I finally joined TikTok and my kids are lecturing me about it

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 23 Mar 2023.

When my kids saw the TikTok app icon on my phone, both of them had the same reaction: “WHAT? Why are you on TikTok?” While I thought it was because they wanted to tell me I was too old for the app, it was more that they really didn’t understand the appeal since they aren’t current users (for now).

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Parents, Privacy, Social Networking

Buying a smartphone for teens

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 02 Sep 2022.

It’s time to buy a smartphone for my youngest (who is only a few months away from being 14 years old). While we know there are considerations and conversations needed around the use of phones, safety, apps, privacy and other responsibilities when owning a phone, we also know the time is right.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Privacy

Will social media affect teens’ job prospects?

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 10 May 2022.

I have teens, but up until recently they didn’t have social media accounts (although, I suppose Discord may count as one). 

They hadn’t had much interest in the past, other than a few requests for Snapchat and Instagram that came and went almost as quickly as they were mentioned. But recently, my eldest asked again about Instagram and through conversations together it seemed like the logical time to get one.  

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Introducing #ForYou: A Game About Algorithms

Submitted by MediaSmarts on 30 Mar 2022.

Not many words have had a rise as meteoric as the term “algorithm.” Once only familiar to mathematicians or computer scientists, today algorithms are the subject of warnings from scholars and activists, protested by students whose future lives and careers are increasingly determined by algorithmic decision-making, personified and catered to by would-be YouTube stars, and seen as the almost magical element that is vital to the success of newer platforms such as TikTok.

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Internet & Mobile, Privacy, Resources

Managing Your Passwords Online

Submitted by Lynn Jatania on 08 Jun 2021.

Lynn JataniaOur older two teens are close to finishing high school, and we’re starting to think about moving them into the adult phase of their lives. That means managing their own online presence and technology, and making sure they have full ownership of their profiles.

And that led to the big password talk.

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