Tag Archive for technology
Flashback: The Tech Industry’s War On...
How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
Growing Up With Alexa
The first four words my toddler understood were “mom,” “dad,” “cat” and “Alexa.”
So You Got A Parental Control … Now...
A step-by-step plan for getting the most out of your parental controls, from installation to the day your kids can reliably manage…
Ghana Teacher Teaches Computing With No...
Part of his curriculum involves teaching students how to use Microsoft Word, only he uses a blackboard with chalk drawings of the…
The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s...
The first step toward resisting the pull of digital products is recognizing the tricks they use to keep you hooked
Technology And Depression
Helping teens turn off in a world that’s ‘always on’
Addicted To Technology
The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions
Tips To Set Up Your Kid’s iPhone
Learn how to set a passcode, block apps, share media, and more
app Helps Parents Figure Out If Their...
If it spots something fishy, whether your kid created it or received it, it sends you a real-time alert. Cannot view the picture
Manage Your Family’s Screen Time…...
Put down your phone and get back to your life
When “Connected” Means ...
“The new 2018 Ford F-150 with SYNC Connect and available Wi-Fi means you and the family can stay connected.”
The Rise Of Drone Crime And How Cops Can...
Drone with a lunchbox full of drugs…
Empathy To Manners Eroding Because Of...
5 Skills — from Empathy to Manners — That Tech Might Be Eroding (and What to Do About It)
Book: Help Your Family Become Tech-Wise
gives a vision for a life of beauty, relationships, and creativity not enslaved to technology
Book: The Next Story..Faith, Family And...
“instant message” culture, many of us feel disconnected, and we question if all this technology is really good for our souls.
“Tech Tatto”
These tattoos conduct electricity, turning you into a very basic cyborg
Digital Junkies
Doc Claims Too Much Screen Time Turns Kids Into Digital Junkies
Who Are Generation Z And How To Reach...
79% are addicted to their devices. We are becoming what we behold. We desire significance and we are trying to find…
Book: Glow Kids
How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance
What Happened When 9 Teens Gave Up Their...
It was painful in the beginning. “I am going insane,” Yet, within days, there were significant changes…
Schoolhouse Tech Even Bigger For Gen Z...
Younger students are 28% more likely to feel that tech helps them learn more quickly than the old familiar tools like worksheets…
Twitter Adds Read Receipts To Service
…little blue check marks, receipts simply let users know when those with whom they are corresponding have read their messages
Technology Rules That Teens Would Set...
Family technology rules is among the first to explore children’s expectations for parents’ technology use — revealing kids’ feelings about fairness and…
Sheriff Warns Stop Trespassing To Find...
Deputies say they have found people on business, church, and government properties late at night when the grounds are closed
Pokémon Go Is Collecting Players’...
You Should Probably Check Your Pokémon Go Privacy Settings
Overusing Social Media As An Adolescent...
Predominant use of social media may limit the opportunity to practice in-person conversations that are crucial for adolescents, particularly boys
Extremely Eyeopening Testimonial About...
An article from guest author Adam McLane
How Porn Is Changing A Generation of...
“Porn has terrible effects on what young women believe they are supposed to look like, particularly during sex,” said Leslie Bell
Why Snapchat Spent $100 Million For...
Snapchat users are about to have a more personalized experience, including customized comical avatars
Families And Digital Media: A FREE Live...
Find Ideas and strategies for parenting kids and teenagers in a world saturated with digital media
True Communion In The Age Of Social...
This article is adapted from BEYOND THE SCREEN: YOUTH MINISTRY FOR THE CONNECTED BUT ALONE GENERATION,
25 Free Stock Photo Sites (all in one...
An amazing variety of almost anything you can imagine to be used for “not profit” endeavors
Screen Hazards
The blue light impacts the skin’s ability to heal itself, which may lead to premature aging
Reclaim Family Dinnertime..Pepper...
Who cares if it’s ‘real’ or not, the insight and content makes a point that will resonate with anyone who has kids
5 Things I Tell Parents About Technology...
Lets examine these influences and determine how we engage our kids and help them have positive interactions online
5 Things I Tell Parents About Technology...
First, let’s talk about how we got into the situation that we’re in. …in the last 30 years
Secret Teen Photo-Hiding App Expose
Ingenious iOS app that allows kids to hide damning photos from their parents in plain sight
Teens, Technology And Friendships
Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends
Screen Addiction Is Taking A Toll On...
