Now, this is good news: "Nearly two decades after a zero-tolerance culture took hold in American schools, a growing number of educators and elected leaders are scaling back discipline policies that led to lengthy suspensions and ousters for such mistakes as carrying toy guns or Advil," the Washington Post reports. Launched by the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994, during a period when being tough on … [Read more...] about Schools rethinking zero tolerance
Archives for June 2011
Behavioral advertising: So far we’re not opting out
Online advertisers have been testing US Web users' tolerance for behavioral advertising (tracking our online activities or behaviors and targeting us with ads based on that automated tracking), and so far not many of us have been bothered by it. "Since last year, ad organizations in the US have been running a campaign designed to convince Congress and the FTC that self-regulation is good enough," … [Read more...] about Behavioral advertising: So far we’re not opting out
Student’s tornado relief page on Facebook
Right after the tornado hit the small Massachusetts town of Munson, high school senior Laura Sauriol logged into Facebook and noticed that residents' questions about who to help, how to get help, and where to get information started flying. Seeing her town needed an information clearinghouse, she created the Monson Tornado Watch 2011 page on Facebook, the Hartford Courant reports. "Over the next … [Read more...] about Student’s tornado relief page on Facebook
Attacks on Macs
There have been "a number of reports over the past few weeks about an anti-virus scam that goes by a number of aliases, including MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity," reports Larry Magid, my ConnectSafely.org co-director, at the San Jose Mercury News. He says he's been religious about protecting his Windows computers against malware but only just tried out some anti-virus software on his … [Read more...] about Attacks on Macs
Ultra safe playgrounds turn out to be not so safe
This story in Australia isn't about technology, but consider children's online safety as you read, ok? News.com.au reports that playground equipment has become so safe as to increase harm to children. How can that be? Super-safe playgrounds keep children from learning calculated risk-taking. "Playground injuries were often a result of children being poorly coordinated because they did not know how … [Read more...] about Ultra safe playgrounds turn out to be not so safe