Faith and Technology: A Good Fit
April 12, 2023
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Tiffany Tolman
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I grew up in a time when faith-based traditions grew around dining room tables and local church buildings. Parents, with the help of extended family members and close friends, had the greatest impact on a child’s faith experience face-to-face. The closest thing we…
How to Set Up Snapchat’s Parental Controls
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Annie Hall
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In August 2022, Snapchat announced that it would be rolling out new parental controls. These new controls allow parents to see their children's contacts, restrict who their children can add as friends, and set time limits on how much time their children can spend on the app.
What Is the Tech Coalition?
April 10, 2023
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Paige Geis Bradshaw
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In a world where there are digital dangers targeting children around every corner, it’s a relief to know that an organization like the Tech Coalition is around. Child sexual abuse and exploitation is a widespread problem. According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest…
What Is a Deepfake and How Are They Made?
March 31, 2023
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Josh Burgoyne
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While exploring the Internet, have you or your kids ever stumbled upon a video that seems too unrealistic to be true? For example, it could be a video of your child’s friend starring alongside Tom Holland in the latest Spiderman film. It might…
Cell Phones in School: Why Are Schools Dead Zones?
March 29, 2023
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Paige Geis Bradshaw
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Unless you live in a mountain cabin far, far away, technology is unavoidable. From preschool to senior year, kids will watch educational videos, test their knowledge in virtual learning games, access their textbooks on tablets, and take classes in keyboarding and computer basics.…
Ten Tips for Teaching Grandparents Technology
March 27, 2023
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Paige Geis Bradshaw
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Whenever I spend the weekend at my grandparents’ house, I can always count on getting a question or two about technology. One weekend, I spent hours going through my grandmother’s inbox. I deleted junk mail, blocked spam email addresses, then showed her how…
Reasons to Stay off Your Phone
March 24, 2023
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Reagan Fausett
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“*Sigh* I’m on my phone too much!” How often have you said this to yourself? Now that technology is a standard part of everyday life, it’s easier than ever to fill our time—and harder than ever to stay off our phones. This is…
What Is ChatGPT and How Is It Impacting Schools?
March 20, 2023
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Paige Geis Bradshaw
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Remember when you spent hours at the library or on the computer in order to craft the perfect research paper? You likely first learned about the structure of an essay in elementary school! What if you’d had a tool that could have done…