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A lawyer rewrote Instagram’s terms of use ‘in plain English’ so kids would know their privacy rights
Great article I read this morning. I think it needs to be explained to not just kids but to people of ALL ages. Other complex paragraphs were similarly condensed to sentences that were easier to digest: “Don’t bully anyone or post anything horrible about people.”...
The Anti-Social Network – Short Film
Are we losing the ability to have basic connections with each other? Really good short film about social media. And yes I see the irony that I am posting this on my blog and then on social media sites. I am not for not using social media. There just must be a balance....
Common Sense Media Census Measures Plugged-In Parents
As someone who speaks to parents on media I often hear parents talking about how much screen time their kids are having. I love that this article switches this question and asks how much screen time are parents having? It is tough to tell your kids to get off their...
Modern Mix Tape: Day 2 – Deep House Mix
When I was a teenager I made mixed tapes. I had them numbered and categorized and people would often have me copy my mixed tapes for them. 30+ years later I find playlists are the new mixtapes. So each day for the next 5 days I am going to post one of my favourite...
Into the mind of a 14 year old … (my daughter Zoe)
The other night I was helping my daughter Zoe with something on her iPhone. I have to be honest when she passed me her phone and I looked at her home screen I was floored. It is a little hard to describe so below is a screen shot of her phone (all of this with her...
And everyone saw it.
Really great article on Sexting. Something all parents (and students) should read. This is a prevention conversation not something you want to start dealing with after it has happened. I am getting emails or phone calls 2-3 times a month from people struggling with...
The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies
This is a really interesting short clip. Love to hear peoples thoughts. To pass the Bechdel test for women in movies: 1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it 2. Who talk to each other 3. About something besides a man...
Are we using Christian social media wrong? | Rant video
I really liked this blog. Just because something is "Christian" does not mean it is good, or correct or should be shared. I might disagree with the term "Christian" Social media. I would rather say social media that is Christian but that is just semantics. I would...
Has our technology surpassed our human interactions?
The other week my parents took my family out for breakfast. I was watching my daughter and son talking to my father and my wife was talking to my mother. I looked around the restaurant for a second and what I saw was incredible. In the entire restaurant there was not...
What It’s Like to Be a 13-Year-Old on Social Media Today
Powerful article (**note: some language) in Huffington post about social media and young girls. Important information to talk about in our homes, schools and churches. The culture of social media churns away, seeming to pay very little attention, so far, to the...
