Social media provides a fast and inexpensive way to communicate with the people around the world but simultaneously it oils the wheels of bullying, child predation, catfishing and online crimes. Teenagers are more enthusiastic about social networking. Studies confirm that teens spend more than nine hours a day sticking to social networking platforms. Read more…
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Top 10 Dangerous Social Networking Apps
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Beware! Smart gadgets may be a risk to your privacy
Comments Off on Beware! Smart gadgets may be a risk to your privacyThere is an increasing risk of breach of privacy, as gadgets turn smart. Any smart gadget, from a TV to vacuum cleaner, can collect your private data and transmit it to third parties by default or to hackers who can access it with malware. Be smart, research, change your settings before you start using your [ Read More ]
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How far can you move the needle on bullying prevention?
Comments Off on How far can you move the needle on bullying prevention?Measuring prevention of bullying can be difficult. Over time, we can see if the number of incidents is decreasing, but determining if prevention efforts are working along the way remains a challenge. Recently, a team of bullying and violence prevention experts came together to figure out how best to measure change. After an exhaustive review [ Read More ]
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A Guide to Teen Texting (for Adults)
Comments Off on A Guide to Teen Texting (for Adults)Shorthand has been around for centuries. Long before secretaries and court stenographers used it, Cicero, Martin Luther and Shakespeare all composed work in an abbreviated written or symbolic language. Today, digital devices have spawned a new kind of shorthand: texting and emojis. For many teens they’ve become the preferred way to communicate—not least because their [ Read More ]
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Snapchatting teen driver charged with vehicular homicide in death of bicyclist
Comments Off on Snapchatting teen driver charged with vehicular homicide in death of bicyclistBELLE PLAINE, Minn. — A teenage driver here was distracted by texting on her cell phone and fatally striking a bicyclist in June on a state highway outside this southern Minnesota community, court records disclosed. Paige Elizabeth Narveson, 16, of Belle Plaine, was charged last week in Le Sueur County juvenile court with felony criminal [ Read More ]
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