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Net-Savvy Kids and Grownups

Here's a whole treasure chest of Internet wisdom - mostly from regular people like you and me, learning as they go about how best to work with children in cyberspace. These are interviews with and profiles of Web-literate kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and Web professionals who have been featured in the newsletter.

• Bullying & cyberbullying: Samantha's story - National American Miss 2005 uses her tough experience in middle and high school to educate students, parents, educators, and law enforcement - 10/21/05

• Teacher to parents: Be wary of teen blogs - An elementary and middle school tech teacher in San Francisco is educating parents, too (on what's being blogged by kids and young teens) - 6/3/05

• Kids IM-ing: A teacher's perspective - Dr. Bob Price at the Haworth School in New Jersey offers insights - 4/22/05

• Tips from a tech-savvy dad - A tech company CEO and dad in California on fan sites of a different sort, "cross-over sites," and IM protection - Part 1, 4/8/05 and Part 2, 4/15/05

• 'Chanslash': The other Net porn kids can access - A mom and fanfiction writer in Texas speaks out - 3/11/05

• A dad on teen blogs: Dan in Calif. relates how he and his daughter worked through the issues - 3/4/05

• Interview with Emily Smith, vp of Disney's FamilyFun.com - FF's first-annual, kid-tested, parent-approved Video Game of the Year awards 11/19/04

• Interview with school counselor Amanda, Part 1: The IM life of middle-schoolers - 10/1/04

• Nancy Willard of the Center for Safe & Responsible Internet use on Cyberbullying - how to cyberbully-proof your kids and more - 9/10/04

• Det. Bob Williams on basic Net safety at home - an introduction and first tip of a series - 2/13/04 (the complete series can be found here)

• Tim La Fazia interview, Part 2: A tech-literate dad on file-sharing - the second half of a conversation with Tim La Fazia, CEO of CorePROTECT - 1/16/04

• Tim La Fazia interview, Part 1: IM risks & tips for parents - based on a conversation with Tim La Fazia, father of six and CEO of data security company CorePROTECT - 1/9/04

• The dad behind NetSafeKids.org, a new Web resource for parents - a conversation with Dr. Herb Lin, father and co-director of the milestone National Research Council project, "Youth, Pornography, & the Internet - 9/5/03

• Teens on Tech, Part 4: Parents' views on the differences between how they and their teenagers use the Net - from conversations with teens and their parents about tech - 5/16/03

• Teens on Tech, Part 3: Steve, Will, and Elizabeth on teens' online lifestyles - from conversations with teens about tech - 5/9/03

• Teens on Tech, Part 2: Steve, Will, and Elizabeth on music & file-sharing - from conversations with teens about tech - 5/2/03

• Teens on Tech, Part 1: Steve (16), Will (16), and Elizabeth (17) on instant-messaging - in a four-part series based on conversations with teens (and their parents) on how they use tech - 4/25/03

• How a 15-year-old Webmaster took on Warner Bros. - profile of Heather Lawver, activist and owner of an award-winning Harry Potter fan site - 2/21/03

• One smart, 9-year-old surfer - interview with "Allie" - 1/17/03

• Shelley Pasnik, expert on kids and media, and her new site for parents, "Growing with Media," at PBS.org - 10/11/02

• The FTC's "spam czar" with advice on how to keep down the unsolicited email coming into your family's email in-boxes - 7/19/02

• A grandmother in North Carolina asks about children's vs. pornographers' rights on the Net - her story plus Q&A, with responses from experts and Net Family News's editor - 5/10/02

• A mom's IM-monitoring story - interview with Michigander Betsy, mother of an avid 15-year-old user of instant-messaging - 3/15/02

• A police officer's perspective on online safety - interview with Officer Ken Hansen, founding member of the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force - 2/1/02

• The best Web sites for kids (or anyone) from the best source - review of writer, librarian, and mom Jean Armour Polly's latest edition of "Net-mom's Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages" - 1/25/02

• Gamers' advice for parents - thoughtful comments from teenagers on keeping it under control - 11/20/01, plus insights into today's ever-more-'sophisticated' games

• Gamers' views on games (all sorts - Net-based, console, etc.) - 3 teen gamers provide insights on this much-hyped form of entertainment - 11/16/01 (see also their descriptions of favorite games and comments on other issues)

• Backgrounder on online safety in Europe - Childnet International's director, Nigel Williams, provides the broad view - 11/9/01

• A young Net expert's rules for online safety at home - 10-year-old Nick and his mom talk about what works at their house - 10/12/01 issue

• An educator's view of online safety in school - CIPA expert Nancy Willard offers the basics of a comprehensive plan for acceptable Internet use in school - 9/28/01 issue (and, the following week, Part 2 with a simple framework for constructive Net use at school)

• Hard-won wisdom from a 14-year-old subscriber - An email from Ashley in Florida about communicating online and some ways to protect oneself - 8/3/01 issue

• Lessons of a tech-literate family - Profile based on an interview with Laura, journalist and parent of an avid IM-user, Web-smart 14-year-old who recently lost her IM privileges (read this and find out why!) - 7/20/01 issue

