Connect Safely
About Us
ConnectSafely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web. The user-driven, all-media, multi-platform, fixed and mobile social Web is a big part of young people's lives, and this is the central space – linked to from social networks across the Web - for learning about safe, civil use of Web 2.0 together. Our forum is also designed to give teens and parents a voice in the public discussion about youth online safety begun back in the '90s. ConnectSafely also has all kinds of social-media safety tips for teens and parents, the latest youth-tech news, and many other resources.
Articles by Connect Safely
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The Case for Cellphones in Schools
Mobile learning can help with the growing disconnect between students' lives and school and between informal and formal...
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Parental Disconnect: Not All Bad & Changing Rapidly
Surveys show parents know less than they think about teens' digital social lives right when those social lives are...
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Facebook Privacy Suit 'A Jumbled Mess'
A privacy lawsuit filed against Facebook on behalf of 2 minors and 3 adults is more confusing than helpful While I...
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The Beatles, Participatory Music & the Media Sea Change
What the Beatles' new videogame shows us about the media transformation we're all experiencing, with gamers, music fans...
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Should Sex Offenders Be Banned From Social Networking?
A new Illinois law bans sex offenders from all social networking sites. But will it make children safer? ConnectSafely's...
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