Spoiler alert: Kid loves teaching Twitter to Dad
By Anne Collier I never do movie reviews. But Chef is totally on-topic for NetFamilyNews, and not because some families have foodies in them. It’s because there’s a scene that illustrates better than...
View ArticleProtecting student privacy calls for student participation
By Anne Collier This era of big data and big exposure – of all aspects of life to peers, the public and even perpetrators – calls for big participation. Because every day people are exposing, sharing,...
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Zooming in on 'screentime' (this time with more precision)
By Anne Collier By Heather Hopp-Bruce, Boston Globe Don’t believe everything you read about “screentime.” It’s rarely helpful – especially if presented as an undifferentiated mass of digital activity...
View ArticleLess parental control, more support of kids’ self-regulation: Study
By Anne Collier It isn’t the first time research has found that “parental control” is not the best way to keep children safe online and on phones. “Rather than restricting or monitoring internet use,...
View ArticlePerfect digital parenting doesn't exist
By Anne Collier I’m stating the obvious – that perfect digital-age parenting doesn’t exist – but let me explain why it doesn’t. Writer Heather Havrilesky got me thinking about this with her commentary...
View ArticleOf parenting & a class called 'Wasting Time on the Internet'
One of the central stereotypes of (or maybe urban legends about) us, our tech and our time is people filling every free or empty moment doing something on a screen – texting, playing a game, posting a...
View ArticleOf student digital privacy & schools demanding passwords
By Anne Collier For Data Privacy Day (today, 1/28), let’s take a look at students’ data privacy – as in the data on their cellphones and whether school administrators have the right to search the...
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