I was tagged in an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner by my pal, Dean Vendramin called, Changing the Screen-time debate by Sarah M. Coyne. Great article reminds me of […]
A tale of two hypothetical teens on social media Read More →
This has been a really tough week for me personally. My uncle has been in hospital since last Saturday and because my aunt and uncle don’t have kids, I have
On the eve of going back to school after a two week vacation, I am both looking forward to what lies ahead tomorrow and in the New Year, and also
My Google Innovator experience in New York was life changing! One of the (many) things that struck me about the experience apart from the amazing people I met and my
Lessons learned from Google to Create a Positive Culture Read More →
Very often we talk about “Stranger Danger” when we talk with kids about being online. That person you are talking to can be a 40 year old pedophile disguised as
Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, you can’t help but be swept up in the holiday hustle and bustle around Christmas. People are focused on getting to stores to do
Ideas for the last week before the holidays (and a gift) Read More →
We want to encourage kids to make a positive impact using social media. We teach our students to screenshot and block mean comments. We also encourage them to anonymously report
I have been invited to speak to parents more and more lately and the one thing that seems to come up by several parents before, during, and after the session,
New Research: Social Media has (maybe not) destroyed a generation Read More →
This week, I had an interesting conversation with one of the students in my coding club. He was having difficulty with a string of code and I wasn’t able to
My friend Bonnie Birdsall shared a document created collaboratively by Twitter and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization called, Teaching and Learning with Twitter. Now if you are
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