Commentaries – Staff

Here are risk-prevention specialist Patricia Agatston’s notes from a lively discussion with student leaders in Georgia about cyberbullying and what to do about

We need to help each other and our children deal with constant exposure to the mashup of content and behavior that is the social Web – with hugs, breathers, reality checks,

A significant speed bump on the road to nationwide broadband adoption is the fear-based approach of a great deal of Internet safety messaging of the past decade –

The question is increasingly coming up around the world, as if this new user-driven medium is calling on all of us to try to think past profile deletions to real

Two views representing two generations on how and why mobile learning is good for school and

Many schools ban social networking, which deprives students of learning opportunities. But there are innovative projects and companies that are bringing social networking to

To deal with the serious problem of cyberbullying, schools need to understand that it’s not really about technology and to involve the whole school community in

While documenting a fearful point in media history the Digital Nation’s producers offer parents and other mass-media natives the opportunity to stop mourning

As digital technologies increasingly tether kids to the non-stop drama of school life, adults can help them detach and get some much-needed

A new Kaiser Family Foundation study offers insights into young people’s extensive and growing media use, but its perspective is too much that of the mass-media