• Insights from the director of a new site for 'tweens - interview with author, parent, and "reluctant adult" Jess Brallier, creator and editorial director of Kids' Learning Network - 7/6/01 issue

• Wired in the classroom (with pocket PCs) - interview with Mindsurf head of research Mickey Revenaugh about how students learn with wirelessly connected handheld computers - 6/15/01 issue

• KidsRunning.com's simple-but-carefully-researched COPPA compliance - interview with Kids Running's Webmaster Carol Goodrow, runner and 1st-grade teacher to boot - 6/1/01 issue

• Online safety guide for parents - interview with entrepreneur and software expert Josh Finer on his new information and e-tail site - 5/4/01 issue

• Kids & Net ethics - interview with Net security expert Winn Schwartau on his timely new book for kids ("...and Parents & Teachers Who Haven't Got a Clue") - 4/20/01 issue

• Parents' views on instant-messaging & teens - Email from parents and teachers in response to a teen's request - 3/9/01 issue

• Librarians' views on filtering - interview with librarians in Montana on kids's Internet access at public libraries - 1/26/01 issue

• Students & Internet ethics - interview with a Texas junior-high teacher - 1/19/01 issue

• Kids' software: Our favorite scouting party - a profile of Children's Software Revue magazine and Web site, based on an interview with editor Warren Buckleitner - 1/12/01 issue

• Kids Domain's for parents too: A feature on the Web site and its co-founder, mother and editor Cindy Sorrels - 12/8/00 issue

• Web ratings: Big step forward: An interview with Stephen Balkam, executive director of the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA.org) about the 2000 ratings relaunch - 11/10/00 issue

• Using search engines in school: A K-5 teacher of computers and the Internet shares her experience - 9/8/00 issue

• Online privacy for families: Interview with the people at TRUSTe.org, consumer privacy advocates - 7/28/00 issue

• Bobby Charles on drug-trafficking on the Internet - 7/14/00 issue

• Subscriber Elaine on her family's experience with online sex & instant messaging - 7/7/00 issue

• Sixth-grader Madeline, her mom and teacher: Prize-winning Web sites designers - 6/30/00 issue issue

• Emily's story: A sixth-grader's positive and negatives Web experiences - 6/9/00 issue issue

• Profile of a connected family: A Georgia family's Internet-use policy and experiences - 6/2/00 issue issue

• Video chat for families: Interview with the people at CU-SeeMe World - 5/19/00 issue

• The "lunchables" phase of kids' online privacy: Interview with Shelley Pasnik of the Center for Children and Technology - 5/5/00 issue issue

• Tech support for grandparents: Interview with the people at LivinEasy.com - 4/14/00 issue

• Nine-year-old Alyssa: Interview with the people at CU-SeeMe World - 3/24/00 issue

• Second-grade teacher Linda Montag: How she uses the Web in her classroom - 3/3/00 issue

• Challis Ireland and her fifth-grade class: Connecting around the world - 2/18/00 issue

• Madison School District's Internet decisions: Interview with technology director Bob Burwood - 2/11/00 issue

• The Monkey's news: Interview with the people at SurfMonkey.com about the service's new kids' privacy measures - 2/4/00 issue

• All about you!: Our subscribers' own family Internet policies and views - 12/17/99 issue

• Sixth-grader Graeme, online-safety expert: On safe chat for kids - 10/15/99 issue

• 18-year-old Jasper: Interview with a self-avowed hacker about boys' interests in cyberspace - 8/27/99 issue

• Gen Katz, expert on girls & computers: Interview on girls and digital media - 8/20/99 issue

• Ray Franklin, publisher of The Hate Directory: interview about online hate - 7/23/99

• Ferdinando Offelli, principal of Scuola Media Statale (Junior High) in northern Italy: The view on connected kids in Italy - 7/9/99 issue

• Support for teens in online chat: Exchange between subscriber Shelley and Cybermoms - 7/2/99 issue (Also in the issue: A grandmother's view on filtering in public spaces)

• Carol Martin, tech coordinator, Logan Elementary School (Maryland): Interview on the impact of Net connectivity on a school - 5/13/99 issue

• One family's house rules for online time: A subscriber writes - 5/6/99 issue

• Marilyn Tsirigotis, reference librarian in South Carolina: Interview on library Internet policy - 2/25/99 issue

• An extended family's use of the Internet: Interview with John, a grandfather in New York State - 1/21/99 issue

• 2 international families: Interviews with family members in Connecticut and Australia - November '98 issue

• Della Curtis, school district technology directory: Interview on what's happening with the Internet at Baltimore County Public Schools - October '98 issue
  (Also in the issue: Don't miss our interview with grandmother Angie Papaccio in New Jersey)

• Interviews with 4 kids' online privacy experts - September '98 issue

• Judy Whitcomb, junior high science teacher: Interview on the Internet's impact on her students - June '98 issue

• 11-year-old Christopher and his mom: A child's- and parent's-eye-view of online chat and kids - May '98 issue

• Two teachers on using the Net in the classroom: 9th-grade teacher Marel Rogers in Connecticut and 8th-grade teacher Judy Whitcomb in Chicago - October '97 issue

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