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"Only You Can Control Your Online Privacy * Kids are growing up in public -- and this is especially true when it comes to Facebook. * Everything they say or do adds up and affects their reputations. * You can help your kids protect their privacy by making sure they use their privacy settings. * Every time Facebook introduces new privacy controls, you'll need to update your settings."

"Apple's iOS 5 added new enhancements to its email app. To use them, you'll need to set up your email first. Here's how to do it. Open Settings and select Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Then under Accounts tap on Add Account. Add Account Now tap the email service you want to add. Here I'm going to set up my Hotmail email. Select Service Next, you're prompted to enter your email address, password and description for the account. Tap Next. Email Credentials Now turn on the features you want to have your iPad check. Click Save. Email Features You'll be taken back to the Mail, Contact, Calendars screen. You'll see the account you just added. Tap on it to change settings. New Account Ads by Google Galaxy Nexus Phone google.com/nexus Calling All Dessert Lovers New! Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Sync All of Your Files www.SugarSync.com/Sync_Files No More USBs or Emails to Yourself Auto Sync Files to Your Own Cloud! Hilton Garden Inn ® www.HiltonGardenInn.Hilton.com Book Online or Call (888) 370-0984 for Our Best Rates. Guaranteed! The account screen will come up. Here you can turn features on or off - and delete the account if you want. Mail Selections On the Home Screen you'll see a red notification with the number of messages you have. Tap on it. Mail Notifications Now you can use your email account on your iPad. If you enable iCloud, it will sync your messages, calendar, and contacts between all of you iOS devices and Mac. iOS 5 Inbox New features in iOS 5 include dragging addresses to different fields, formatting message text and an enhanced search. iOS 5 Mail delicious facebook linkedin reddit stumble twitter email About the author Based in Pelican Rapids, MN, Brian Burgess is executive editor at groovyPost. Got an idea for a How To? Email it to Brian at Brian@groovyPost.com. Twitter | Google+ | More Posts Related posts: iOS 4.2.1 Released: Big Changes for iPad, Plus AirPlay and AirPrint for iPh... How

About Edmodo is a private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students for use in the classroom. The problem with traditional web 2.0 tools in a k-12 classroom environment is concerns over privacy of the students. Edmodo has been built with the privacy of students in mind. Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers also have the ability to send, alerts, events, and assignments to students. Edmodo also has a public component built by allowing at the teachers discretion to post any item to a public timeline at the teacher's discretion.

"Instagram updated its privacy policy and terms of service on Monday, which sent many users running for the exits. A change to the photo service's legal jargon makes it clear that Instagram can take users' photos and use them in advertising campaigns with the company's ad partners. It's exactly the sort of thing many users feared might happen in the wake of Instagram's purchase by Facebook earlier this year. After all, Facebook's Sponsored Posts already feature user content. "

DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com/ Provides a clean interface together with a no-tracking privacy policy. Offers keyboard shortcuts to navigate and zero-click information sources displayed in the ...

"iPhone, iPad, Android App Builder and Content Management System (CMS) step 1 Create a buzztouch Account It's super easy and only takes a minute. No credit card or other top-secret stuff required. We respect your privacy, no SPAM here. step 2 Login and Start Building Our free app builder allows you to build a flexible app for your individual needs (or your clients needs). Update app screens and features anytime. step 3 Download the Source-Code Download the source code, compile it using XCode (iOS SDK) or Eclipse (Android SDK) then upload it to iTunes, or the Android Market, or both. "

This wiki provides a great structure for classroom integration and addressing of Digital IDs and Citizenship.

The cyberpredator as portrayed in the media is largely inaccurate. Read this study to learn the truth about what is happening.

Florida releases Value-added measures of teachers.

Get your students blogging. Create a virtual classroom and BlogPortal. Instant use, hosted, free. Great for teachers * Host and manage blogs for your students * Use a Class Homepage to communicate with students * Reviewing capabilities of entries * Advanced privacy see all features Ideal for students * Fully featured blogs to upload text, photos, or insert videos * Fun learning experience * Customizable visibility and comment settings * No e-mail address required see all features

"Although search engines provide a great starting point when you're searching for someone online, with all of the new social sites that have popped up over the past few years, they're often just not enough. In our recent State of Blog Search 2009 post we discussed the various reasons you may choose to use any or all of the following blog search tools: Technorati, Google Blog Search, Ice Rocket, Ask.com Blogsearch, and FriendFeed. While these blog search engines are great to fill specific needs, they're also another great place to look for your footprints on the Web. "