Internet Safety Blog
Celebrating 15 years
Happy Anniversary, ISKF! In 2008, we made a public commitment to help children around the world become great digital citizens by using the internet in safe, positive, and productive ways. This was the start of our signature Internet Safety...
Digital Wellness Day — On Living Well Online
Friday May 5th will see the fourth annual Digital Wellness Day celebrated around the world. This year, the initiative is expected to reach over 15 million people via in-person and online gatherings. The annual event was founded in 2020 by the...
Celebrate Safer Internet Day with a New Cyber Academy Lesson
Since our Kids Cyber Academy launched in October 2021, scores of educators, kids, and families have taken advantage of the five engaging and meaningful modules we’ve made available to date. These lessons were...
A New Hope Awaits Us Online and Offline in 2022
As we close out 2021, we continue to chart a course through the pandemic, with new variants emerging, new boosters a possibility, and pandemic fatigue a growing reality. Our digital and physical worlds have long since changed dramatically. But...
School, Screens, and Shifting Classrooms
As we continue to navigate life in a pandemic and the COVID-19 Delta variant winds its way through communities, we’re left to wonder how the academic year will truly take shape. Many students have returned to classrooms only to see pediatric cases...
Top Ten Social Media Safety Tips for the End of Summer
While the COVID-19 pandemic drove us to spend more time on social media and summertime usually gives kids more free time to use screens, this summer may have been different, affording us opportunities to get out, go on vacation, and untether from...
Talking to Kids About Free Apps, Advertising, and Their Personal Information
Talking to Kids About Free Apps, Advertising, and Our Personal Information The popularity of many of the apps that we use today is largely driven by the fact that they are free. However, there is still a cost to us. That cost is our personal...
Supporting Children with Autism Through Safe and Healthy Technology Use
Over the past year, children have shifted to learning, engaging and social networking in a remote and virtual world. As a result, the use of technology and devices among all age groups is at an all-time high, including children with autism spectrum...
Responding to Online Bullying and Hate while Building Resilience in Kids
Bullying has long been one of the biggest challenges facing youth online. Sadly, in some cases we see it faced by adults as well. The fact that this has persisted does not make it something we should ever get used to or ignore, especially if that...
