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Avoid charity scams and get the kids involved in giving decisions
by Larry Magid The period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s eve is a time of giving. One reason is, of course, the holiday spirit. Another is that many charities reach-out during ...
Be safe when shopping online
by Larry Magid (this post has been updated for 2018 from previous posts) With the holiday season underway, a lot of people will be shopping online this year. For the most part, ...
Podcast: Holiday Tech Gifts for Kids — What’s Fun and Appropriate
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/11/21/holiday-tech-gifts-for-kids–whats-fun-and-appropriate.mp3 Whether it’s “Black Friday,” “Cyber Monday” or any other day during late November and December, parents and other adults are looking for holiday gifts to give to children and teens. ...

Podcast: John Carr on Protecting Children from inappropriate content in the UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/11/13/internet-safety-expert-john-carr-on-protecting-kids-from-inappropriate-content.mp3 listen to Larry Magid and John Carr talk about children’s online privacy rights in the UK ConnectSafely’s CEO Larry Magid and Secretary of the British Children’s Charity’s Coalition on Internet ...
Teen’s ‘street literacy’ thwarts phone thief
My sons are just as smart. On both occasions they deliberately made mistakes entering their passwords and on the first occasion stalled the attackers long enough so as to raise ...
Media Literacy for educators and families with young children
Podcast | K-12 Education Director Kerry Gallagher talk about products aimed at families of young children, including the Relay screenless communication device that Kerry and her two young children are ...

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