Despite some large school districts investing into #tech in every classroom, academic results have slipped. Now parents are pushing schools to offer low- or screen-free classrooms. wsj.com/articles/in-a-school…

Full house for two sessions of @dubcilib Coder Dojo in Charleville Mall Library. Saturday morning fun with @arduino @scratch @ThePSF & more! #kidsintech #mentoring #librarydojos

Sharing apps can carpool you to work, rake leaves from your garden, and pick up milk from the shop--but would you use it to mind your children? KidNest thinks so. 7news.com.au/technology/kid-…

Is how you parent influenced by #tech? Yes, probably. @JBoothyy reports for @thisisinsider: insider.com/how-being-a-pare…

Oh no! Katie Byrne: 'Is tech killing everyone's imagination?' Study shows "fewer children have invisible friends than they did five years ago...respondents attributed the decline to the rise of #technology." tiny.cc/zqrccz

Google agreed to pay around $200 million to U.S. authorities investigating alleged abuses of children’s privacy. latimes.com/business/story/2…

Kids don't like it, but it had to be done. Youtube is closing its private message feature. techcrunch.com/2019/08/21/yo…

Think embarrassing your kids is the worse part of "sharenting"? Think again: "the nature of the Internet and its recommendation algorithms is that those innocent pictures can essentially be served up to predators online" npr.org/2019/08/12/750577697…

Study: "Warning to adults: Children notice everything" tells us what we long suspected--they pick up on every word we say! bit.ly/33kko4V

Can you learn to code through play? Lego seems to think so! businessinsider.com/lego-cod…

Fast-growing #kidtech company founded by Irish entrepreneur @MrDylanCollins launching a new safe streaming platform built specifically for kids--@GoSuperAwesome! bit.ly/2XTxJSt

What's your child's #digitalfootprint? Don't know? You should. It's not just about sharing information. It's about the #data being collected as they use their devices. wired.com/story/protect-kids…

Want to do something computer-y with the kids this summer? Don't want to pay for it? See "Fun & Free Ways To Learn #STEM and #Coding In The Summer" here: bit.ly/2FYnQIf

Had a brilliant morning with @dubcilib @CoderDojo ninjas working on #python #java #HTML #CSS @MITAppInventor & @arduino projects. Summer learning is fun!

Can't not love @Raspberry_Pi when it brings, through hard work and python, the joy of @Minecraft to our @dubcilib @CoderDojo. Special shout out to the teens who came in on a sunny day to get their projects up & running. #librarydojos

YouTube might just be making a move on its children's content, including placing under 18 material into YouTube Kids, a standalone app. Will it work? And why did it take an FTC investigation to prompt action? bit.ly/2WZ3HfU