Do you want to keep your kids focused on the wonderful resources of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) while they are on their iPad? Download the PBS Students app to access thousands of resources on all subject areas with new, relevant resources added every month.
Do you want to keep your kids focused on the wonderful resources of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) while they are on their iPad? Download the PBS Students app to access thousands of resources on all subject areas with new, relevant resources added every month.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, recognizing shifts in technology that have occurred since the last update of recommendations for screen time for children in 2013, is preparing to release new recommendations. As a precursor to those recommendations, they have released two articles that may be helpful if you are struggling with how to handle screen time limits. Beyond ‘turn it off’: How to advise families on media use and the proceedings from their symposium Growing Up Digital are two articles that reflect some of the newest research on the topic.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, recognizing shifts in technology that have occurred since the last update of recommendations for screen time for children in 2013, is preparing to release new recommendations. As a precursor to those recommendations, they have released two articles that may be helpful if you are struggling with how to handle screen time limits. Beyond ‘turn it off’: How to advise families on media use and the proceedings from their symposium Growing Up Digital are two articles that reflect some of the newest research on the topic.
Adding to years of psychological and psychiatric research, current studies by neuroscientists, using MRI imaging, show that bullying and other emotional abuse can leave permanent scars on the brain. Bearing that in mind, take a look at the 5 Bullying Myths in an article on how bullying by teachers and coaches also needs to be reported. Bullying by peers, online and off, is not the only kind of bullying that students often face. Parents and other adults in children’s and teen’s lives need to model positive behavior if bullying is to stop both online and off.
Adding to years of psychological and psychiatric research, current studies by neuroscientists, using MRI imaging, show that bullying and other emotional abuse can leave permanent scars on the brain. Bearing that in mind, take a look at the 5 Bullying Myths in an article on how bullying by teachers and coaches also needs to be reported. Bullying by peers, online and off, is not the only kind of bullying that students often face. Parents and other adults in children’s and teen’s lives need to model positive behavior if bullying is to stop both online and off.
You probably get “Pphubbed” all the time. The questions is, what can you do about it? Pphubbing refers to “partner phone snubbing,” like when you get overly distracted by your cellphone when you’re with your significant other or your family. A new study from Baylor University found that Pphubbing hurts relationship satisfaction, negatively impacting overall happiness. To find their results, the researchers developed a Pphubbing scale that included statements such as “my partner places his or her cellphone where they can see it when we are together” and “my partner glances at his/her cellphone when talking to me.” Overall, 46.3% of the respondents reported being Pphubbed by their partner.
You probably get “Pphubbed” all the time. The questions is, what can you do about it? Pphubbing refers to “partner phone snubbing,” like when you get overly distracted by your cellphone when you’re with your significant other or your family. A new study from Baylor University found that Pphubbing hurts relationship satisfaction, negatively impacting overall happiness. To find their results, the researchers developed a Pphubbing scale that included statements such as “my partner places his or her cellphone where they can see it when we are together” and “my partner glances at his/her cellphone when talking to me.” Overall, 46.3% of the respondents reported being Pphubbed by their partner.
For tips on how to get technology included in your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program), check out the Common Sense Media guide to apps for kids with learning differences and special needs. In addition, you can look for help on how to use the accessibility settings on devices you already may own or are thinking about buying.
For tips on how to get technology included in your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program), check out the Common Sense Media guide to apps for kids with learning differences and special needs. In addition, you can look for help on how to use the accessibility settings on devices you already may own or are thinking about buying.
Back to school can often mean back to stress and too little sleep for kids and parents alike. Worse, if kids go online before bed – whether for homework or fun - they’re more likely to fall short of the recommended amount of sleep because of the glare off the computer screen. But there are apps that can help with that and you can also take advantage of built-in parental controls on your kid’s gadgets to turn them off at certain times. Take a look at the article entitled These tech tools help your kids get some sleep on the USA TODAY site for ideas.
Back to school can often mean back to stress and too little sleep for kids and parents alike. Worse, if kids go online before bed – whether for homework or fun - they’re more likely to fall short of the recommended amount of sleep because of the glare off the computer screen. But there are apps that can help with that and you can also take advantage of built-in parental controls on your kid’s gadgets to turn them off at certain times. Take a look at the article entitled These tech tools help your kids get some sleep on the USA TODAY site for ideas.
Researchers surveyed 65 video game players, ages 13 to 50, and found they reported that tobacco was featured in 31% of the games they played, while the researchers found 42% of the games contained tobacco imagery. The researchers said 42% of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board-rated games carried a mature label, with 76% containing tobacco imagery, but only 4% mentioned tobacco on the package warnings.
