Jody Oliver's List: Parenting

We know how important it is to protect and educate young people on using the Internet and want to provide all of our users with a safe experience.

When it comes to family safety, we aim to:

Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online
Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online
Work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people

"More than ever before, today's kids need their parents to help them acquire the skills to use time wisely. Technology has opened many doors to vast amounts of information, social networks around the world, and new career development opportunities. Parents can help kids be selective in using technology for learning as well as for entertainment purposes by modeling lifelong learning skills and monitoring their kids' use of software and the Internet. In order to do this, parents need to be technology savvy."

"dutopia is thrilled to share with you our latest classroom resource guide highlighting new solutions for connecting home and school in order to improve student learning and success. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or district administrator, this new guide provides you with relevant and valuable tools and resources for how best to strengthen the bonds between schools, families, and communities. "

"The Parent Topics section features what matters to you. Parents today are challenged more than ever. PTA offers plenty of resources, based on its century of commitment to children, to help equip parents with the right tools at home, at school, and in life. "

"Find health, education, safety, child care, and other resources for parents and grandparents."

"Looking for new ways to raise money for your school? Try one of these winning ideas, suggested -- and tested -- by parents! "

"Ready? Set? Let's go! Here are ten great activities to celebrate the start of a new learning year. "

Welcome to A Parents' Guide to Facebook (PDF). It’s designed to help you understand what Facebook is and how to use it safely. With it, you will be better informed and able to communicate with young Facebook users in your life more effectively. That's important because 1) if something goes wrong, we want our children to come to us and 2) as the Internet becomes increasingly social and mobile, a parent’s guidance and support are ever more key to young people’s well-being in social media and technology. The guidebook is published in partnership with the iKeepSafe Coalition.

Best of the Dropout Nation Podcast: Six Steps Toward Building Parent Power http://bit.ly/gmcO0W #edreform #ParentPower #edpolicy #eddata

My Most Popular Posts On Parent Engagement This Quarter http://bit.ly/hoyrbw

Wow! Send a colleague or parents some video tutorials with this interactive letter http://www.teachparentstech.org/ #mlearning #edtech

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