If you’re in the area of Erie, Pennsylvania on May 15, think about spending the day at the “Moving Forward: Creating a Community Response to Cyberbullying” Conference at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The conference will be held from 9am to 4pm in the college’s Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center. Registration begins…
Sixteen months ago, David Byttow and Chris Bader created an app called “Secret” that was designed to permit users to anonymously share information with other users, friends, and contacts. The app and the concept of anonymous gossip proved popular: Secret gained as many as 15 million users in a fairly short time, and at the…
My 30th College Renuion was held at Amherst College at the end of May, and I had the honor of being asked to participate in a panel discussion about the risks facing teens today. Here’s the description from the College Web site: Protecting Vulnerable Adolescents: Cyber-Bullying, Sports-Related Concussions and Other Tough Stuff Saturday, May 30,…
In a study of 370 parents released on April 25, 2015, more than one-third reported that their child was less than 12 months old when he or she began scrolling or manipulating a touch screen. In addition, over half said that their infants began watching “television” shows on a mobile device before turning 1. By…
2015-02-12 Cybertraps for the Young from Frederick Lane A presentation based on my book Cybertraps for the Young and delivered to parents in the community of Valdez, Alaska, on February 12, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…
[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] It comes as a shock to most new parents, flushed as they are with the excitement of new life, that parenting is not all sunshine and bunnies. Sleep deprivation is the first clue, but the real wake-up call occurs when the little angel does something that…
2014-09-10 Cybertraps for the Young from Frederick Lane A lecture on digital risks for children and parents delivered to employees at Dyn, Inc. in Manchester, NH on September 10, 2014. 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…
2014-08-27 Cybertraps for Educators: The Professional Perils of 24/7 Communication from Frederick Lane This is a lecture I delivered to the faculty and staff of the Yakutat School District on August 27, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for…
2014-08-27 Cybertraps for the Young from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to parents in the community of Yakutat, Alaska, on August 27, 2014. 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.
2014-08-15 The Interpretation of Digital Data in Threat Cases from Frederick Lane A joint presentation delivered by Dr. Glenn Lipson and myself at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals in Anaheim, California on August 15, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your…
