{"id":776,"date":"2013-09-20T07:01:28","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=776"},"modified":"2013-09-20T07:01:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:01:28","slug":"wwr_16sep13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/wwr_16sep13\/","title":{"rendered":"What We’re Reading This Week: Google Becomes Cookie Monster, Twitter Makes Kids Smarter, Mobiles Make Them Dumber"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LynetteOwens_Trend_bw_edit\"<\/a>By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n

Week of September 16, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

To help you keep up with what\u2019s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we\u2019ve compiled a list of stories, tips, and insights, we\u2019ve found most useful over the past week.\u00a0 What have you been reading? Tell us below or Tweet @TrendISKF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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GOOGLE BAKES NEW COOKIES<\/b>: A source this week told USA Today that Google is developing an anonymous identifier for advertising, or AdID, which would replace third-party cookies<\/a> as the way advertisers track people’s Internet browsing activity for marketing purposes. \u00a0This new technology could ensure information about consumers is only transmitted to those that have agreed to basic guidelines, giving consumers more privacy and control over how they browse the Web.\u00a0 The counter-argument?\u00a0 A lot more control of and access to online consumer data will end up in Google\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

TWITTER MAKES KIDS SMARTER<\/b>: In this illuminating article, The Globe and Mail recently argues that social media is actually making kids smarter<\/a> by encouraging hyper-literacy. \u00a0The article points to studies which suggest that over decades, student compositions have become longer, better constructed, and more intellectually complex.\u00a0 Part of this shift may be due to the ability to write for broader, more critical audience (in the form of blogs and social networks) versus writing for an audience of one: the teacher.<\/p>\n

MOBILE MAKES KIDS DUMBER<\/b>: \u00a0Kids and tech bring on such polarizing discussions.\u00a0 This post highlights a study by the NPD Group that reveals that in families with children between the ages of two and 14, 51% of children use smartphones<\/a> or tablets and 40% of the children have devices of their own, or are primary users. The study also revealed that 79% of families own a smart device.\u00a0 Some educators say this is good because it\u2019s subsequently creating a world of more educational apps.\u00a0 Other teachers say it\u2019s causing us to raise a more distracted generation.<\/p>\n

THE BRAIN AND THE INTERNET:<\/b> Another fascinating post on the connection between technology and our brains.\u00a0 Scientists argue that the Internet is definitely changing the way we think, but that it depends on how exactly you\u2019re using it<\/a>.\u00a0 In the case of reading, memory and concentration can be either negative or positively impacted, depending on whether you\u2019re an active reader or skim reader.<\/p>\n

TIPS ON APPS:<\/b> Here\u2019s a great site that provides insights and suggestions on apps for kids called Top Kids Apps.\u00a0 In this post, they discuss \u201cI Learn With\u201d, a series of educational apps designed for kids ages 3-6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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See you next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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