Last week we blogged about a group of high schoolers who refused to tolerate bullying against gays in their schools. A great video was forwarded to us about another group of high school students who ...
Parents who want to protect their children online may look to filtering and blocking software for services for help. With the expansion of mobile devices, options can be confusing. One of the options ...
It is officially October and today the President has declared October 2011 Cybersecurity Awareness Month! We often forget how inundated we can get with our day-to-day online activites. It’s second nat...
As parents I’m sure most of you find it difficult to closely monitor the various types of media your kids are exposed to. Not to mention the messages that are conveyed to them. Let’s talk ...
Check out our partner NSTeen’s new game, Tad’s Profile Panic.? Played similarly to Pac-Man, the game teaches tweens how to protect personal information on their online profiles.?? Try it o...
Tonight PBS will air Not in Our Town (www.niot.org); a documentary about three communities across the nation that refuse to let hatred and bullying take over. The subgroup, Not in our school, highlig...
Get Involved! No Name Calling Week started today, January 23, 2012. GLSEN created this project in an effort to stop bullying and create resources that can be used in schools and at home to help end ...
When I first started using the internet, I remember in high school how chat rooms instantly became the newest form of entertainment. When my friends and I would get together on the weekends we would v...
Do you like playing video games with friends or by yourself?Maddie: I like playing video games, usually with my friends. I don’t like it when it’s just me alone. I like to have the video game that I a...
Yesterday FOSI and Microsoft hosted a breakfast panel discussion about “Kids, Privacy and Online Drama.” danah boyd and Alice Marwick of Microsoft discussed how teens view their online privacy. Wha...