Even though there isn't anything inherently dangerous about the way Facebook uses facial-recognition technology, parents may want to disable it for their children – or even themselves. A short article with screen shots in the Huffington Post walks you through it. Basically, you just "Customize [your privacy] Settings" and, where it says "Edit Settings," you disable "Suggest Photos of Me to … [Read more...] about Disable Facebook facial recognition?
Archives for July 2011
Next step: Crowd-source digital citizenship
I question it even as I'm preparing for talks on the subject in several countries this coming fall…. The term "digital citizenship" is heard more and more in educational and online-safety circles. The subject is now part of the International Society for Technology in Education's national educational technology standards, and ISTE is starting a National Council for its promotion. Elements of it are … [Read more...] about Next step: Crowd-source digital citizenship
An appropriately social anti-bullying campaign
I think the very reason why this year's big-media anti-bullying campaign featuring CNN's Anderson Cooper has a much more effective message – "Stop Bullying: Speak Up" – is because a social media partner's involved. Last year, Cooper was host of a TV special report, "Bullying: No Escape," sponsored by Time Inc., CNN, and Cartoon Network, eSchoolNews reports. This year a more positive and … [Read more...] about An appropriately social anti-bullying campaign
No ‘God complex’ in Net safety, please
In his TED Talk, author Tim Harford tells the story of World War II prisoner of war Dr. Archie Cochrane and the start of his life-long observation about "the God complex" – the idea some people have that, no matter how complex the problem or conditions, they understand the way it all works and are "infallibly right" in what the solution should be. Problematic, if not dangerous in this … [Read more...] about No ‘God complex’ in Net safety, please
What school suspension ‘accomplishes’: Study
I hope school administrators will think about this when they're dealing with cyberbullying: suspending students is only effective as "a school-to-prison pipeline." That's a conclusion from "a study of nearly a million Texas children described as an unprecedented look at discipline," according to the Washington Post. The study analyzed 6.6 million records of every Texas 7th grader 2000-'02, … [Read more...] about What school suspension ‘accomplishes’: Study