Tag: social media

  • Mobile Device Vocabulary Lesson 1

    Mobile Device Vocabulary Lesson 1

     


    Lesson 1 – Why you should know this basic Mobile Device Vocabulary

    To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.  – Charles Baudelaire (Poet)

    Working with digital devices requires the knowledge of a certain language. If you understand what certain words mean you are able to know what is happening in a certain device with just a glance. As parents, it is imperative that we can understand the activities our children are engaging in on their smartphones, tablets, and computers. This is why the thirteen words in this tutorial, of sorts, will be so powerful in your hands as a parent. (more…)

  • Your Family Device Security Checklist

    Your Family Device Security Checklist

     


    There are many steps to take in order to start protecting your family online. Below is the checklist from our book What’s in Your Pocket? (more…)

  • Should Your Teen Use Snapchat?

    Should Your Teen Use Snapchat?

     


    I think Snapchat is a bad idea, and not for the reasons you may think.

    The video below gives a pretty good description of my feelings and what I think parents should do when they see Snapchat on their kids’ phone. (more…)