Archive for the “Kids and Technology” Category

This weekend while helping my daughter with her Club Penguin blog, I got an inside look at one of the more popular online virtual worlds for kids.

We found Sensei

[/caption] Immediately, I noticed the must-have Club Penguin blog bling is a tracker. After some tutoring by my daughter, I discovered that the trackers [...]

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Friend Finder quizzes teens about social networking friend invites and cyberbullying

[/caption] My tween daughter is gradually becoming more immersed in online technology and social networking. But before I’ll be comfortable letting her on Facebook or MySpace, I want to know that she’s got cybersmarts. Today, I came across OnGuardOnline.gov and was surprised [...]

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Texting Lifestyle - Photo Credit: Flickr/Sintex

[/caption] A new national survey on teens’ cell phone habits confirms what most parents already know, teens consider cell phones at the top of their hierarchy of needs. Maybe that’s why at my own house I completely caved to my middle school daughter’s pleas for a cell [...]

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