{"id":945,"date":"2014-06-26T05:01:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2014-06-26T05:01:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:01:58","slug":"wwr_23june14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/wwr_23june14\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Reads: New Disappearing Photo App Slingshot, Great Tech Use for Outdoors, Is My Child Ready for a Phone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Week of June 23, 2014<\/i><\/p>\n

FACEBOOK\u2019S DISAPPEARING PHOTO SERVICE<\/b>:\u00a0 Snapchat continues to bring on more competitors as Facebook launches its Slingshot app<\/a>, which allows you to connect with phone contacts or Facebook friends and send photos that disappear shortly after they\u2019re viewed. \u00a0Unlike Snapchat, users have to send a photo in order to view a photo they receive.\u00a0 It\u2019s a strange differentiator designed to encourage more sharing, and its popularity remains to be seen.\u00a0 I wonder if there is any more room for another photo-sharing app on kids\u2019 phones, so we\u2019ll be watching this closely.\u00a0 Still, we need to remind kids that regardless of a photo\u2019s lifespan on a phone, it\u2019s never really disappears \u2013 because some other tech can capture it or it lives on in people\u2019s memories.\u00a0 Share, but share wisely.<\/p>\n

SUMMERTIME TECH USE OUTDOORS: \u00a0<\/b>Educator <\/b>Beth Holland provides 3 excellent ways<\/a> to encourage kids to use tech this summer for both fun and learning.\u00a0 Holland writes \u201cRather than fighting students to relinquish their phones or tablets, what about empowering them to leverage the camera and GPS capabilities in order to extend their experiences?\u201d\u00a0 A great question and even better recommendations that encourage and support healthy minds, bodies, and digital skills.<\/p>\n

IS MY CHILD READY FOR A PHONE? : <\/b>Before buying your child a mobile phone<\/a>, there are a lot of things to consider. \u00a0\u00a0Larry Magid provides a great list of things to ask yourself before you say yes, and provides a link to ConnectSafely\u2019s new Parents Guide to Mobile Phones.<\/p>\n

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

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

This week: New Disappearing Photo App Slingshot, Great Tech Use for Outdoors, Is My Child Ready for a Phone?<\/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":[3,4],"tags":[84,8,93,16,5,48,66,10,57,23,127,88,12,82],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-parents","category-for-teachers","tag-apps","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-edtech","tag-facebook","tag-internet-safety","tag-media-literacy","tag-mobile","tag-online-safety","tag-parents","tag-privacy","tag-slingshot","tag-social-media","tag-social-networking","tag-social-networks","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t