By Larry Magid Updated 9/10/17 Credit reporting agency Equifax has reported a data breach that may affect as many of 143 million U.S. consumers. The breach occurred from mid-May through July 2017. According to Equifax, information accessed primarily includes: Names...
By Kerry Gallagher Often connected educators advise their new-to-the-PLN (personal learning network) colleagues to create a separate Twitter/Instagram/Facebook account for professional purposes. While most are already connected to family and friends on social media,...
Screenshot captured by Gizmodo In December, Facebook said that it would start flagging “disputed” stories in an attempt to warn users about fake news and they have just launched that feature. Gizmodo on Friday published a screen shot showing that a story from the...
By Kerry Gallagher Families with school-age children everywhere are looking forward to a week or more of quality time together. In many parts of the country this time will be spent mostly indoors due to cold weather. Since new electronic devices and toys are common...
by Larry Magid Media Literacy Week is an annual event and, this year, it comes at a perfect time as millions of Americans are preparing to make some very important decisions as to who will lead our country, our states and our communities. Much of what we know about...
By Kerry Gallagher It is no longer uncommon or special for school administrators and teachers to use social media to share the great things their students are doing in classrooms, on sports fields, on stage, or out in the community. They use Facebook to reach parents,...
