Trudy Ludwig's children's books are not only delightfully written and illustrated but also teach and model empathy, caring and kindness.She joined us on ConnectSafely Live to talk about her work and her new book The Power of One, which she read aloud. So, take a look and bring your children in when she starts to read. It's a real treat.
Aug 27, 2020•45 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with chat Father Robert Ballecer Ballecer a Jesuit priest currently at Jesuit Curia in Rome where he is spearheading an effort to use new media for evangelization. Whatever your beliefs (or not), this is a very worthwhile conversation about compassion, resilience, willingness to change and — yes — faith and politics
Aug 04, 2020•46 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Kim Karr, co-founder of #ICANHELP along with the organizations lead intern, Malorie Bournazian about mental health and digital wellness
Jul 30, 2020•35 min
Will Gardner, CEO of London-based Childnet International, has been working in online safety for children for >20 years and has a great deal of insight not just about protecting kids but empowering them. This was an upbeat and optimistic conversation about a wide variety of topics ranging from sexting to youth activism.
Jul 23, 2020•43 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with UK-based John Carr, Secretary of British Children’s Charity Safety Coalition, about child safety online. We also got a British perspective on issues facing both the US and the UK, including Covid-19 and racial justice.
Jul 21, 2020•41 min
Mia Doces of Committee for Children talks to us about social-emotional learning during the pandemic, and how parents and teachers can help children build resilience and strengthen relations during the Covid-19 crisis.
Jul 14, 2020•43 min
It was such a pleasure to spend some time with Vint Cerf, widely known as one of the "fathers of the internet." We talked about his bout with Covid-19, his experiences during the very early days of the net, what he has learned and how he has evolved over issues of permitted speech, safety and other issues. This is a great lesson in both history and where we are going as a species. Vint has never rested on his laurels. He thinks a lot about the future. Take a look and listen and let me know what ...
Jul 07, 2020•43 min
We spoke with online dating expert Julie Spira about dating during Covid-19 and "dating in the age of Trump." We touched on sexting, teen dating and how to date safely, including when in quarantine
Jul 02, 2020•35 min
This is a very special edition of ConnectSafely Live. To celebrate Larry Magid’s birthday, he and Kerry were joined by his two adult children, Katherine Magid Pforzheimer and Will Magid. Katherine talked about her work as a kindergarten teacher, how transitioned to remote learning during the pandemic and her role the person in charge of remote learning for 1st through 4th graders at Beechwood School.Will, who is a world-class musician, played the trumpet and introduced a new as-yet-unreleased so...
Jun 30, 2020•41 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with Renee Hobbs, founder of the Media Education Lab at Univ. of Rhode Island, about why digital & media literacy is more important than ever.Our conversation with Renee Hobbs can be described in many ways, including "delightful." The subject matter wasn't all that funny, but she was, as she not only demystified media literacy but challenged many assumptions -- including some of our own.
Jun 25, 2020•51 min
We spoke with Justin Patchin, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center about how young people (and adults) are dealing with the pandemic and the fight for racial justice. We touched on whether the pandemic is increasing cyberbullying and how to encourage resilience. Justin talked about handling some of the problems online as well as celebrating how social media is being used for positivity.
Jun 23, 2020•37 min
Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and practices Adolescent Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Pediatrician, researcher, father, and filmmaker, Dr. Rich is the Founder and Director of the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) and the first evidence-based medical program addressing physical, mental and social health issues associated wi...
Jun 18, 2020•42 min
Kerry Gallagher and Larry Magidf spoke with Alan Miller of The News Literacy Project about how to know what sources of news to trust and/or share, coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, Covid-19 and more.
Jun 17, 2020•31 min
We talk to high school principal Henry Turner about how social media is facilitating a conversation about race, plus advice for parents and teachers about talking to students about what’s happening
Jun 09, 2020•40 min
Larry and Kerry speak with Sonia Livingstone -- one of the world's leading researchers on youth and social media. We talked about the protests in the streets of America, the rights of youth, the impact of Covid-19 on young people's use of social media, and much more. Please watch and please share this video with your friends on Facebook
Jun 02, 2020•37 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with NY Times Best-Selling Author & Founder of Cultures of Dignity Rosalind Wiseman about teens, parents, social media, gaming and education today. The movie "Mean Girls" was based on her book Queen Bees & Wannabes.
May 28, 2020•49 min
We speak with Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft’s Global Safety Advocate about their research on digital civility as well as the company's campaign to educate parents and youth about online safety during the stay-at-home period
May 21, 2020•35 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with Dr. Enoch Choi. Enoch is a physician working at Santa Clara County Medical Center, taking care of low-income patients, including those with Covid-19 (his views don’t necessarily represent those of his employer). In this webcast, he not only dispenses good medical advice, but care and compassion and a positive attitude that we can all use. For those of us who are doing the right thing, it will almost certainly be OK, he told us. So do watch or listen, fo...
May 19, 2020•53 min
The Covid-19 crisis has caused a lot of people to re-think privacy as it affects health, education and so much more. To talk about who the pandemic is affecting privacy, Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Amelia Vance from the Future of Privacy Forum
May 14, 2020•43 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Philippe Kahn, founder and CEO of Fullpower Technologies that develops technology that measures both the quantity and quality of sleep. We talked about the importance of sleep, how to improve sleep and how sleep is affected during the period of self-isolation. Philippe is also known as the inventor of the camera phone among many other inventions.
May 13, 2020•34 min
Larry and Kerry speak with Erica Pelavin, co-founder of My Digital TAT2 and a practicing adolescent psychologist about how teens are coping with the Covid-19 lockdown
May 12, 2020•35 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People. She's the mother of three successful daughters and a journalism teacher who's educated thousands of successful students. Her methods may not be conventional, but they do work.
May 07, 2020•39 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Mindy Brooks, Director of User Experience for Google Play and Google’s Kids and Family Initiative about Google Family Link, Google Play, kids play and learning and coping with staying at home.
May 05, 2020•33 min
Larry and Kerry speak with Irina Raicu, director of the internet ethics program at Santa Clara University. Topics include the ethics of the Apple/Google Covid-19 tracing technology, misinformation, confusion and other ethical issues regarding how we're responding to Covid-19
Apr 30, 2020•36 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Michelle Ciulla Lipkin -- Exec Director of National Association for Media Literacy Education about the importance of media literacy, especially during this Covid-19 period.
Apr 28, 2020•36 min
ConnectSafely’s CEO Larry Magid and Dir. of K-12 Education Kerry Gallagher speak with TokTok’s Senior Director of Global Trust Safety Jeff Collins along with Lavanya Mahendran, TikTok’s Senior Policy Manger about how the platform is helping teens during Covid-19
Apr 23, 2020•39 min
ConnectSafely’s CEO Larry Magid and Dir. of K-12 Education Kerry Gallagher speak with Roblox’s VP of Marketing and Digital Civility Tami Bhaumik.
Apr 21, 2020•33 min
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal about how the company is handling its explosive growth and how to use Zoom’s privacy, safety and security features.
Apr 16, 2020•39 min
ConnectSafely's Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Rachel Gibson of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Topics included how sheltering at home affects domestic violence survivors and how they -- and their communities -- can better protect themselves.
Apr 14, 2020•35 min
Antigone Davis, Facebook's head of global safety speaks with Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher about how Facebook is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic along with ways to stay socially connected while physically distant. The podcast also has tips for parents and families.
Apr 09, 2020•34 min