Social networking belongs in school
Without social networking, 21st schools are out of date (Credit: CC Nationaal Archief/Flickr) A recent survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 73 [...]
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February 2010
When schools can discipline off-campus behavior
by Larry Magid This article first appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Threshold magazine There was a time when to misbehave in school you had to be in school. These days [...]
Software used for school webcam spying no longer available but plenty of other ways to activate webcams
The Webcam spy case in the Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia has raised concern as to whether others with Webcams are vulnerable to remote spying. The school [...]
Students react to school Webcam spying at home
Students at Herriton High School in Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia are given Apple MacBook laptops to use both at school and at home. Like all MacBooks, the [...]
Suit claims school used webcams to spy on students at home
by Larry Magid It’s an unbelievable story. A suburban Philadelphia school district is being sued in federal court for allegedly using webcams to spy on students and [...]
Webcam site Chatroulette is not for kids
by Larry Magid Make sure there are no kids in the room if you plan on trying out the Chatroulette video chat service. While I was able to have a couple of very nice [...]
Google Buzz Raises Privacy and Safety Concerns
by Larry Magid The net is all abuzz about the Buzz service that Google announced today. Perhaps as a response to the success of Twitter and Facebook, Google is allowing Gmail [...]
Read reviews & watch ‘Digital Nation’
Scroll down to watch full program online. Here is a link to my CNET review of PBS Frontline special Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier which airs on PBS stations [...]
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