A couple of weeks ago, I decided to search my daughter’s name on Google. I was curious to see what the results might be for someone who has not yet established an online presence. I was amazed, worried, and amused all at once…
Continue Leave a Comment November 3, 2009
This past July, on my way to meet with the IT Director of a local school district, I walked the halls of the high-school where his office was located. The building, like so many public schools, appeared structurally fatigued, bearing the signs and scars of decades of students passing through. Anyone who viewed it from the street would have been bothered by its condition and the fact that kids spent 7-8 hours a day in it, 10 months out of the year.
I had expected to react similarly when the IT Director and I sat down to discuss the school’s technology infrastructure. I assumed that whatever was in place would be a mixed bag of old and new systems and software of various brands, purchased in waves, whenever enough money could be freed up. I also assumed some kind of security software would be in place, but that it would be minimal…
Continue Leave a Comment October 13, 2009
While summer has ended, a lot has just begun. My kids will have new experiences, meet new people, learn new things this school year.
In the midst of all this transition, it’s natural to want your kids to be safe and enjoy the experience. I am attentive to my kids’ safety from the moment they wake up, get dressed, get into the car and get to school. For the most part, safety is very naturally at the top of our minds wherever our kids are concerned.
Yet there is one area of a kids’ safety that continues to fall beneath the radar and is not taken as seriously as other aspects of their well-being.
Continue Leave a Comment September 30, 2009
