Weekly Headline-inspired Content
Hey, who says learning about digital safety has to be boring? Not us. That's why we've created the iKeepCurrent Newsfeed. It's a constant source of headline-inspired curricula and professional development mixed with fresh, entertaining content to ignite discussion between educators and students. Even though digital safety is a serious subject, that doesn't mean it can't be engaging and fun.
For Parents
Chances are, you communicated with your grandparents via phone or mail. This lesson explores how technology is opening new paths for increased interaction. Read more about how children can forge a deeper connection with their grandparents, despite the miles—and years—that separate them.
Chances are, you communicated with your grandparents via phone or mail. This lesson explores how technology is opening new paths for increased interaction. Read more about how children can forge a deeper connection with their grandparents, despite the miles—and years—that separate them.
For Educators
Read on to discover:
Statistics on how youth and seniors are using technology to bridge the generation gap
Discussion topics to highlight new ways that your students can establish or strengthen the communication bond
Read on to discover:
Statistics on how youth and seniors are using technology to bridge the generation gap
Discussion topics to highlight new ways that your students can establish or strengthen the communication bond
@#RT: A little bird told me
- January 24th, 2012
New “Language” Has Teens–and Critics—all A-Twitter
Teens are increasingly turning to Twitter as an alternative or addition to other social media platforms. Like any technology, it has its own language, culture… and risks. How are teens using Twitter and how can they minimize privacy concerns? While you can make your Twitter account “private,” or even use a pseudonym, others may still be watching—including peers, school officials, parents, and even Homeland Security.
As we learn to integrate new technologies into our everyday lives, students and professionals alike grapple with the thorny questions of the boundaries surrounding freedom of speech, appropriate speech, and content censoring. Read on for a primer on Twitter-speak, and find out who’s Twittering… and who’s reading.
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Sony, Apple, Facebook, Healthnet, Android, Google+….
- January 24th, 2012
What do they know that you don’t know they know?
More than 40 countries around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day this week to “promote awareness about the many ways personal information is collected, stored, used, and shared, and education about privacy practices that will enable individuals to protect their personal information.”
Vigilant internet users assume they are “safe” if they use precautions to not openly share private data, but what about the information that is collected without their knowledge? As internet users have become more savvy about phishing and data-hacking schemes, up pop new privacy-robbing tools that include tracking, facial recognition, public data mapping and data packaging.
Read further to find simple ways consumers of all ages can protect their online privacy and fascinating – and frightening – facts on security breaches.
Everyone has a role to play in using the internet responsibly and ethically, and it includes remaining vigilant, speaking up and taking action to protect the hard-won civil rights of individuals.
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