Collaborate Disseminate
Strange times, these. But equally, a time to focus on new things and indeed a time to pursue experiences we might not have done otherwise. As Ari now spends his days learning from home, I wanted to really start focusing more on his coding not just for his own benefit,
Today is Safer Internet Day which marks the annual occurrence of parents thinking about their kids’ online presence (before we go back to thinking very little about it tomorrow!) It’s also the day the Courier-Mail here in my home state of Queensland published a piece on sharenting or as Wikipedia
Continue reading Sharenting, BYOD and Kids Online: 10 Digital Tips for Modern Day Parents
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy. Continue reading Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
Geez time flies. It’s just a tad under 4 years ago that I wrote about teaching kids to code with code.org which is an amazing resource for young ones to start learning programming basics. In that post I shared a photo of my then 6-year-old son Ari holding a
Continue reading Kids and Code: Object Orientated Programming with Code Combat
The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data. Continue reading YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again. Continue reading FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security. Continue reading Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security. Continue reading Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone
When I first started writing code a few decades ago, it was a rather bland affair involving a basic text editor and physical books for reference. I didn’t have an opportunity to create anything usable by others until years later and perhaps most importantly in the context of this blog
Continue reading Teach Your Kids to Code with Ari in Oslo and London
In episode 93 of our monthly show we review the Firewalla home network device, talk about the 15 most dangerous (or scary) apps for kids that parents need to be aware of, and the rise of the “deepfake”! Watch the recording of our live strea… Continue reading Firewalla Review, 15 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids, Rise of the Deepfake