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This is a Wall Street Journal article from January 12, 2011. It is a refreshing view of teenagers doing something wonderful as we always seem to read of the pitfalls of being a teen. The article references our PEW readings on technology useage by age group.

Family Education has put together a blog to help parent educate their teen of the danger of sexting.

When will bullying stop?

This article talks about the new Sexting laws that were in placed during the past year. It has laws from each state. Also, it includes what the punishment will be if the law is broken.

Sharethis artilce with teens and children in your household to show them how bullying can seem harmless to one person, but can easily end someone else life.

This article covers research by Turku University on the effects of cyberbullying. The text explains the possible negative effects that online bullying can have on the victims as well as the bullies themselves. I found it interesting and somewhat sad that teens can't get away from bullies anymore-- while being home and out of school was often a getaway from bothersome peers, that is becoming less and less the case.

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

This article presented information regarding the digital divide and e-book learning.

This site had a ton of graphs in regards to the Digital Divide with information and stats.

This website is a great reference for all kinds of internet statistics by both country and continent. Should be a very useful resource.

Has links to topics on online banking regulation an periodicals on the topic.

Here is a link to the Illinois Attorney General's Website, where laws governing the Internet are posted.

Do's and Don'ts of texting while in a relationship

This article talks about whether facebook in school is a distraction or beneficial

This article list things you should not put on Facebook & Twitter.

Facebook can be hazardous to a career.

Phishing on Facebook is a growing problem. Most people use one password for everything and con artists know this.

Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is "going dark" as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.