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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
3 mini-moral dilemmas for digital parents

Every once in a while, I come across a situation in life-with-electronics that causes me to stop and say, “Hmmm.” While these dilemmas aren’t juicy enough to be fodder for playwrights and priests, they aren’t uncommon and take a little thinking-through as a parent.

1. Lying about the child’s age. This comes up when setting up accounts on adult sites. (By that I mean sites that are generally used by adults and not kids, but for purposes I’ve deemed appropriate for someone younger than the 18-year-old requirement. )…

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[22 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
How kids use cell phones to cheat

A recent survey by Common Sense Media shows that 35 percent of students use their cell phones to cheat on tests. Here’s how they do it:

  • 26% store info on their phone and look at it while taking a test
  • 25% send text messages to friends, asking for answers
  • 17% take pictures of a test – and then send it to their friends
  • 20% use their phones to search for answers on the Internet
  • 48% warn friends about a pop quiz with a phone call or text message
  • Happily, teachers…