Top ed-tech news: August 2012
The FTC appears ill-equipped to guard students’ electronic privacy; schools need more broadband capacity to realize the benefits of technology, a recent report argues; and a new tablet…
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New course is like traffic school for sexting
Students who send explicit photos on their cell phones wouldn’t have to be branded as sex offenders, if a new curriculum developed by Yahoo! Inc. catches on.
How to expand students’ ed-tech access—and stay out of court
Finding the right balance between keeping students safe and letting them explore their world digitally was the focus of an April 21 session during the National School Boards…
How to practice safe social networking
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Indiana lawmakers still grappling with ‘sexting’
Indiana lawmakers are moving cautiously in trying to curb the practice of teens sending racy photos or videos of minors by cell phones, reports the Associated Press.
Online safety report discourages scare tactics
Although internet safety education is essential, scare tactics do little to influence the behavior of children and teenagers, who spend a large part of their lives on social…
District sued for ‘illegal’ search of student’s cell phone
A Pennsylvania school district that was at the center of a highly publicized "sexting" case was sued May 20 by a teenager who claims her principal confiscated her…
Rethinking sex-offender laws for youth texting
In most states, teenagers who send or receive sexually explicit photographs by cell phone or computer—known as “sexting”—have risked felony child pornography charges and being listed on a…
Court says parents can block ‘sexting’ cases
In the first federal appeals court opinion dealing with “sexting”—the transmission of sexually explicit photographs by cell phone—a three-judge panel ... Read more
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No. 9
Despite the growth in internet safety education over the past year, one alarming trend continued to get worse: "sexting," or the act of sending explicit photos or text…
Feds release cyber safety booklet
A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.