There has been a lot of recent controversy about issues with teachers communicating with their students through social media. Missouri has a new law that limits teachers' abilities to communicate with their students via social networks including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The Amy Hestir Student Protection Act, which was a result of an Associated Press investigation,….read more 
It's important for parents to stay as up-to-date as possible about social networks and other sites that kids are frequenting. Facebook, perhaps one of the most popular sites that kids are on, recently announced new privacy settings that every parent - whether their child is online now or plans to be in the near future - should know….read more 
If parents need any more proof that social networking is here to stay, they can just open up The Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Dictionary editors recently added 400 new words to the latest edition, including "retweet," "sexting" and "cyberbullying." The 12th edition of this time-honored publication clearly recognizes the impact that social media and technology have had on….read more
In a recent article I read, a Facebook scammer made off with $57,000 over the last few years by obtaining personal information from his neighbors' Facebook accounts. The thief, Iain Wood, would gain as much information as possible about each neighbor by friending them on Facebook and then spending over 18 hours a day learning about their personal….read more 
A recent New York Times article highlighted the prevalence of social media use when it comes to the athletic recruitment process for college coaches and high school athletes. With the rise of social networks like Facebook and Twitter - and the subsequent easier access that coaches can have to student athletes - the NCAA has had to implement….read more
Dr. Michele Borba, child psychologist and online safety advocate for the TODAY Show, gives great insight into why parents need to monitor their children's use of the Internet and social networks. The online world opens up a whole new place to learn and explore but, as is the case with many other things, parents must take an active….read more 
Publishing platform and women's site BlogHer held a successful convention in San Diego this past weekend and one topic of discussion was online safety and privacy for kids. In the talk titled "The Tie that Binds Parent and Child," panelists Carrie Jacobsen, Catherine McManus and Jane Collins discussed how moms feel about technology's role in their own lives, as well….read more 
The latest study about social networking and kids in the digital age was recently presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association last weekend. Titled "Poke Me: How Social Networks Can Both Help and Harm Our Kids," the study findings were shared by Larry Rosen, a social media researcher from California State University. Rosen addressed both….read more 
