As we reported earlier this year, domestic violence incidents have increased since stay-at-home orders related to Covid-19 were issued. What’s more, abusive behavior carried over into the digital world as well: Between March and June 2020, Avast Threat…
Gabrielle Nelson, sixth grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Redwood City, California, learned one thing quickly when school came back this fall: Sixth graders know tech. Whether it’s cutting together videos for presentations or even just co…
Nearly any website you visit asks you to accept cookies, and most of us don’t even think about this choice — we just click “yes” to rid ourselves from the pain of the pop-up. But what are we really agreeing to? What is a cookie, anyway?
We’re six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether you’re still adjusting to working from home or you’re trying to figure out how to accommodate kids going back to school, September is a great time to reassess your home workspace. Is it working f…
In mid-July, my kids’ school district announced that it would conduct classes online until at least Thanksgiving. When school closed down in the spring, it was a struggle for us — and I didn’t want to return to that chaos and stress. Many calls, texts…
It’s an historic moment. No less than the entire human race finds itself banded together as we all do our part to fight a global pandemic. Along the way, we’re learning a lot about epidemiology, healthcare infrastructure, adaptability, and human nature…
Up until now, the home was for family dinners, movie nights, and the occasional online shopping spree. With the current pandemic, this has all changed, and none of us are entirely ready for it. Over the last few weeks especially, households across the …
Back to school season is upon us. And this year, things look a bit different. Families and teachers alike are having to adjust to the reality of online and distanced learning, often facing a steep learning curve in familiarizing themselves with various…
“Fake news” is a term that has taken off in recent years, most infamously during the 2016 US presidential election. Biased news and sensationalism disguised as journalism has been around for a long time, but has been amplified through the internet and …
They say everyone is likely to have a living, breathing Doppelganger. Whether you believe that or not, this is for certain: if you’ve ever used the internet to do something as simple as create an email account or social media profile—like most of us ha…