Cybertraps Podcast

News Item – Students at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, RI set up a Discord subchannel to document inappropriate behavior by a teacher North Kingstown School District is a hot mess In April 2022, a series of lawsuits were filed against the District, high school administrators, and former boys’ basketball coach Aaron Thomas. The suit alleges that Thomas ordered boys to strip naked and...

News Item – On August 29, 2022, the California Senate unanimously passed the Age-Appropriate Design Act. It previously received unanimous approval in the State Assembly It is currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature People expect him to sign it but it could anger tech companies, who might then be less inclined to support a Newsom run for president in 2028 Earlier this summer, the legislatu...

In this episode we talk with Scott Rabinowitz about the ethical implications of advertising to GenZ. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance.  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hop...

News Item – The Boston Globe Publishes an Editorial Urging Schools to Prohibit Student Phone Use at School “https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/22/opinion/sorry-kids-no-more-phones-school/” Overarching Questions / Issues This is a global issue 2022/2023 freshman are the iGen – born after introduction of iPhone in 2007 (!) Is this part of a move to de-emphasize screens in education generally? Will...

- News Item -- On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. - The Court expressly overruled Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) - Each state is now able to adopt its own laws regarding the practice of abortion - Overview - An important reminder: Roe was a privacy case - The Court was trying to balance three...

Dr. Axton Betz-Hamilton was a victim of identity theft and wrote a book about the experience called “ The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity. ” Dr. Betz-Hamilton is now a professor at South Dakota State University specializing in identity theft. Isolated and moved around because of identity theft of her parents Axton was over half a million dollar...

The Saga of Ashley Payne (2011) After her first year of teaching, Payne went on a trip to Europe. When she returned, she created a Facebook album with several hundred vacation photos. A handful showed her enjoying a drink or two. The photo album was marked “private,” but could still be viewed by her Facebook “friends” (which did not include any students) She also mentioned on Facebook that she was...

Show notes - The Uvalde School Shooting -- A Trove of Social Media Content - Gunman posted ominous photos of rifles and other messages on Instagram - He privately messaged a young woman that he planned to attack an elementary school - He used Yubo to threaten school shootings and show off a rifle - Context - Social media is one element of a complex problem - Uvalde already used security tech, incl...

Show notes whenyouwonder.org 1–4–3 day in PA - 143rd day in the year. Get their book “When You Wonder, You’re Learning” Origin story - Gregg and philanthropy Grable Foundation Translating learning from the learning sciences sound like script writers in Fred Rogers. Remake learning network - Learning landscape. Rogers took the tech of his day and asked how can I make this good Fred Rogers wanted to...

Show notes Dr. Charol Shakeshaft is a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University who studies educator sex abuse towards students prevalence and prevention. Subscribe to the Cybertraps Newsletter How much abuse of kids is happening and has it gotten better? Why has there been so much scandal around the catholic church and so little around The power of grooming students, colleagues, parents, etc....

Show notes News Item Screen Time Went Up During the Pandemic “The latest report from Common Sense Media confirms what many of us know intuitively: Entertainment media use grew faster in the last two years than it did in the four years before the pandemic. While many of us didn’t think it was possible to cram more entertainment screen time into our waking hours, we somehow managed to do so in 2021....

Show notes News Item: - On December 28, 2021, Illuminate Education was hacked. The intrusion, which lasted until January 8, 2022, compromised the private data of nearly one million students in New York State (and maybe more) - The breach affected at least 24 school districts and 18 charter schools, along with one Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) - The company initially described t...

Show Notes Starting Place Companies are constantly releasing new tools for tracking the physical movements of children. Should parents use them? Child monitoring apps and devices are rapidly becoming a multi-billion market By #2012, more than 20 million people were already using Life360 – just five years after the iPhone was released - #2019 UK study – 40% of parents/guardians had deployed real-ti...

