Children and Media
5 Ways Twitter Has Changed Education
The microblogging platform Twitter turns 5 today, as it was on March 21, 2006, that co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the world’s first tweet: “just setting up my twttr.” Billions of tweets later, Twitter has changed the way many of us communicate and get information online. The short, 140-character-or-less messages were once dismissed as recording solely [...]
How Does Media Multitasking Make Kids Feel? It’s a Mixed Bag.
FLickr:Christopher Frier Brown The effects of multitasking on the brain and the way we’re wired has been the subject of countless studies, radio shows, and articles. But a new study soon to be released explores the social and emotional effects of media multitasking on kids. Stanford professor Roy Pea presented some intriguing findings of a [...]
Screen Time For Kids: Is it Learning or a Brain Drain?
When it comes to video games and apps, what’s a parent to do? On one hand, we’re bombarded with messages about the perils of letting kids play with computer games and gadgets. On the other, we’re seduced by games and apps marketed to us as “educational.” It’s a tricky line to navigate. The spectrum of [...]
8 Social Media Sites Just for Kids
Flickr: P i c t u r e Y o u t h By Sara Bernard Technically, Facebook doesn’t allow kids under the age of 13 to register for the site. That hasn’t stopped pre-teens from simply lying about their birthdates. But kids under 13 don’t have to be left out of the social media [...]
5 Apps That Could Help to Stop Cyberbullying
By Sara Bernard Okay, no app is really going to “stop” cyberbullying, but a few are trying. Perhaps the most lauded recently is the “Find Help” application on Facebook. Often blamed as an easy venue for cyberbullies to target victims, Facebook has partnered with the monitoring site SafetyWeb to create an app that allows users [...]
Parents: Keep Up with Kids on Facebook
“I’m 44 and I don’t know 3,000 people,” said Mike Hoose, a sergeant with a prosecutor’s office, in a speech to parents about Facebook and privacy. “If I don’t, they don’t. There is no way they know them intimately enough to let them into their life.” Hoose was referring to 12-year-olds who have thousands of [...]
6 Ways Social Media is Changing Education
By Sara Bernard “The fact that we as educators even have to have discussions on whether or not social media is good for schools is sad,” writes Steve Johnson, a teacher and Edutopia guest blogger. “Social media just IS…..it’s life.” He’s right — as of July, there were half a billion active Facebook users alone [...]
Friend a Student, Get Fired?
Massachussets teachers could be fired or disciplined for friending students on Facebook, and for giving students their cell phone numbers, according to a Boston Herald article. “It’s just an effort to provide an additional measure for kids against inappropriate relationships and sexual harassment,” said Massachusetts Association of School Committees executive director Glenn Koocher of the [...]
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