4.0, it’s a...
Controversial anonymous app Secret to close
By Maureen Kochan Controversial anonymous app Secret, sometimes seen as the poster child for all that is wrong with...
Should I worry about my teens texting?
By Michael Rich, MD Q: I’ve noticed that many parents worry a lot about their children texting. But when we were kids,...
Setting screen-time limits – for parents
By Maureen Kochan: Turns out parents need to set screen-time limits – for themselves. If you have kids and digital...
Arkansas bill puts youth safety and privacy in jeopardy
By Maria Spencer The Arkansas Consumer Safety Division website includes social networking tips that warn its citizens...
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