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Tim Sullivan
Internet Safety: What the kids search for online.

Aug 11, 2009 - Posted by Tim Sullivan in Tim Sullivan, Technology, Parent Involvement, Internet Safety, Elementary School, Back to School

My friend and colleague Marian Merritt of Symantec sent a note about some very interesting research from Symantec.  It comes from 6 months of data (millions of kids’ searches) from the new OnlineFamily.Norton.com s... Read more
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Technology Time Eating into Family Time?

Aug 11, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, Internet Safety, Cell Phones

A colleague forwarded this NY Times article titled "Breakfast Can Wait. The Day's First Stop is Online."  The story actually made my stomach do a flip- flop. No, not because I skipped  breakfast to check my email an... Read more
Tim Sullivan
An Online Driver's License for Kids and Teens

Jul 23, 2009 - Posted by Tim Sullivan in Tim Sullivan, Technology, Internet Safety

Thanks to my involvement with Symantec's Online Safety Advisory Council (check out their new www.onlinefamily.norton.com product for a cool web safety solution for your family), I occasionally get to listen in as some very s... Read more
SchoolFamily
Is posting photos of other people's kids OK?

May 07, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Technology, Internet Safety

While flipping through the April issue of Wired magazine, the advice column (Dear Mr. Know-It-All), caught my attention as it raises an interesting question about how much you can/should post online of someone else's kids. Th... Read more
SchoolFamily
Internet Safety Week: How to Keep Kids Safe Online

Apr 27, 2009 - Posted by SchoolFamily in Internet Safety

What better way to kick off Internet Safety Week than for our founder, Tim Sullivan, to appear on Fox 25 this morning! You can see what Tim had to say about keeping kids safe online by clicking in the video box below. I parti... Read more
Tim Sullivan
The New Homework, how do we parents keep up?

Mar 02, 2009 - Posted by Tim Sullivan in Tim Sullivan, Internet Safety, Homework

Spent last week in New York (as part of an Advisory Council for Symantec's new efforts around internet safety) focusing on how technology has become such a central part of our kids' experiences these days. My take: where ther... Read more
Tim Sullivan
Norton Online Family beta is live

Feb 18, 2009 - Posted by Tim Sullivan in Tim Sullivan, Internet Safety

I've been playing with this new Internet Safety program from Norton for a while now, and I really like it. I've got a decent techy brain (I can figure things out if I have to), but I prefer simple, and that's where Norton's n... Read more
Tim Sullivan
Keeping Kids Safe Online in 2009

Jan 16, 2009 - Posted by Tim Sullivan in Internet Safety

Reading about this common-sense new cyber-bullying law from California, reminded to highlight several new efforts and resources that are worth a look:1. Really like these Internet Safety Tips from our friends at Norton.2. It'... Read more