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It's Time to Be a Parent and Not a 'Secret Diary Reader': A Response to 'Cyberparenting and the Risk of T.M.I.'

Dr. Larry Rosen | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Read More: Tmi, Cyberparenting, TALK Model, Parenting, Family Meals, Family Systems, Parents-Families-Tech, Parental Controls, Parents News
Dr. Larry Rosen

My suggestion is to be that unique parent that talks to your children about dangers and works with your child from a young age to build their trust. That way, when they receive a communication that makes them feel uncomfortable , they will talk to you, their parent, about it.

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Need To Know: Protecting Your Kids Online, From Jennifer Jolly (WATCH)

Posted 03.06.2013 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Protecting Your Kids Online, Video, Tech Expert, Keeping Kids Safe Online, Kids and the Internet, Need to Know, Keeping Kids Safe, Jennifer Jolly, Parental Controls, MarloThomas News

How can you keep your kids safe when they're online? Award-winning tech expert Jennifer Jolly spilled her top three tips to keep children out of Inter...

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Internet Predators: Parents, Monitor Your Children!

Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D. | Posted 08.14.2012 | Parents
Read More: Iphone Safety, Internet Safety, Internet Predators, Child Protection, Parental Controls, Parents News
Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D.

Monitoring your child's iPhone or computer usage is not an invasion of privacy -- it's protecting them from harm.

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How to Keep Alias Generation Off Facebook

Steven Kurlander | Posted 08.07.2012 | Parents
Read More: Sexting, Twitter, Bullying, Mittens, Facebook, Cyber Bullying, Teenagers, Texting, Parental Controls, Parents News
Steven Kurlander

Millions of kids like my daughter are already on Facebook and other social media sites. At this point, trying to limit their access is a joke.

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Time for the Supreme Court to End FCC Indecency Censorship

Berin Szoka | Posted 03.12.2012 | Media
Read More: FCC Censorship, Fcc, FCC Indencency Censorship, First Amendment, Over the Air Broadcasting, TV Censorship, Fcc vs. Pacifica, Media Censorship, FCC vs. Fox, Parental Controls, Adult Content, Media News
Berin Szoka

Invalidating the FCC's indecency rules doesn't mean the government can do nothing. But our Constitution requires that government focus on helping parents -- rather than choosing for them.

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Building Early Road Scholars: Giving Your Kids the Drive to Succeed

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 10.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Mobile Learning, Online Safety, Mobicip, Homework, Kids Commute, Content Filtering, Parental Controls, Productivity, Anytime Anywhere Learning, Education Technology, Education, Home News
Suren Ramasubbu

Students can make the most of their commute to school with one simple tool: a smartphone or mobile device such as an iPad. These devices allow students to be more effective learners than any generation before.

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The Napster-ification of K-12 Learning

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 08.06.2011 | Technology
Read More: Mobicip, Mobile Learning, Internet Safety, Mlearning, Content Filtering, Parental Controls, K-12 Education, Technology News
Suren Ramasubbu

There is something happening in K-12 education. A movement. A revolution. A paradigm shift. Call it what you may, but something is changing for sure. ...

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Does Internet Give Parents Too Much Classroom Access?

CNN | Allison Gilbert | Posted 08.02.2011 | Home
Read More: Technology, Parental Monitoring, Parental Controls, Children, Education Technology, Monitoring Grades, Online Grades, Classroom Technology, Social Media in School, Grade Portals, Home News

Teacher Terri Reh wants parents to monitor their children's entire educational career online. "I post all my students' responsibilities, their curren...

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What Are Mobile Devices Teaching Your Kids?

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 07.31.2011 | Technology
Read More: Mobile Learning, Parental Controls, The Internet and Kids, Kids and Technology, Online Learning, Classroom Technology, Kids and the Internet, Technology in the Classroom, Mobile Learning K-12, Technology and Kids, Online Learning K-12, Technology News
Suren Ramasubbu

Mobile learning blends traditional pedagogy with technology to reach every child. The question is not if your child should use a mobile device in school, but how to do it safely.

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Digital Parenting In The 21st Century

Dave Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sexting, Kindle, Geofencing, Geolocation, AT&T, Parenting, Cellphones, Nintendo, Internet Safety, Texting, Internet Privacy, Parental Controls Internet, Internet Parental Controls, Parental Controls, Healthy Living News
Dave Taylor

It's our job as parents to keep them safe and to protect them when they do get into dangerous situations; whether it's that cruel gossip queen in their class or that wave of unknown kids they've just friended on Facebook.

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Are Your Kids Ready for a Cell Phone?

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Parental Controls, Mobile Operating System, Smartphone, Wireless Service Providers, Healthy Living News
Jason Alderman

If your preteen child hasn't hit you up yet for a cell phone, you're among a rare breed indeed. A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found t...

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There Is an App for What? Why Apple Had to Police the App Store

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Iphone, Internet Filter, Family Values, Kids, iPod Touch, Parental Controls, Ipad, Education Technology, iPod Touch in Education, K-12, Technology News
Suren Ramasubbu

In order to produce gaming machines for kids, learning tools for schools, and devices attractive to parents, Apple has no choice but to position itself as the gate-keeper to the App Store.

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