by Kendal Harris | Jan 24, 2019 | Apps, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, Smartphones, Technology
It’s an unfortunate and frightening fact: if your child has a smartphone, chances are they’ll experience cyberbullying. Predators can easily get to kids through a screen. A single mistake can go viral. Our children face so many dangers that parents need to...
by Bo King | Jan 17, 2019 | Digital Literacy, Internet Regulations, Learning and the Law, Net Neutrality, Teaching Topics, Technology
Net neutrality is a topic that has sparked a great deal of debate and confusion in recent months. Even with plenty of arguments both for and against it, there are a number of people with no idea what’s going on. This makes for an excellent topic for student research,...
by Nick Adrian | Jan 10, 2019 | Mental Health, Pedagogy, Social Learning, Teachers, Teaching Topics
Social learning theory claims that people learn new things by observing others. While this may seem like common sense, it’s only just starting to be put to practical use. Social learning theory is perhaps most useful — and successful! — as a pedagogical...
by Kendal Harris | Jan 3, 2019 | Digital Safety, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents
You might have Netflix, a online streaming service, for you and your entire family. If you don’t, then you’ve surely heard of this massive company. Netflix is known for its binge-worthy TV shows and movies. However, Netflix is also under fire from experts and...
by Emma | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog, Digital Literacy, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Online Testing, Pedagogy, Technology, The Digital Divide
The use of technology changes rapidly, especially in the classroom. It’s only natural to adapt that schools will want to adapt, even if it means changing how students learn. Technology affects everything from how lessons are taught to how tests are taken, but will it...
by Kendal Harris | Dec 20, 2018 | Apps, Blog, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, Smartphones, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Technology, Trauma
Mental health is an important issue that can go unnoticed in tweens and teens. If your child is in crisis, it’s important to seek professional help. In this digital age, phones also provide a supplemental resource for teens to get help. Besides general health apps,...
by Martha Custard | Dec 13, 2018 | Apps, Digital Safety, Mental Health, Parenting
YouTube and Instagram might not be healthy for our teens. These social media platforms put forth idealized, edited representations of people in both photograph and video form. Unfortunately, teens can’t always recognize that version of reality as distorted. This can...
by Bo King | Dec 6, 2018 | Educational Technology, Online Learning, Parenting, Pedagogy, School Counselors, Social Learning, Teachers
It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in education, but what is social learning? Simply put, social learning is when children learn by watching the people around them. They imitate the things adults model for them, then develop their own patterns of behavior. It’s a...
by Bo King | Nov 29, 2018 | Administrators, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, School Counselors, School Safety, Suicide Prevention, Teachers, Trauma, Uncategorized
Bullying can often be stopped fairly easily when it occurs openly. Bullying behind the scenes, though, is another matter. How do you know it’s happening at all? The earlier an educator can stop cyberbullying, or prevent it altogether, the better. Here’s how...
by Kendal Harris | Nov 15, 2018 | Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, Smartphones, Social Media
We use cellphones to check the news, the weather, our social media feeds, and even to watch movies. This constant use makes us attached to these little devices. Kids and teens are especially prone to stay on their phones to keep up with their peers. The more time we...
