You log into Facebook just to check what friends and family are up to and if they’ve posted any new photos. It doesn’t take long before an hour or more has passed where you are clicking on photos and articles, liking posts, and commenting. How many times in a day or week do you find yourself scrolling through other people’s posts and checking pages of people you don’t even … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons To Spend Less Time On Facebook
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Forget Facebook: The Sexting Apps Parents Need To Know
As a child, I remember hearing the ominous male voice on the TV commercial asking parents: It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are? These days, it’s a little easier to track our kids whereabouts with the help of smart phones and GPS. What we parents don’t always know, however, is where our kids our “hanging out” online. I’ll be the first to admit that I can’t keep … [Read more...] about Forget Facebook: The Sexting Apps Parents Need To Know
Why Teachers Should Not “Friend” Their Students on Facebook
To friend the teacher or not to friend the teacher, that is the question. The school year is right around the corner and the safety of all children is on the forefront of our minds. We think its time for all parents to think about boundaries between students and their teachers. Teachers are in the position of role model for our children, no matter what your children’s … [Read more...] about Why Teachers Should Not “Friend” Their Students on Facebook
Facebook, Vine, Kik And The Email Dinosaur
In 1994, I got my first modem. It was my first year of law school, and the magic of having the entire law school library in my own bedroom was astonishing to me. I remember feeling so cutting edge. That summer, working at a law firm, I got my first taste of an intranet - sort of an IM within the firm (which I completely abused, using it solely to banter with the other summer … [Read more...] about Facebook, Vine, Kik And The Email Dinosaur
What I Didn’t Post on Facebook
Last week, I read an article dissing parents who only write and/or post positive things about their children on their blogs and other social media sites, like Facebook. Then I looked at my Facebook homepage and noticed, I too am one of those parents. Yet, my immediate justification was that the negative stuff is understood... we all know children test people as they spread … [Read more...] about What I Didn’t Post on Facebook