New Item: British Journalist Yinka Bokinni led production of a documentary, “Inside the Metaverse: Are You Safe?”, which is airing on UK Channel 4 later today https://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-the-metaverse-are-you-safe-dispatches She posed as both a 22-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl The interactions horrified her What Is the Metaverse? Portmanteau of “meta” (“after” or “beyond”) a...

News Item: Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Ban Three Speech-Related Crimes: Cyberbullying Using electronic communication tools to bully someone Cyber- or Electronic Harassment Online harassment (suggests a pattern of behavior more extensive than cyberbullying) Cyberstalking Harassment using electronic communications that creates fear of physical harm or injury Thanks to s...

Lynn Clark, the Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools, is arrested for lying to the FBI over harassing texts See our interview with Quentin Dale about investigations. - Relevant Facts - Chicopee is a town of about 55,000, just north of Springfield, Mass. in the western part of the state - The Chicopee Public School District serves about 7800 students in pre-K to 12th grade, in 14 different...

White House Proclamation Goals Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation Heighten awareness of risk factors Highlight importance of supporting families Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and educational levels, and in all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds Key tool for fighting child abuse is prevention Child Abuse Statists – Centers...

Ransomware is a growing problem for organizations, including schools What is it? How does it happen? Why does it happen? $$$ – $7bn in 2021 Who’s doing it? We are all on the front lines now Problems for Schools Down time for school personnel, distraction from mission Inability to access data; closure of schools Loss of data, identity theft, invasions of privacy Reputational damage Financial loss T...

https://www.cybertraps.com/additional-resources Increased Use of Technology   A Global Issue   Explosion in the Use of Technology for Remote Learning   General Increase in Screen Time   Algorithmic Rabbit Holes Scope of the Problem   90% of Kids Are Regular Social Media Users Impact of Pandemic on Mental Well-Being of Children in General -- Almost Certainly Bad   Some Disagreement as to Role of Te...

Show notes Https://jethrojones.com/how2be About the book Over 500 episodes of Transformative Principal 9 key dispositions and skills ![[how2be 1.jpg]] Self-care The fallacious idea that you should take care of yourself so you have enough in the tank to take care of others is one of the worst lies in education. Take care of yourself because YOU matter. Support for them, Support for you Support does...

Al Kingsley is CEO of NetSupport and also serves as the Chair of two Multi Academy Trusts and a local School Governors’ Leadership Group in the UK. Al is a sought-after speaker and popular podcaster (NetSupport Radio). His book My Secret #EdTech Diary is not only a walk through his 30 year history in education, but also expresses a new way of thinking about technology in education. How technology...

Motivations School safety Student safety Political / religious orthodoxy Legal Issues First Amendment rights Federal / State Legislation 2019 – Restoring, Enhancing, Securing, and Promoting Our Nation’s Safety Efforts (RESPONSE) Act Includes a provision called “Children’s Internet Protection” amendment that encourages districts to invest in programs that detect “online activities of minors who are...

The TikTok Video about how to drive a captured Russian Tank: [https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1498332884121399307](https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1498332884121399307) - Our question today: Can Congress eliminate some of the worst content online without breaking the Internet? - [Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2022 or the EARN IT Act of 20...

Get resources from Fred’s Presentations at ASTE ASTE is back in action! Educational technologists coming out of the classroom. crowdsourcing in edu is moving forward regardless of where you are. How can we share what we’re doing with each other without feeling overwhelmed and alone. Personalized learning is crowd-sourced learning stunned at the level of interaction from our people. Best takeaway f...

Dr. Bryant Paul Associate Professor in the Media School at Indiana University, focusing on speech regarding sex and sexuality. Pornography vs obscenity Obscenity definition is constantly changing. Pornography is not necessarily obscenity. One-handed economist quote by Harry Truman Variable obscenity. Why we should ban all books in school. Resources - #2022–01–24 Greg Abbott’s Parental Bill of Righ...