Teen Girls Forced to Leave School After Posting Racist Rant on YouTube [UPDATE]

This Week

The battle against racism has been a long-standing war between races and those who stereotype and continue to find wrong in people simply because of the color of their skin. It seems as though this battle will be on-going for generations to come, because even the teens who live in a global online community have ill thoughts about the races around them.

Get Lost In Virtual Worlds – Part 2

Gaming

As a follow-up to my previous blog on “Get Lost in Virtual Worlds”, here is part 2.

Twitter Caught Storing iPhone User Contacts

Apps

Most social networks have a “Find Friends” feature that lets you import your own contacts to see which of your real-life friends have profiles on said social network. But when iPhone users use that same feature on Twitter, their contacts are getting stored on the social media website’s database for 18 months.

Understanding Teenage Anger

Parenting

Over the past several years countless questions have been raised about the types of values we are instilling in our children. According to Britain’s The Telegraph “family life is in crisis, and that rampant consumerism and parents’ long working hours are largely to blame”.

Cyberbullying Warning Signs

Bullying

High school can be brutal. Especially for students who don’t blend in to the crowd as easily as their peers.

Happy Family Day Everyone!

This Week

Today is Family Day! A day given to us as a three day weekend between Christmas and Easter. Family Day lands on the third Monday of February and observed as a public holiday in three Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. On this same day, Manitoba celebrates Louis Riel Day and it’s Islander Day in Prince Edward Island.

Cyberbullying Study Shows Long-Term Impact of Online Harassment

Bullying

Cyberbullying is an issue that seems to be sticking around for awhile, and for some kids, that means constant harassment for more than a year.

Hallmarks of Great Preschool iPad Apps

Apps

While you might have enjoyed my fabulous run of “Free Apps For” blogs, I sifted through a large number of apps, which didn’t make the cut. Having commented on what made those apps delightful and full of surprises, it became clear as to what works and what doesn’t.

Schools Embrace BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

Ed Tech

By TheOnlineMom

A quiet revolution is taking place in classrooms across the country – we are seeing more and more teachers encouraging their students to bring their own connected devices to school. These laptops, netbooks, tablets and smartphones are becoming an integral part of the daily learning experience and are being embraced by teachers and students alike.

Cooking Could Be Super Fun If Your Favourite Character Is Doing It Too

Parenting

I’m really not a fan of keeping iThings in the kitchen. While cooking, my iPhone stays far away, or in a pocket concealed by my apron. The iPad stays out of the kitchen completely, far away from all raw meat, flours, vegetable bits, and worst of all, liquids.