Presentation – CyberSafety

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education Resources for discussing cyber safety issues (Great find: Excellent resource for cyber safety for students, teachers and parents: http://t.co/jmMuHvNF #edutech via @moekerr…)…You can never be too careful! Teach your children how not to be tricked into sharing personal and private information, which could potentially be [...]

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3 C’s For Children’s Cyber Safety

 We all want our children and teens to be safe, while surfing the net. Growing up in a digital world makes them susceptible to online predators. This is why good communication skills are so critical. See also Don Tapscott’s  book: “Grown Up Digital”.   It is better by far, to be more cautious, than careless.” As [...]

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Social Media Impact During Natural Disasters

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Tornados… Telecommunications will be  forever changed. The satellite “eye-in-the-sky” enables people everywhere to upload riveting, real-time reports continually. If you want “breaking news, as it happens”, just log in to AllTop, Twitter,  Facebook, or Google. “Friends” are everywhere.You will even find videos, and satellite images; for example, the before and after images of [...]

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6 Steps To Staying Safe On Social Networks

    Safety is an important issue for all of us! This critical information is especially crucial for our vulnerable (& often naive)children and young adults.     Take some time to read this carefully, and share it with all those people who are especially important to you(family/friends/co-workers). You know the old saying: “An ounce of prevention [...]

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Blindsided By Bullies

Here is another excellent website, which discusses the serious problem of cyberbullies. It has some specific preventative strategies for parents, teachers,  and young people. It discusses several practical ways to change the culture, in schools, as well as ideas for changing the laws. This is a serious problem, which can escalate, if left unchecked. Depression, suicide, [...]

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5 Tools To Track Your Passwords

We all want our passwords protected!     This excellent author describes, in detail, 5 very good security programs, complete with screen shots.     After you check them out, be sure to scroll down to see the comments by viewers. They suggest even more excellent programs, which they actually use. It’s always good to learn , [...]

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Future Farming In Space

Will we ever run out of land to farm, here, on earth? Is there such a thing as food security? Photo Credit: Getty Images See how space farming works. Learn the challenges, problems, etc.   Click on the following link.   http://bit.ly/9sUTS0 @Coolwired, for more futurist info-to-go. Thnx!

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Oil Spill Containment Solution Found!?

Photo credit: REUTERS/Sean Gardner          Alan Taylor, writing at  Boston.com has compiled a horrific photo story, about the month-old, massive oil spill off the US. coastline. There are 39 photos, showing the devastating effects on marine & wildlife, on the Louisiana coast. Please read the comments , too. After you see these pics, you will [...]

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10 Best Free Anti-Virus Programs!

Avast, AVG, Avira, Comodo, Combofix, Malwarebytes …more! Nobody needs or wants a sick computer!  Check out this very informative article . It even contains  free downloads, & other users’ comments! It also has links to other really useful info (like how to remove viruses from your home computer, & how to tell if someone is using your [...]

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iPhone Saves Man in Haiti

Remember the terrible earthquake in Haiti? Remember my post about Emergency Preparedness? No. Well, that’s ok!  Here is that link again: http://bit.ly/aJuhkD Now check out this great news story!  MSNBC  tells of Dan Woolley, an unfortunate fellow, saved by keeping his wits about him- & by using his iPhone! Smart guy! A constant internet connection, coupled [...]

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