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March 28, 2017

Cyberbullying: A Crime that Affects Everyone – Daily Utah Chronicle

According to the American Association of Suicidology, rates of suicide among 10 to 14-year-olds has grown 50 percent over the last three decades. Social media has exploded over the past 10 years. It’s a place where communication between anyone is only a few clicks away. According to the cyberbullying hotline, “42 percent of teenagers with …

March 28, 2017

This Silicon Valley school shuns technology — yet most of the students are children of tech execs | USA online news

New York University professor Adam Alter, author of “Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked,” discusses the Waldorf school in San Francisco, which is one of more than 160 across the country that shun the use of technology. Following is a transcript of the video. There’s a school in Silicon Valley that doesn’t allow the use of any tech. It’s called the Waldorf School and it’s fascinating because the school has no computers, no iPads, no iPhones. They try to minimize tech altogether and so people enjoy a lot of time face-to-face, they go outside a lot. What’s interesting about this school is 75% of the students there are the children of Silicon Valley tech execs, which is striking. These are people who, publicly, will expound on the wonders of the products they’re producing and at the same time they decided in all their wisdom that their kids didn’t belong in a school that used that same tech. Join the conversation about this story » ..

March 28, 2017

This is Your Brain on Devices: Adam Alter and Addictive Technology

It’s not only drugs that can cause addiction. New research shows dependence on your smart phone may produce some of the same addictive brain responses. In

March 28, 2017

Police union president relieved of duty for cyberbullying

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian

March 27, 2017

Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids | NIU Newsroom

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian

March 27, 2017

Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids | NIU Newsroom

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian

March 27, 2017

Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids | NIU Newsroom

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian

March 27, 2017

Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids | NIU Newsroom

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian

March 27, 2017

Five ways to make sure tech benefits your kids | NIU Newsroom

Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian