By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor “Hey Mom, Can You Maintain My Streaks?” If your child has gone on a school trip or went away for summer camp, and no devices were allowed, this may be a familiar question to you. The bigger question is, would you agree to [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor The ‘world-wide’ expanse of the web and our digital worlds means we can reach out and touch someone – pretty much everyone we know and then some—almost effortlessly. One might say thoughtlessly. As a digital parent you have likely offered your kids [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor. Fast Company recently shared a crazy vision about the future of virtual reality… “we’ll all soon be plunged into a gently glowing alphabet soup of AR, VR, AI, MR, and IoT–augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, “mixed reality,” and the Internet of Things. [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor Does it feel like every time you turn on the news, you hear about another child predator interacting with kids on social media or gaming platforms? Well, the cause for concern is warranted. But, when it comes to multi-player gaming platforms with live [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor Odds are your kid is enthusiastically following a YouTube sensation, maybe even one that is closer to their age than yours. These vloggers film themselves playing multiplayer games like Minecraft or Roblox, reviewing toys, random products or just acting silly to attract attention [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor Many consider the U.S. the birthplace of gaming, borne arcade gaming, the introduction of the first personal computers and home gaming consoles. These influences produced the game players and the game developers who shaped the direction of the industry—leading to gaming improvements in [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor Ten incoming freshman to Harvard learned a cyber ethics lesson the hard way. Thanks to their online behavior, Harvard rescinded their acceptance offers. Why? They posted offensive jokes, mainly memes, to a private Facebook group on topics practically pulled straight from a Cards [...]
By Jennifer Geller, Savvy Cyber Kids Contributor Even if you don’t subscribe to the magazine, your kids have easy access. From social media to school libraries and the house next door, to this article has been delivered to your child. This means that parental controls NO MATTER HOW GOOD are [...]
Do you know what the most popular show on Netflix is right now? Your kids do. Whether you know it or not, your kids are very likely watching and talking about 13 Reasons Why, a series based on the 2011 best-selling Jay Asher book by the same name. In it, [...]
