Parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' online activities are wasting their time and should use an approach that builds trust and allows for conversation, says a psychologist who has studied texting, social networking and other online pursuits.
"Your job then is to learn and to assess, and to now use your parent radar to see if there might be any problems."
Today's students are no longer the population our educational system was designed to teach. So how do I actively engage my students in learning situations that fulfill the requirements of higher education in the language and style of their digital culture?