"How A Handful of Tech Companies Control Billions of Minds Every Day" This is the haunting title of a July 2017 Ted Talk given by former Google insider Tristan Harris, the founder of the Center for Humane Technology. In this talk, Mr. Harris shows how Tech...
Are you ready to teach media-savvy kids and their families how to honor God with technology? That's the premise behind Virtue in Media, the first-ever digital citizenship curriculum based on Holy Scripture.I've dreamed of creating a digital version of our in-person content for schools, churches, and...
Supervised Users Were an Awesome Google Feature In a dumbfounding move, on January 12, 2018, Google froze its Supervised User functionality. For many families, this move renders their Chromebooks as unsafe.Google Chromebooks have been sold by the millions, used by schools and families as an inexpensive,...
Screen Time – How Much is Too Much? [2600 words - in-depth - 8 minute read]"Chris, how much screen time should I give my kid?" This is the burning question for many parents and educators today, and we hear it often. No one seems to...
Guest Author Post: Scott Reddler has provided this content, along with as awesome info. graphic at the bottom that so clearly shows how digital our kids' world has become. Scott can be reached via Twitter @ScottreddlerChildren interact with technology on a daily basis, and the average...
There have been a rash of young teens committing suicide over the past few months. Snapchat seems to be the social media app most often mentioned as a key player in the suicide, giving rise to the phrase Snapchat Suicide. The ephemeral nature of Snapchat...
"we are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the "culture of death" and the "culture of life" - St. Pope John Paul II What is the Blue Whale Suicide Challenge? Protect Young Eyes informed parents about the Blue Whale Suicide Challenge...
The 2016 Porn Stats are In Every January, Pornhub, the largest pornography website on the worldwide web (owned by IT Company Mind Geek) issues porn consumption statistics for the previous year. This is their opportunity to brag to the world about the quantity of pornography consumed...
Virtual Reality is Here to Stay Virtual reality technology has been here for a while, but it's about to invade our homes.Just this month, Sony released its own PlayStation VR headset for $399.99 - a price that includes the headset, processor unit, and various connection cables for...
Maybe you’ve heard about the unusual and extremely disturbing trend of individuals using the persona of a creepy clown to lure and scare tweens and teens and to make threats of harm or violence against schools. My daughter came home from school yesterday talking about how...