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Keeping Track of Passwords 27 Aug 2013 | 07:11 am
If you are anything like me, you find password management to be challenging — thinking of them, storing them, and recalling them. I’ve tried several password security programs on my iPhone. They work ...
Back-to-School Ode to Teachers Who Helped My Daughter Learn and Grow 14 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
The 2013-14 school year will begin over the next several weeks, right after a relaxed three-day Labor Day weekend. Last year my three-days were more special than most, because I spent the time with my...
Privacy: I’ve Got Nothing to Hide So I’m Not Worried … 10 Aug 2013 | 06:47 am
I often hear people of all ages, including children, say, “It doesn’t matter that my digital information is collected, because I have nothing to hide.” What bothers me most about this comment is the l...
English Teachers: The Skills Students Need for the Future 17 Jul 2013 | 01:08 am
A new report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools, shares the results of a survey of 2,462 Advanced Placem...
Common Sense Questions to Ask Before Posting Photos 14 Jul 2013 | 12:06 am
Twenty-first Century learners are great when it comes to intrinsically understanding how to easily use resources and share information in the digital world, but they often need assistance making caref...
Privacy Matters So Talk With Kids About It 11 Jul 2013 | 06:26 pm
After recent news reports about the National Security Agency (NSA) and its data collecting, we adults are thinking much more about the lack of privacy in our lives. We need to remember, however, that ...
Thoughts About Plagiarism in the Digital World 25 Jun 2013 | 07:04 am
Originality matters when digital children write and learn, but many 21st Century students have considerable difficulty understanding what the idea of original content really means. Check out How the I...
Google+ vs. Facebook 23 Jun 2013 | 12:49 am
Please check out my post comparing Facebook and Google+ over at Discover Your Child’s Digital World another blog that I maintain. My content addresses issues of interest for parents whose kids use ei...
A Thoughtful Teen Describes His Healthcare Journey 19 Jun 2013 | 07:37 am
I’ve been following a well-written blog by a young man named Josh, in his teens, who describes his experiences during the discovery of a brain tumor, the surgery to remove it, and his subsequent chemo...
Digital Parenting: Recently Released Research from Northwestern University 11 Jun 2013 | 06:37 am
A new study, Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology (PDF), was recently released by Northwestern University’s Center on Media and Human Development. The 52-page report is easy to read and chock fu...
