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21/11/2021

One of the biggest concerns for parents about technology is the amount of time their kids are on screens. Each kid is different and you know them best, but here is the latest advice on the matter.

Year 1 to 12 students, parents, and teachers

23/10/2021

Where do we draw the line on individual privacy?

Your right to privacy is tied to your right to be free, but there is a balance between freedom and discipline. Not enough freedom stops you from becoming the person you want to be and contribute in your own unique way to society, whereas too much individual freedom leads to societal chaos.

When does intrusive surveillance become unacceptable loss of privacy?

Year 8 to 12 students, parents, and teachers

01/10/2021

Sophisticated algorithms deliver the exact stories that will capture your attention the longest. Thanks to your digital footprint, you are getting your very own tailored view of the world. Over time, the effect of this is hardened viewpoints.

05/09/2021

During teenage years, you are learning a lot both inside and outside the classroom, exploring your interests, and figuring out who you are and how you feel about yourself and others. Having social media in the middle of all this makes things more complicated. Visit my blog to read the full post.

Year 7 to 10 students and parents

18/03/2019

Want some clear tips on how to approach digital citizenship and internet safety in the classroom? This post is full of resources including a set of free cyber safety posters with tips for your students. Make cyber safety education easy and keep your students safe, happy, and ethical online,

05/12/2018

We now have a "national attention deficit," one neuroscientist says.

01/12/2018

We are living in an increasingly mobile-connected age. From a tool whose greatest utility was once tied around making calls and sending short messages, mobile phones have become indispensable gadgets that play multi-faceted roles including computing, banking, online shopping, virtual assistant, fitn...

25/08/2018

Wow! Having a NASDAQ ad in Times Square is like the ultimate in book marketing!

Team Savv-i Digital Whispers - Book 2 of the Digital Citizenship adventure trilogy is one of eight ICO's that are part of this innovative breakthrough in book publishing. Publica uses blockchain technology to decentralise the power grip the big boys have on book distribution. Good for authors and exciting for readers as they have a much more direct relationship with the creators of stories.

My ICO starts on the 1st of September, be part of this disruptive shift in book publishing: https://app.publica.com/casper-pieters-team-savv-i-the-10-secrets-of-cyberspace-book-1

Know nothing about blockchain? Well this will be your easeful entry... Have fun! All the relevant links appear below this Youtube:

https://youtu.be/Pgq1uKY-KKE

but this is their website that has it all: https://publica.com

WANT TO SAMPLE?

Here is the first chapter of Team Savv-i: The 10 Secrets of Cyberspace - Book 1. My aim is to get young people to become a lot savvier in using the Internet though the use of engaging adventure narratives.

Chapter 1 as PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNq7An6uWlnxCVAKtfRAn6Kcau-V3CIU/view?usp=sharing

Chapter 1 as ePUB: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hoVMJJRQyE6wXj4AJsCksPUpykQ202Kd/view?usp=sharing

Remember, with this innovative technology you can buy an eBook and gift it to anyone after you have read it. Unlike printed books second hand ebooks are the same as new! Thanks for your support.

Welcome!

19/08/2018

In twelve days my book ICO starts for Team Savv-i: Digital Whispers. What is a book ICO? Just click on the site and scroll to the bottom for the Q&A. But it is pretty exciting stuff for writers and readers alike.

Publica seems like the natural home for my Digital Citizenship adventure series for so many reasons. I released the first book, Team Savv-i: The 10 Secrets of Cyberspace, of the trilogy at Twitter HQ and received positive reviews: