Facebook and Relationships
There have been a number of articles written about Facebook and how it affects relationships, both on- and offline. A big topic is how social networks – and subsequent sexting or inappropriate...
View ArticleMTV Movie Addresses Cyberbullying and Other Online Issues
As part of its A Thin Line campaign, MTV premiered a new movie last week called DISconnected. Like other recent movies, such as Trust and Cyberbully, this film aims to raise awareness of different –...
View ArticleHow to Talk to Your Kids about Online Safety
A popular request I often get from parents is: “how do I talk to my kids about online safety?” When it comes to kids and teens navigating the web, inevitable mistakes will be made. Kids lack the...
View ArticleEducational Initiatives Using Social Media
Yesterday we talked about the role of social media in the classroom, and today want to point out a few initiatives in schools that are starting to incorporate more social media into education. The...
View ArticlePew Study Reports on “Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites”
Making news this week is a recently-released Pew study that reports teen trends and attitudes on social media sites. The study, entitled “Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites,” is a...
View ArticleMake Online Safety a Priority this Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year again when kids start having more time off from school (Thanksgiving, snow days, winter break) and more time to spend online. Add to the mix the frenzied holiday schedules that...
View ArticleWhen a Teen’s Tweet Catches the Governor’s Attention
Making headlines this past week has been a tweet that an 18-year-old high school senior wrote in reference to her state’s governor. Emma Sullivan, a student at Shawnee Mission East high school in...
View ArticleIs Technology Making Our Kids Grow Up Faster?
Technology has opened up so many doors for both us and our children to better communicate, research, learn and socialize. But does technology also make our kids grow up faster? The internet certainly...
View ArticleFacebook Reaches Milestone of One Billion Users
Last week a Facebook milestone confirmed what most people probably already suspected – that social networking is here to stay. In a status update posted by Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook...
View Article5 Reasons Why Avira Social Network Protection Is Awesome
Kids and adults alike are spending more and more time on social networks, and it’s important to stay up-to-date on any accompanying services that can be used in with the various social networks that...
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