by Larry Richman | Oct 18, 2016
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month—time to focus on safer ways to shop, search, socialize, and do everything else online. Throughout the month I’ll post articles to remind you of best practices for online activities. The infographic below is from...
by Larry Richman | Oct 13, 2016
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month—time to focus on safer ways to shop, search, socialize, and do everything else online. Throughout the month I’ll post articles to remind you of best practices for online activities. The...
by Larry Richman | Oct 10, 2016
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month—time to focus on safer ways to shop, search, socialize, and do everything else online. Throughout the month I’ll post articles to remind you of best practices for online activities. This article reviews safe...
by Larry Richman | Apr 22, 2016
The Voice of Scouting has created a Social Media Certification as one of their new interactive online courses for a new age of Scouting. Have you ever been on Facebook and wondered how you got where you were? How about pin hopping on Pinterest; where was that first...
by Larry Richman | Jan 13, 2016
Facebook and MediaSmarts have teamed up to publish a white paper “Think Before You Share.” We always hear that sharing is a good thing. And thanks to technology, we can share our ideas, opinions, pictures, and videos with our friends and others. Most of...
by Larry Richman | Jul 28, 2015
Instagram has grown in popularity over the last few years among teens. It is a photo sharing application that has over 200 million active monthly users, putting it in the league with Facebook and Twitter when it comes to popularity. Instagram’s page Tips for...
by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2015
A Utah company is about to change the way parents use internet filters for their families. It is called PYUR and it is the world’s first smart web filter. Instead of just listing the websites your kids visit, it takes a snapshot of what they’re actually...
by Larry Richman | Mar 15, 2015
The Boy Scouts of America now offers a Social Media Certification. Some of their suggested activities may be great things to do with all your children. Purposes: Be safer while using social media. Bring purpose to your use of social media. Better understand how to get...
by Larry Richman | Mar 12, 2015
The following article, “Media Safety” was published in the LDS Church News: A children’s storybook by Jacalyn S. Leavitt, then Utah’s first lady, tells the fictional experience of a cat, “Faux Paw,” who lived at the Utah State Capitol building. The “Techno...
by Larry Richman | Mar 5, 2015
The Utah Coalition Against Pornography has announced the dates for its annual Conference on Protecting Children and Families from Pornography. Find insight, community, hope, and resources at these events: Salt Lake City: Saturday, April 18, 2015 (with Spanish sessions...
by Larry Richman | Feb 25, 2015
Do your children love YouTube, but you worry about the suggested and sponsored videos that they will see? Now Google has an app for that. The YouTube Kids mobile app is basically a “clean” version of YouTube.com with access to only family-friendly videos...
by Larry Richman | Feb 19, 2015
Like other large social media networks, Twitter comes with possible risks. Here are a few practices that can help keep teens safe on Twitter. Talk to your teens about what they post and the amount of personal information they share online. While Tweets can be...
by Larry Richman | Jan 9, 2015
Mitt Romney spoke at the BYU Forum on November 18, sharing the behind-the-scenes lessons he learned while running for President. He said, “At the beginning of a campaign you experience a great deal of what I’ll call unwelcome anonymity. Nobody knows who you are… “The...
by Larry Richman | Nov 13, 2014
The Facebook page Help Your Teens Play it Safe offers a few tips parents can use to keep their kids safe on Facebook. Facebook lets you control the audience of your posts. Therefore, encourage your kids to review their privacy settings and to make sure they consider...
by Larry Richman | Aug 30, 2014
“Parents can sometimes feel trampled by the stampede of tablets and smartphones and overwhelmed by the accessibility of media on the Internet. It’s true that media and technology can be dangerous when left to run unchecked in our families; however, like wild...
