by tjohnston | May 3, 2022 | Digital Citizenship
As the internet continues to flood with misinformation and disinformation, the tricks of scammers and spammers and other unreputable folk/AI, our strategies must also evolve. There are myriad protocols for assessing the validity of online content, but our favorite...
by tjohnston | Apr 21, 2022 | Data Privacy, Digital Citizenship
Remember that post a couple weeks ago talking about how you’re responsible for the data of your friends and folks? Welp, some new research published this month provides some compelling findings. Location, location, location! When it comes to location data, even...
by tjohnston | Apr 1, 2022 | Data Privacy, Digital Citizenship
So, you have put the big pieces in place to keep your data safe online. You have a password manager (I use NordPass), have checked whether your accounts have been compromised through data breaches, and are feeling pretty good about your choices. Gold star for you! ...
by tjohnston | May 17, 2021 | Digital Citizenship
In the ISTE Certified Educator course, we see a lot of people reading privacy policies for the first time. Almost immediately they want to share this experience with their colleagues and students. The question that quickly emerges is “how do I frame this...
by tjohnston | Jan 1, 1970 | Digital Citizenship
First things first, we have a very strict rule in our house: ALWAYS ask permission before you touch someone else’s device. We don’t look over shoulders either unless you have permission. If one of my kid’s friends grabs my phone, she makes it known...
