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MediaTechParenting: Recommended in Time.com Article

Posted on April 12, 2015March 17, 2019 by Marti Weston

So thrilled to see this recommendation and the blog visitors it generated! Thanks @StefanieFBrown!

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This blog aims to help parents, teachers, and other adults learn more about life in today’s digital world so they can help children grow into robust digital citizens. Today, more than ever, young people need knowledgeable adults in their lives, individuals who are comfortable serving as mentors and guides.

MediaTechParenting blog posts are filled with information on topics such as digital life, medialit, digital parenting, privacy, civility, edtech, and digital citizenship.

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  • Family Media Literacy – A Necessary Literacy for the Digital Age
  • Media Literacy in a Post-Truth Society
  • Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children
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Make a Family Media Plan

On October 28, 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that families set up a Family Media Plan. The information is posted on Academy's Healthy Children website.

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  • FTC on Protecting Kids Privacy
  • How to Protect Your Kids’ Privacy Online
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  • Social Networks Must Protect Privacy

Digital Dossiers

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  • Kids are More Than Data Points
  • Serious Reading Takes a Hit from Online Scanning …
  • Staying Safe on Public Wifi
  • What Kids Should Know About Their Own Brains
  • Who Was Most Likely to Share Fake News in 2016? Seniors

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  • Q&A Evaluation Video
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  • Contracts, Agreements & Screen Time Resources for Digital Parenting
    Contracts, Agreements & Screen Time Resources for Digital Parenting
  • An Amusing but Pointed Welcome Poem for Kids With New Digital Devices
    An Amusing but Pointed Welcome Poem for Kids With New Digital Devices
  • Two Pithy Quotes on Social Media & Democracy
    Two Pithy Quotes on Social Media & Democracy
  • A Poem for About Mutual Digital Citizenship — for Kids and Parents
    A Poem for About Mutual Digital Citizenship — for Kids and Parents
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    No Surprise that Kids Figure Out Parental Controls
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  • 7 Questions to Ask Before Sharing Images
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