How to Parent in a Digital World: Resources
Family Minecraft Policy (Google Docs version here)
Family Support Form Responses (copy this to your Google Drive so you can adapt it to your family’s needs. For help, see How to copy a Google Form)
iOS 12: Getting to Know Screen Time & Stronger Parental Controls (for iPhone/iPad)
The Complete Guide to Setting up Parental Controls in Windows
How to use Parental Controls in Windows 8
How to Use Parental Controls in OS X to Protect Your Kids
4 Ways to Set up Parental Controls on Your Home Network
Parental Control Tools That Cover Every Device In Your Home
A summary of online consultation approaches
AmericaSpeaks has produced a very handy chart summarizing different approaches to online engagement around the world.
Geeks for world peace
Here's a great use for your favourite young techie: NetCorps Canada International offers young Canadians the opportunity to participate in exciting volunteer information and communication technology internships in developing countries....NetCorps Interns are placed...
H20’s rotisserie discussion tool
I did some treasure hunting today on H20, an innovative online exchange sponsored by the Berkman Center for the Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. H20's self-description says it: aims to apply Internet technologies to the underlying aims of the academy --...
Business gift story in today’s Toronto Star
Today's Toronto Star has my story on the best business technology gifts for this holiday season.
E-commerce comes to Canada
After years of being marginalized by the online marketplace, Canada is finally getting access to a wide range of online retailers -- thanks to Borderfree, a service owned by Canada Post. Borderfree lets online retailers easily sell their products in international...
Evaluating civic engagement projects
A recent discussion on DO-Consult turned to the question of how we can evaluate the success of electronic citizen engagement projects. One list member pointed out that the issues probably aren't too different from the challenges of evaluating off-line engagement...
Online training course for eModerators
The UK's Hansard Society is offering a training course for eModerators. The course begins on January 17, 2005, and will take place entirely online. It runs over a five week period, during which participants will need to spend about 5 hours per week online. It will...
Government RSS, push and pull
Wired has a story on how the US government is using RSS as a tool for communicating with the public. This is great news, since RSS is a nice way of bridging "push" and "pull" (remember how trendy that distinction used to be?) The Wired story links to RSS Gov, a web...
Headlines that prove the world is ending soon
'The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide' Has Biggest Random House, Inc. First-Day Sale Since Clinton's 'My Life'
Beyond the electronic whiteboard
As seen on Cairns: Nothing too new about electronic whiteboards as a collaborative tool (see, for example, this experiment from Colorado). But the InterWrite MeetingPad creates a new range of options. It's a wireless, handheld tablet that uses Bluetooth to communicate...