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I had the opportunity to participate in a Webcast sponsored by Focus on the Family a couple of nights ago. The theme was "Family Protection" and they featured the author of "Plugged in and Tuned Out', Vicki Courtney.

This is one of many resources available to educators and parents on Internet safety and usage issues. One of the concerns I have as an educator is that some parents react by wanting to disconnect the Internet! This was not the advice given in the session by the author and…

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Just read a good article on tech literacy -- the chart at the end that describes a "digital native" - our students - is a good one.

Technology Literacy and the MySpace Generation The digital native is constantly evolving. So how can educators keep up?

How do we educate these "digital natives"? I still think that good keyboarding skills are an essential basic, as well as applications such as…

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I have been hoping to find a good book to help our parent & student community navigate the waters of social networks -- one that would have a Christian perspective. I purchased a recommended book, "My Space My Kids". There were some good pointers about the "mechanics" of My Space for parental oversight. Yet, there was still something lacking. I am now reading another book that was marketed by Amazon when I bought this one, and have found it to be more complete. One of the points made is how… Continue

I've resisted starting a blog thinking because one of my favorite mantras to describe our digital world is "too many words, so little content". So, hopefully my comments will be brief yet contribute content!