September 2011

Everything I know about protecting children I learned from a visit to Nairobi National Park

September 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

Larry Magid’s presentation at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Ahead of IGF, Larry visited Nairobi National Park which inspired the following [...]

Internet Governance Forum to tackle child porn, digital citizenship & other global issues

September 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid The IGF takes place at UN HQ in Nairobi I’m in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to serve as a panelist at [...]

Online Safety 3.0 – A Presentation for Parents and Teachers

September 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Here is the PowerPoint presentation that I often do for parent and teacher meetings at schools. This is different, of course, from my talk for students. Online Safety 3.0 [...]

Knight Foundation finds social media use increases student support for First Amendment

September 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

A recent study from the Knight Foundation concluded that students who use social media daily are significantly more likely to support free speech rights than students who [...]

SafetyVillage.com is stealing content from SafeKids.com

September 18, 2011 // 0 Comments

Although it’s not our most pressing issue, SafeKids.com and sister site ConnectSafely.org have always supported efforts to educate children and teens on the [...]

Teen Pledge for Being Smart Online

September 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

The Teen Pledge has moved. Please click [...]

Survey: Parents mostly savvy on kids’ Internet use

September 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

For many years I have said that the best way to protect children on the Internet is to develop the filter that runs in the computer between their ears and, based on a recent [...]

Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic

September 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

This is an updated version of post that first appeared on SafeKids.com in 2009. by Larry Magid I’m glad that media outlets and public officials are shining a light on [...]

Interview with Justin Patchin of Cyberbullying Research Center

September 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

Ahead of CBS News’ 48 Hours special on bullying, ConnectSafely.org co-director and CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with with Justin Patchin, [...]

Slideshow: Digital Citizenship & Media Literacy – presentation for students

September 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

Larry Magid’s talk on Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Digital Citizenship & Media Literacy View more presentations from Larry [...]

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