It gives me pleasure to announce that Anonymous Alerts, a leader in the mobile reporting sector for school technology, has asked me to join its advisory board. I look forward to assisting this innovative company with its efforts to improve school and student safety. You can read the company’s press release by clicking here. The…
With the American presidential race in full swing, public opinion polls are once again garnering a huge amount of attention, notwithstanding the fact that they may be fundamentally flawed and actively injurious to our democracy. In fact, the state of polling has deteriorated so much that the polling titan Gallup recently announced that it will…
On Christmas Day, the Independent in England ran an exclusive interview with Bruce Daisley, the so-called “European Twitter Supremo.” The interview has gotten considerably play in the British media, despite the fact that it wasn’t so much an interview as it was a animated press release. Read carefully, the article is merely an opportunity for…
In August, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that 1.44 billion smartphones would be shipped in 2015, a 10.4% increase over the preceding year. It is a safe bet that a hefty percentage of those smartphones will be tucked under a Christmas tree a week from now. Thousands upon thousands of teens (and even younger children)…
Parents love to complain about how much more challenging it is for them to parent than it was for THEIR parents, or frankly, any preceding generation in human history. But you have to feel some sympathy for the parents of millennials (let alone those dealing with the Generation Zers). As Steve Jobs said in 2007…
2015-11-03 Teaching Digital Citizenship to Digital Natives from Frederick Lane A Featured Presentation delivered at the Schools of the Future Conference in Honolulu, HI on November 3 and 4, 2015. 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…
