Digital Boundaries for Distance Learning

Digital Boundaries for Distance Learning

Technology provides virtual classroom access, digital learning programs, and other beneficial learning tools that distance learners can’t live without. However, the internet, games, and smartphones can be distracting. Here are some tips to aid with technological...
How COPPA Affects Schools

How COPPA Affects Schools

COPPA, or the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, is a 1998 law designed to ensure children are not being manipulated online. The law requires parental consent before a website can collect or use data from children under the age of 13. This has broad...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Online Behavior

How to Talk to Your Kids About Online Behavior

Since kids from ages 0-8 typically spend more than two hours a day online, it may be a good idea to talk to your kids about online behavior and digital citizenship. A digital citizen is someone who uses technology to interact with society. You can make bad and good...
Indiana’s Cyberbullying Laws

Indiana’s Cyberbullying Laws

It’s already hard enough to detect and stop bullying in schools. Add the anonymity of the internet, and bullying becomes doubly dangerous. Several states are fighting back against bullying through the power of the law. Indiana’s cyberbullying laws fight a...
Texas after David’s Law: How an Anti-Cyberbullying Law Has Changed Texas Schools

Texas after David’s Law: How an Anti-Cyberbullying Law Has Changed Texas Schools

David Molak committed suicide at the age of 16 due to cyberbullying. To honor his legacy, David’s family worked with friends and lawmakers to create David’s Law. This law modernizes current anti-bullying laws by making it possible to prosecute cyber bullying...
The Dangers of Finstas

The Dangers of Finstas

Instagram sealed itself as a favored social media platform among various types of users. With adults taking over Facebook, Instagram felt like a safe alternative for teens to escape their parents’ eyes. In recent years, however, parents have started to join their...