by Amy FAV | Jun 7, 2018 | Apps, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, Social Media
WhatsApp is a free messaging is available for download on most smartphones, Macs and PCs. The app works like most messaging apps and allows users to send text, audio and picture messages to other users. Former Yahoo employees founded WhatsApp in 2009. However,...
by Emma | Apr 3, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Parenting, Social Media
Parents are familiar with cyberbullying. When their child’s upset about what one of their friends posted about them on Twitter, the parent knows to tell their child that there’s nothing wrong with them. Instead, these bullies use them as a target for their own...
by Emma | Mar 29, 2018 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Safety, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Parents
Minimum age requirements keep children safe online. We all know they help to keep children away from content too mature for their age. However, with COPPA, minimum age requirements do far more to keep our children safe. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act The...
by Emma | Mar 27, 2018 | Apps, Blog, Digital Safety, Parenting, Parents, Social Media
In December of 2017, Facebook launched its Messenger Kids app in an effort to create a social media platform for kids under the age of 13. Messenger Kids branches off of Facebook, but the kids don’t have a Facebook profile. Instead, a parent’s account links to...
by Emma | Mar 6, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, Social Media
As more children and teens use technology, cyberbullying becomes more of an urgent issue. Children believe they are safe behind a screen. Often, the anonymity of social media platforms makes them think they can say or post whatever they wish without any consequences....
