It is difficult to overstate the full depth and breadth of the New York Post‘s loathing for the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (and presumably for the Mayor himself). In the Post‘s view, there is no social ill afflicting the city–vagrancy, panhandling, public urination, the rat population, disrespect for law enforcement, political correctness, the…
2016-06-07 Teaching Cyberethics to Millennial from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered at the 2016 NASDTEC Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on June 7, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.
2016-05-27 Mobile Devices, Social Media, and Ethical Lapses from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered jointly with Catherine Slagle at the 2016 Inspiring Public Confidence Conference of the Ontario College of Teachers in Toronto, Canada on 27 May 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this…
On Thursday, May 26, Good Morning America aired the latest segment in a series that it has been doing on teens and technology. Entitled “What Your Kids Don’t Want You to Know: Teens Exploited Via Technology,” the piece “examines how some teens are coerced or blackmailed into sending explicit pictures or video to a predator.”…
Last week, I had the pleasure of doing an interview with WITI Fox 6 News anchor/reporter Ben Handelman (@BenHandelman) about a recent spate of educator sexual assault cases that have arisen in Milwaukee area schools. The opening of his piece lays out the scope of the problem: MILWAUKEE — They read like many texts written…
[This blog post originally appeared on the Community Matters blog. I co-authored it with Dr. Glenn Lipson, a clinical and forensic psychologist based in San Diego, CA.] In a remarkably short time, social media has become the leading method by which teens connect, communicate, and share interests. It is crucially important for families and educators…
NBC affiliate KSNV (News3 Las Vegas) will be taping a panel discussion next month about the issue of educator misconduct in the state of Nevada and across the nation. I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in the panel discussion. I will update this post with additional information regarding panel…
Sometime during the middle of the 2013-2014 school year, Kearney Day, a 20-year-old teacher’s aid in the Allen Independent School District, used the Kik messaging app to start chatting with an unnamed 16-year-old student. In April 2014, the student told members of the Allen High School administration that she and Day were in a relationship.…
Every so often, one or another of my Facebook friends will post an image or e-card with the cheerful and uplifting admonition to “dance like nobody’s watching.” Some have attributed the sweet sentiment to author William Purkey or even (amusingly) to famously acerbic wit Mark Twain, but the line was actually penned thirty years ago…
2016-04-06 Digital Investigations from Frederick Lane A 90-minute presentation prepared for the Great Prairie Area Education Association on April 6, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.
