by Lynette Owens | Jun 26, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Week of June 23, 2014 FACEBOOK’S DISAPPEARING PHOTO SERVICE: Snapchat continues to bring on more competitors as Facebook launches its Slingshot app, which allows you to connect with phone contacts or Facebook friends and send photos that disappear...
by Lynette Owens | Jun 20, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Week of June 16, 2014 To help you keep up with what’s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we’ve compiled a list of stories, tips, and insights, we’ve found most useful and interesting over the past week. If you’ve found...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 18, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens April 18, 2014 There has been a lot of news around an Internet vulnerability called Heartbleed that was recently discovered. Without getting into too much technical detail, this basically caused many websites to possibly expose the personal...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 11, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Week of April 7, 2014 WHAT LIMITING SCREEN TIME REALLY MEANS: This is a great overview of how the screen-time limits evolved and what it means in today’s world. One study did find that 2 hours doing a passive activity such as watching t.v. did not...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 9, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Below is an excerpt from a guest for VentureBeat on April 8, 2014. The full post can be found @ http://ow.ly/vyAQU From the moment our kids are born, a digital paper trail on them begins. It starts with a record of their birth, progresses to...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 4, 2014 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Week of April 1, 2014 APPLE PAYS FOR KIDS IN-APP SPLURGES: This past week, Apple notified customers they may be eligible for refunds from errant purchases made through apps. This refund is part of the terms of a settlement wherein Apple agreed to...
