{"id":913,"date":"2014-06-10T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=913"},"modified":"2014-06-13T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T17:30:13","slug":"wwr_9june14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/wwr_9june14\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Apple Gets Family-friendly, Facebook for Kids?, Best Devices for School, Kids React to Internet of the &#8217;90s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/lto_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-911\" alt=\"lto_pic\" src=\"\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/lto_pic-150x150.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/lto_pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/lto_pic-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n<p><em>Week of June 9, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>APPLE GETS FAMILY-FRIENDLY: <\/b>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tech\/ios-8-gives-you-more-control-over-your-kids-iphones-87622398034.html?soc_src=mags\">Apple introduced Family Sharing<\/a> for the new Apple mobile operating system, iOS 8,<b> <\/b>allowing<b> <\/b>\u00a0families to share content with up to six other designated family members with Apple devices. For parents, you will now be able to access the Find My Friends and Find My Device features to locate family members or missing devices. Additionally, you can set preference to automatically get an alert on your device to authorize purchases. \u00a0iOS 8 will be available for download in fall 2014.<\/p>\n<p><b>BEST DEVICES FOR SCHOOL<\/b>: As more schools adopt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/c-m-rubin\/the-global-search-for-edu_b_5463702.html\">1:1 technology programs<\/a>, it\u2019s hard to understand which device might be best for your child.\u00a0 Two experts break down 5 tips for educators and parents on choosing the device and how to prepare for responsible use once in the hands of students.<\/p>\n<p><b>FACEBOOK FOR KIDS?<\/b>: A patent application filed by Facebook nearly two years ago reveals potential plans for creating an option to engage minors on the <a href=\"http:\/\/adage.com\/article\/digital\/facebook-seeks-patent-tech-kids-social-network\/293480\/\">social network.<\/a> Facebook noted that the patent doesn\u2019t necessarily predict the network will go in the direction of system that authorizes underage \u00a0users, but it is an avenue they have explored in light of current regulations and advice from advocates. Children under 13 are currently not allowed to have Facebook profiles.<\/p>\n<p><b>KIDS REACT TO &#8217;90s INTERNET: <\/b>The <a href=\"http:\/\/sploid.gizmodo.com\/watch-teenagers-get-hilariously-confused-about-the-inte-1585234504\">AOL dial-up<\/a> sound is long gone, but many of us still remember the internet of the 90s. Teenagers reacted to an instructional video for kids\u2019 use of the internet. Reactions spanned from disbelief to fits of laughter \u2013 check it out and share with your kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This week: Apple Gets Family-friendly, Facebook for Kids?, Best Devices for School, Kids React to Internet of the 90&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[83,44,8,47,93,6,16,5,122,11,48,10,57,88,12,82,21],"class_list":["post-913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-apple","tag-coppa","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-digital-literacy","tag-edtech","tag-education","tag-facebook","tag-internet-safety","tag-ios8","tag-kids","tag-media-literacy","tag-online-safety","tag-parents","tag-social-media","tag-social-networking","tag-social-networks","tag-teens","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}