In our Internet and Social Media Safety presentations, a common question asked by parents, “Is there any software monitoring/filtering solutions for mobile smartphones that you would recommend?” The answer is “yes,” [Digital Sheepdog] recommends a product called “Phonesheriff.”
Welcome to what I like to call (at times) the digital “wild wild west”, when it comes to the use of technology, and how quickly our youth will sometimes assimilate it into their lives without thinking critically about consequences to actions. The mobile world is exploding in usage, especially with our youth, as are the App’s that are being downloaded on their mobile devices. Recently an app called “Snapchat” has been released and is now available for “FREE” in the iTunes store for the iTouch, iPad and iPhone.
If you’ve just read the title, I didn’t mislead you. Keep in mind that these games might spell other words like “danger” and … “miscreant.”
Submitted by Elena Verlee with OnlineColleges.net
Student loan debt has now reached $1 billion, and the situation has gotten so bad that there are Americans who are having their Social Security checks garnished to pay off outstanding loan debt. Meanwhile, recent graduates sit in a precarious position of underemployment, combined with doubling rates and rising monthly bills as their loans are sold from one lender to another. It’s clear that we’ve reached a crisis point. But what got us here?
Every generation of parents worries about how much the world has changed since they were a teen and how their kids are fairing in what are drastically different times. Sometimes, direct comparison is a great measure of where things stand.
A guest blog submitted by Laura Backes with DSL Service Providers
The importance of internet access in the development of nations has led to a number of efforts to get third world countries connected, and has been met with mixed results. The infrastructure, topography and/or the remoteness of many areas has presented a challenge in getting much of the world online.
Have you ever wondered how teens use online video?
Although the feedback from the more than 65,000 students that I have presented to is that they really don’t like the new Facebook Timeline, one cool feature of this new product is the ability of the user to see exactly how your Facebook Timeline and personal information appears to others. You can essentially proxy in as a stranger, or anyone with whom you’re friends with, to see what they see on your TImeline page utilizing the “view as” button.
As a society we are becoming mobile. In fact, 44 percent of US adults own a smart phone. As we become more mobile the way we access news is changing, becoming more diverse, or fragmented depending on your perspective. Social media is playing an ever increasing role in our discovery and consumption of news.
I was reading a copy of Psychology Today and this article caught my eye, “What Parents Can Do About Cyberbullying.” I highly recommend you read this article.
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Facebook: a tale of two media models
http://t.co/QtrK4XSF
Mobile Smartphone Monitoring | Kiwi Commons http://t.co/XBGcpgvR
Facebook’s rich list
http://t.co/ZF40x1Ty
Facebook friends turn in alleged assailants
http://t.co/ryXFmXlG
RT @AmyDeCorte: Mobile Smartphone Monitoring http://t.co/2laiqIkb
