Recently I’ve had this great opportunity to more deeply explore setting up parental controls on computers in a school environment. I’m a big believer in making sure computers in schools are protected, filtered, secured and locked down. It’s also appropriate to protect your computers when allowing your youngsters to get online at home. Both Mac […]
Education
5 Tips to Teaching Your Children to be Good Digital Citizens
A digital citizen is someone who is a member of a worldwide community that is linked by the internet. What does it mean to be good a good digital citizen today? And how can you best teach your children to be a good digital citizen? First of all, when we think of citizenship, we think […]
5 Cell Phone Safety Tips for Kids
Developing cell phone rules: 1. When and where you can use your phones. Set an example by what you do. How many times do you see parents in public using their phones for emailing, calling, texting, browsing or whatever when they’re with their kids. I know that sometimes you have to know certain things (I […]
Getting Stuck in the Weeds
The other day on a mission for Alpine Rescue Team, while we were standing around waiting with nothing to do (which occasionally happens) another team member came up to me and started talking about his WordPress site he’s been working on for a while. He slowed down posting articles and then stopped altogether because his […]
How to Start Educating Your Kids About Online Safety
I’ve gathered a few tips for parents on how and when to start talking to your kids about online safety. It’s a good follow-up to last week’s article on 8 Ideas to Help Your Kids Communicate Safely Online. Start early. As soon as your kids start to use the computer is the right time to […]
10 Things to Watch out for When Downloading Apps for Kids.
I heard from another friend the other day about an opportunity that she had to work with her daughter on Internet safety. It started out with a question, a comment and a question: Who can see the pics that get posted in an iPhone app? For example… My daughter downloaded Fashion Freax and then uploaded […]