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"Do you have a child that uses the Internet or plays with an app on your phone or tablet? Unless you live in Mad Men times, you've probably answered "yes" to these questions. Then, you should have heard about COPPA, right? As a new parent, I didn't until recently. I assumed it was the Barry Manilow song. However, COPPA is the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a U.S. federal law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect the privacy of children when they go online. It requires parental consent from websites and apps looking to collect personal information from users under 13-years-old. It's the most significant overhaul of the nation's laws to protect children's online privacy. In short, COPPA is good news."

"Online safety for the purpose of greater learning opportunities is the focus of a recently released report by the Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet. The report, titled Learner at the Center of a Networked World, details a set of recommendations for ensuring that today's young people are at the center of, and have access to, safe learning inside and outside of the classroom. The cross-sector, cross-partisan report addresses the serious issues of digital literacy, accessibility, trust, safety, and privacy, especially for underserved students. In their recommendations, the task force outlines actions to help all students connect safely in order to maximize learning experiences online."

"But a slew of new apps - including Wut, Secret, Confide, Popcorn and Telegram - that have come out in recent months are offering hope to the Anthony Weiners of the world, and to the rest of us, too. They are intended to let users either talk secretly with people they know, or blurt out random comments to total strangers."

"Maintaining your online reputation is exactly that: maintenance, which means it's long-term and you have to work at it. Here are a few easy ways to get a head start on cleaning up your social media networks and keeping them above board in the future."

"Terrell hopes that students will consider the responsibilities that come with their digital actions and recognize that they are privileged to have access to so many people and ideas. With every post on social media, they should understand what's at stake. Students can hurt others with their words through thoughtless remarks or cyberbullying. Or they can spread compassion and joy. So how do we instruct our students to be mindful of what they put online? Here are a few tips we think will help students practice better digital citizenship."