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2016-04-05 Cyberethics for Educators from Frederick Lane A 60-minute presentation delivered to the Great Prairie Area Education Association in Des Moines, IA on April 5, 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.
2016-04-05 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A 2-hour presentation on the legal risks arising out of the use and misuse of digital devices, delivered to the Great Prairie Area Education Association in Des Moines, IA on April 5, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization…
A teenager at the heart of a significant sexting scandal at North Penn High School in Landsdale, PA, entered a guilty plea on March 22. Brandon Tyler Berlin, 19, pleaded guilty to a single charge of “transmission of sexually explicit images by a minor,” a misdemeanor. Under the terms of his plea deal, he was…
2016-03-20 Technology and the Blurring of Boundaries from Frederick Lane A 45-minute presentation delivered on March 20, 2016 during the final general session of the annual conference of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs in Chicago, IL. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization…
2016-03-18 Ethics & Social Media from Frederick Lane A 90-minute presentation delivered at the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) on March 18, 2016 in Chicago, IL. 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…
Eighteen months ago, on September 3, 2014, a young woman in Saugus, MA saw four disturbing videos in her Snapchat app. The videos were sent to her by a high school friend, Timothy Cyckowski, and they depicted two people sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a wooded area. The young woman could hear Cyckowski laughing…
As I travel around the United States lecturing to school districts, educators, students, and parents, I am often asked about the definition of the word “cybertrap.” While I can’t claim credit for coining the word, I have developed a body of work using the term, which so far has not been formally defined. I think…
[This article was originally posted to the Beacon Broadside blog and is reposted with permission.] On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you’ll see why 1984 won’t be like “1984.” Those were the closing lines of Apple Computer’s groundbreaking (and screen-shattering) advertisement during the 1984 Super Bowl for its new computer, the Macintosh.…
[Update on 2017-04-03]: Arthur apparently decided to drop her lawsuit against the school district on December 2, 2016. Neither Arthur nor her attorney issued a public statement regarding her decision. [Update on 2016-04-26]: Last week, the student who accessed Arthur’s phone and shared her nude photos with other students pleaded guilty to computer fraud in…
2016-02-23 Little Swipers from Frederick Lane A 2-hour presentation on toddler tech use delivered at the 2016 Alaska Society for Technology in Education annual conference in Anchorage, AK on February 23, 2016. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…