American youths are plugged in and tuned out of “live” action for many more hours of the day than experts consider healthy…
Integrating Technology Into The...
Some Students Spending 75% Of School Day On iPads
Internet Outrage, Public Shaming And...
Cheap thrill at the expense of another, but without any personal accountability or commitment to that human being
No Cellphone For 2 Years For Driver In...
“I don’t think she has a right to have a cell phone,” he said. “I think it’s a privilege.”
Obama Discourages ‘Lazy’ Kids From...
“Particularly for the young ladies here, I want you guys to make sure that you look at math and science,”
Babies As Young As 6 MONTHS Are Using...
By the age of one, some infants is using devices for at least an hour a day
Incredibly Popular App With Kids That...
There are lots of trolls and creeps that comment
Teen Online Dangers [infographic]
I often wonder if the changing times today are similar to periods in history where cultures were transformed by the tools they…
Teenagers Facing Addiction Problems In...
Vast majority of young people admit they would struggle to give up texting on mobile phones and social media
New York City To Lift Ban On Students&...
Mayor de Blasio said the change will enable parents to stay in better touch with children, especially in case of an emergency
‘More Connected, Yet More Alone’
In the UK, the Guardian reported last July on the “loneliness epidemic among young adults”
5 Ideas To Help Your Kids Be Smarter...
Let’s talk with our kids about some of these issues
Polaroid’s New Camera Prints Your Pics...
14-megapixel camera, lets you print two by three-inch adhesive-backed photos and connects over Wi-Fi so you can post images to Facebook, Instagram,…
Old Laptop Batteries Can Be Used To...
Discarded laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power slums in India and other developing countries
Expert Reveals Biggest Concern About...
“Fifth grade is the new ninth grade,”
Teen Tracking apps..Internet Safety
Good parenting or risky? “As a mom with two teens, I was concerned about not having a window into my child’s digital…
iPhone Scream
Hilarious Jailbreak Makes Your iPhone Scream When You Drop It
School To Allow Kids To Bring Their Own...
Students are engaged and focused – and it makes their instruction more individualized and more student-driven
Millennials Shy Away from Voice Mail
The expectation is that we send each other text messages, and if you wanted to talk to someone, you’d answer their…
Police Must Have a Warrant to Search...
The Fourth Amendment protects the right of the people against unreasonable searches and seizures
Majority of Kids Are Sexting
Students were largely unaware of potential legal consequences of sexting
A Letter To My Boys (The Real Reason I...
I want to watch your face illuminated by the majesty of life – not the glow of a screen
10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should...
10 research-based reasons for this ban
Call Of Duty Linked To The Suicides Of...
A coroner has slammed Call of Duty after a string of teenagers who regularly played it killed themselves
Russia: Internet Addiction Ranks Among...
6% of all teenagers in Russia were addicted to computer and Internet
Teen Killed By Train As She Argued With...
“I’ve told my kids..keep one headphone in and one headphone out so you can hear the world around you,”
Google Glass Family Parody
Google Glass Parody Shows Family Lost in Wearable Computing
Parents Are Warned Phone Addiction Could...
73% of the adults used their phone at least once during each meal
7 Media-Savvy Skills All Parents Need in...
Everyday there’s some new thing we parents need to figure out,here are smart strategies for managing your kids
Smart band for teens
A modular bracelet designed to let young users send secret messages, unlock game levels..
‘Flappy Bird’ Creator...
Downloads suddenly surged in December, making it one of the most popular apps on the market
New Skydog Router Lets Parents Monitor...
Allowing you to monitor every single gadget and person on them in your home
Introducing iParent.TV – keeping...
58% kids know how to hide online activities from parents.46% would change behavior if parents were paying attention
The Digital Generation Is Here ...
1/10 boys code, and 1/3 want to learn
Protect your students from”Revenge...
Victims Of ‘Revenge Porn’ Open Up On Reddit About How It Impacted Their Lives
Kids of the past vs internet generation
How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone unveils...
Questions can be posed and answered with photographs
Connected Culture Could Be Bad for Your...
83% of Amercians wish they had more time to spend with family
Tablets at the Table
Parents may want to limit electronic media at mealtime
70% of these digital natives ...
They’re bringing up relevant questions for young Christians whose faith practices take them onto their phones and laptops
Teen Texting: The Ruin of Romance
“The dependency we have on interaction thru social media has gotten pretty ridiculous!”
Christine Ibrahim
Satellite Built by High School Students...
The launch marks the first time NASA will launch a cubesat developed by students not yet in college
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