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Essence Lee

WEB|WISE|KIDS - 0 views

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    This website talks about parents role in keeping their kids safe on the internet.
Rob Eden

The Associated Press: Web-monitoring software gathers data on kid chats - 0 views

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    A leading parental monitoring/filtering tool (CyberPatrol) also data mines kids' chat messages.
Morgan Diffenderfer

Prescription Drug Abuse - Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act - Goodhousekeeping.com - 1 views

  • the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 won final approval from both houses of Congress
  • The act — which will help regulate rogue online pharmacies where many kids purchase pills for illicit use — should soon be signed into law by President Bush.
  • Nearly one in five teenagers — that's 4.5 million — admit to abusing medications not prescribed to them, reports a 2005 study conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
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  • drugs have been easily available to kids surfing the Internet.
  • Case in point: In February 2001, Ryan Haight, an A student and star tennis player from Laguna Beach, CA, died of an accidental overdose of Vicodin, Valium, and a trace of morphine. A doctor prescribed these drugs over the Internet, and a pharmacist filled them online. The 18-year-old had never met either one face-to-face.
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    SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO
Cristina Nevins

Our view: Teaching kids cybersafety a good move - 1 views

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    Very interesting article about how schools should teach students about cyber safety.
Sarah Cooper

Kids and Cell Phones - 0 views

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    Good article that mentions both positives and negatives with teen having phones and also offers up suggestions with phone companies to choose from..
Yvonne Garth

EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy | Electronic Frontier Foundation - 0 views

  • Do not reveal personal information inadvertently. You may be "shedding" personal details, including e-mail addresses and other contact information, without even knowing it unless you properly configure your Web browser. In your browser's "Setup", "Options" or "Preferences" menus, you may wish to use a pseudonym instead of your real name, and not enter an e-mail address, nor provide other personally identifiable information that you don't wish to share. When visiting a site you trust you can choose to give them your info, in forms on their site; there is no need for your browser to potentially make this information available to all comers. Also be on the lookout for system-wide "Internet defaults" programs on your computer (some examples include Window's Internet Control Panel, and MacOS's Configuration Manager, and the third-party Mac utility named Internet Config). While they are useful for various things, like keeping multiple Web browers and other Internet tools consistent in how the treat downloaded files and such, they should probably also be anonymized just like your browser itself, if they contain any fields for personal information. Households with children may have an additional "security problem" - have you set clear rules for your kids, so that they know not to reveal personal information unless you OK it on a site-by-site basis?
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    The article is on online privacy.
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    The article describes ways to protect a person's online privacy.
Diane Dunn

Cell phones and kids: Do they mix? - 0 views

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    This is a great artice regarding children. teens and cell phone use.
Burks Oakley

News: An Experiment Takes Off - Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

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    Wow - great to see a new online program EXCEED its initial enrollment goals! This model is worth keeping an eye on.
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    It is growing! I saw a commercial a couple of years ago that really struck me. It depicted two kids in a very modern home in Japan with their mother mulling about doing house work. Instead of playing video games on the large flatscreen on the wall, they were engaged in a math course talking to the teacher in real time. I have to believe that it is very real model that will evolve and succeed as it is at USC. Great article, thanks!
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