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The inside story of how experts at Facebook, computer scientists at MIT, and even members of the hacker collective Anonymous are hunting for solutions to an increasingly tricky problem. Delete the scoop?
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Researchers still do not know what the future might hold for a generation raised with smartphones and tablets. Delete the scoop?
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From tablets and iPhones to Twitter and Instagram, technology is changing the way children interact with the world. Host Michel Martin talks with a roundtable of parents about encouraging digital exploration, while keeping kids safe. Delete the scoop?
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Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Dec. 19 imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young generation with easy access to the web.
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I think I'd be happier if contact info, location data, and persistent identifiers weren't collected for ANYONE, not jut children. Delete the scoop?
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In her book Alone Together, psychologist Sherry Turkle explains how digital devices are affecting our communication and relationships. Delete the scoop?
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TED Talks Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Delete the scoop?
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Never doubt the ingenuity and resourcefulness of kids!
"From clearing their browser history to creating private email addresses, teens are increasingly leveraging their tech-savvy skills to hide their online activities from their parents, a new survey found." Delete the scoop?
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An array of surveillance software now exists to let parents keep tabs on their children’s activities online, raising questions about appropriate parenting. Delete the scoop?
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Advice from Common Sense Media editors. Everything you need to know about pictures, settings, COPPA, and more. Delete the scoop?
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A: I am a teenager and also have a fascination with Tumblr. I will try my best to explain this from our perspective as teens... Delete the scoop?
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A new study has just been released that sheds some light on which kind of book is right for you and your students. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has released a ‘QuickStudy’ that analyzed how 3-6-year-old children use and retain information from different kinds of books. Delete the scoop?
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Advice from Common Sense Media editors. Navigating self-worth and social media with young kids. Delete the scoop?
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A new study explores what happens to students who aren't allowed to suffer through setbacks. Delete the scoop?
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Most teens and students use the web for social networking, school research, and gaming. But did you know that many teens actually hide their online activities from their parents and others? Delete the scoop?
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Amid decades-old worries about GPAs, resumes, extracurricular activities and campus interviews, today’s college applicants must reckon with a new high-tech dilemma: Are colleges judging me based on my online activities? Delete the scoop?
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Neat idea that doesn't have to depend on this exact set of tools. Each family could add or adapt things to their specific environment. Delete the scoop?
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The last thing young people want is another set of rules. But these days, social media comes with great responsibility. Via Kelly Christopherson, Kevin Akita Delete the scoop?
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Online social giants YouTube and Facebook have taken big steps to attempt to provide guidance on digital citizens... Delete the scoop?
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But by far the most likely threat that Paul or any of us face in any online presence is what we do to ourselves by posting in thoughtless ways that may impact our reputations. The understanding that little or nothing posted online remains private is key to "online safety.". Via Judy O'Connell, Diana Pierce, Kevin Akita Delete the scoop?
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We surveyed over 1,000 13- to 17-year-olds nationally to understand how they perceive social media (like Facebook and Twitter) affects their relationships and feelings about themselves. Delete the scoop?
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A guide to embracing technology without letting it become abrasive to the family. Delete the scoop?
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We are all one click away from being pulled into an information portal, filled with erroneous, distracting and at times dangerous material. We are also one click away from making a public gaffe, mistakenly sharing information not intended for a wider audience, in the form of an email, a wall post, text or chat message. Delete the scoop?
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