Researchers surveyed 65 video game players, ages 13 to 50, and found they reported that tobacco was featured in 31% of the games they played, while the researchers found 42% of the games contained tobacco imagery. The researchers said 42% of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board-rated games carried a mature label, with 76% containing tobacco imagery, but only 4% mentioned tobacco on the package warnings.
Every time any of us search, purchase or post something online it becomes a piece of data that forms our online identity. This happens automatically and there is virtually nothing any of us can do to stop it. In particular, once we post something online, we are no longer in control of who sees it, shares it, copies it or uses it. That is something we all need to understand, and in turn, parents need to be ready to discuss this reality and set expectations for online behavior that will set kids up for success now and in the future.
So how can you help your children intentionally build a positive online identity? Five questions are central to understanding how a positive identity is formed and can be used to kick-start meaningful conversations about online behavior and identity:
What information am I sharing?
How secure is it?
Whom am I sharing it with?
What am I leaving behind?
What are my rights?
Close involvement of parents is essential as kids make choices about what they contribute online. It is also crucial to support our kids so that they not only represent themselves authentically, but safely.
Every time any of us search, purchase or post something online it becomes a piece of data that forms our online identity. This happens automatically and there is virtually nothing any of us can do to stop it. In particular, once we post something online, we are no longer in control of who sees it, shares it, copies it or uses it. That is something we all need to understand, and in turn, parents need to be ready to discuss this reality and set expectations for online behavior that will set kids up for success now and in the future.
So how can you help your children intentionally build a positive online identity? Five questions are central to understanding how a positive identity is formed and can be used to kick-start meaningful conversations about online behavior and identity:
What information am I sharing?
How secure is it?
Whom am I sharing it with?
What am I leaving behind?
What are my rights?
Close involvement of parents is essential as kids make choices about what they contribute online. It is also crucial to support our kids so that they not only represent themselves authentically, but safely.
New data from a Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) survey reveals a majority of parents support using student data to inform educational practices, but they remain concerned about student data privacy and security issues in schools. Seventy-one percent of surveyed parents said their child uses school-provided technology, and 58 percent said they have used school-related technology. Three-quarters (76 percent) of those surveyed said they understand the data being collected and how it is used.
Most surveyed parents said they are comfortable with schools using student data to target teaching and learning improvements such as grades (97 percent), attendance records (94 percent), special-needs status (91 percent), and standardized test scores (88 percent). Despite those high comfort levels, parents in the survey said they also want to know why school administrators need this data, and they’d like to know the educational benefits associated with data collection and use. “Parent’s are one of the most important stakeholders in the discussions around using student data to improve classroom education,” said Future Privacy Forum Executive Director Jules Polonetsky. “Yet, not near enough work has been done to bring parents into the conversation. This survey is an important first step.”
New data from a Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) survey reveals a majority of parents support using student data to inform educational practices, but they remain concerned about student data privacy and security issues in schools. Seventy-one percent of surveyed parents said their child uses school-provided technology, and 58 percent said they have used school-related technology. Three-quarters (76 percent) of those surveyed said they understand the data being collected and how it is used.
Most surveyed parents said they are comfortable with schools using student data to target teaching and learning improvements such as grades (97 percent), attendance records (94 percent), special-needs status (91 percent), and standardized test scores (88 percent). Despite those high comfort levels, parents in the survey said they also want to know why school administrators need this data, and they’d like to know the educational benefits associated with data collection and use. “Parent’s are one of the most important stakeholders in the discussions around using student data to improve classroom education,” said Future Privacy Forum Executive Director Jules Polonetsky. “Yet, not near enough work has been done to bring parents into the conversation. This survey is an important first step.”
A Facebook hoax that claims that posting a legal notice on your Facebook wall will protect your copyright and privacy rights from Facebook itself has surfaced yet again. Here are the facts: when you agree to Facebook's terms of use you provide Facebook a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any content you post. You do not need to make any declarations about copyright issues since the law already protects your ownership of the materials, but grants Facebook the right to use them. Any privacy declaration is worthless and does not mean anything. Want to read the terms for yourself? Look at this section of the Facebook site where you grant Facebook permission to use, distribute, and share the things you post, subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings.
A Facebook hoax that claims that posting a legal notice on your Facebook wall will protect your copyright and privacy rights from Facebook itself has surfaced yet again. Here are the facts: when you agree to Facebook's terms of use you provide Facebook a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any content you post. You do not need to make any declarations about copyright issues since the law already protects your ownership of the materials, but grants Facebook the right to use them. Any privacy declaration is worthless and does not mean anything. Want to read the terms for yourself? Look at this section of the Facebook site where you grant Facebook permission to use, distribute, and share the things you post, subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings.