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An internet safety site for parents and teachers.  Has ideas for teaching internet safety to your students/children.

"With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it's no wonder you've seen this cryptic looking code! Commonly used wherever people get online -- including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs -- these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other."

Looks at the results of the Pew Internet & American Life Project survey on the web and mobile through an educational lens.

"The study found that, of the students observed, 94 percent used the Internet, 82 percent go online at home, and 77 percent had a profile on a social networking site. When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills as the top lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views, and communication skills."

"Ariel Braunstein, co-creator of the Flip Video camcorders, announced the launch of Knowmia, an online tutoring service for K-12 students. Knowmia is a digital repository with more than 7,000 videos culled from the Internet by the site's moderators in subjects from microbiology to Mandarin Chinese. The new site automatically searches through thousands of tutoring videos and recommends lessons based on the user's personal preferences"

A collection of clips from the Plain English series explaining the main tools and strategies on the Internet over the past few years. Now Playing: Social Media in Plain English uploaded by leelefever at youtube.com A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media.

This article examines the Web vs. single-use apps debate in light of survey results.