The Consumer Reports headline reads, "That Facebook friend might be 10 years old, and other troubling news," but – interestingly – fewer and fewer parents find it troubling. Most of today's headlines about under-13 social networkers are about the Consumer Reports survey, which found that 20 million, or about 13% of Facebook's 150 million active US users are under 18 and 7.5 million, or about 5%, … [Read more...] about Under-age on Facebook: New study
Archives for May 2011
21st-century vision statement for US libraries, museums: Study
If the US's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums adopt the 21st-century skills promoted in this report from the Institute for Museums and Libraries, they'll increasingly be pickup up where schools are leaving off – schools not adopting the 21st-century learning tools that engage young 21st-century media users! The IMLS report says "every individual requires these competencies to succeed in … [Read more...] about 21st-century vision statement for US libraries, museums: Study
Only sometimes ‘alone together’ in the same room
I get tired of clever terms like "iDistraction," as found in Sunday's New York Times, featuring a photo of a family of four lined up on a couch, each person using a different device. Let's do ourselves a favor and employ a little critical thinking when pictures and terms like these suggest families (and relationships and child development and so many other things) are going to hell. [My headline … [Read more...] about Only sometimes ‘alone together’ in the same room
Federal judge on bullying & schools’ responsibility
"A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine if a 12-year-old girl with learning disabilities was deprived of 'a free and appropriate education' by the constant bullying she allegedly endured at a Manhattan public school," the New York Law Journal reports (I'm sorry I can't link you directly – subscription required). Eastern District Judge Jack B. Weinstein wrote in L.K. v. New York City … [Read more...] about Federal judge on bullying & schools’ responsibility