Show Notes News Item: Florida representative from Naples, FL files HB 1055, which would require schools to consider and vote on a plan to install cameras at the front of every classroom Any installed system would have the ability to record audio and video throughout the classroom, except any area in which children might change clothing. Schools would be required to maintain video archives for at least three months, after which the video could be destroyed unless a request to review was made, or ...
Jan 10, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Paul Shaw received his doctorate from University of South Carolina. He has served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, Dean of Men at St. Leo College, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. In 2000, he Was recognized as State Superintendent of the Year in South Carolina and State Superintendent of the Year in Georgia in 2010. Served on the Executive Board for the American Association of School Administrators, teach part-time for Piedmont University, and currently serve as ...
Jan 06, 2022•28 min•Season 10Ep. 105
The Problem https://twitter.com/kalane99/status/1471847077810515972 In the wake of virtually every school shooting, dozens (if not hundreds) of copycat threats are made to schools around the country. Thanks to prevalence of mobile devices, threats are being made by students in virtually all grade levels Such threats can initially be anonymous, although law enforcement has resources that can often reveal the initial poster Threat can originate from anywhere in the world A significant problem is e...
Jan 03, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Sini Ninkovic, who is today better known as “The Untethered Guy”, is a Berkeley MBA, and Silicon Valley professional turned digital wellness guru. After a lifelong struggle with digital dependency, Sini quit his job at Apple to live in a van and untether from tech. Along the way he learned that the key to inner harmony wasn’t found in removing tech, but in redefining his relationship with it. The tools he discovered for himself were so transformative that sharing them with the world has become h...
Dec 16, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Some recent examples of school board cybertraps AZ – Google Drive with “dossiers” on parents Great example of a classic cybertrap – unintended disclosure of Google Drive URL CA – Board president arrested for possession of child pornography MA – Hostile text messages NJ – Anti-Muslim Facebook posts TX – Alleged “doxxing” of parents VT – Sharing of sexist and racist memes WA – Transphobic comments by board member CA – School board mocks parents during COVID, entire board resigned Issues Raised Rel...
Dec 13, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Not only is Dr. Joaquina Kankam an expert in youth protection compliance and risk management, but her practical experience has made her a leader in understanding the needs of youth serving organizations. In addition to being an educator (K–12 & Higher Education), Joaquina has presented at several national association conferences and participated as a panelist in several discussions regarding youth. She is the founder of the School of Solutions . First week of University - preparing for youth...
Dec 10, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Show Notes Item – November closed with the news of a terrible tragedy in Michigan, as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley used a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun to kill four of his schoolmates This incident is remarkable for the role that social media and digital evidence should have played in its prevention, and the importance both will play in the subsequent investigation and trial of not only Crumbley but his parents as well. Litigation is also likely against the school district and various school officials Que...
Dec 06, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Clarence Tan (Co-Founder) is the Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder of Boddle Learning — a gaming platform for education. Clarence Tan graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He started his entrepreneurial journey into educational games during his junior year at the university when he started a game development company in Colombia, South America in 2011. Clarence is a veteran in the games industry with over 10+ years of game desig...
Dec 02, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Show Notes The Problem The K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, tracked 408 cybersecurity incidents that hit K–12 institutions over the past year, an 18 percent increase from 2019 and an average of two cyberattacks per school day aimed at the nation’s education system. The most widespread cyber incidents were ransomware attacks, in which a hacker infiltrates a network and hold it for ransom, along with data breaches of student and staff personal data that included everything from bullying reports...
Nov 29, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Richard Shell is a global thought leader and senior faculty member at one of the world’s leading business schools, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Chair of Wharton’s Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, the largest department of its kind in the world. His forthcoming book, The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values. Advance Your Career. addresses an increasingly urgent problem in today’s workplace: standing up for core values such as honesty, fairness,...
Nov 25, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 97
New substack: subscribe here. https://cybertraps.substack.com - Show Notes - Social media and digital communication threats are a rising problem - Every threat has to be taken seriously - Incredibly disruptive - Warning notices to parents – upsetting - Lockdowns - School closures / switch to remote learning - Myriad vectors - Email - Text messages - Social media apps - Snapchat - TikTok - Instagram - WhatsApp - Facebook - What Can Schools Do to Address the Problem? - Short-Term - Incident respon...
Nov 22, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Small community of states with a small focus. Clearinghouse benefits No automatic suspension in Connecticut Oklahoma How teachers are responding to technology generationally. Teachers rely on technology more. Teachers are always a role model. Coaches and boundaries Still lots of learning that needs to be done. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top ...
Nov 18, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode, we are sharing Fred’s presentation at PPI in Oklahoma City. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more: Simplify and streamline technology Save teachers’ time Reliably meet Tier 1 stan...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 94
General Counsel for State Department of Education Authority to prosecute licensed personnel. Educational professional has to bring complaints against others. Teachers are connecting more and more online. Sometimes teachers are just four years older than the students they could be teaching. How to help those adults that don’t know what’s going on. Why not equip schools with tools to manage what’s happening? We’re getting better at investigating and knowing about issues. I wish there had been trai...
Nov 11, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Show Notes The power of experience for adults in teaching - The holidays are rushing towards us - Welcome to the Debby Downer holiday gift review! - It may be a challenging shopping season - Still significant post-pandemic supply chain issues - What are the hot tech toys for 2021? - Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet - The latest and greatest kid-centric Amazon Fire gives kids more freedom to explore via a digital store where kids can request apps (pending parental approval). They can also make video an...
Nov 08, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Live from PPI in Oklahoma City we are talking to Craig King and Taylor Pipkin from South Carolina, Palmetto State Teachers Association. How my mom taught me about ethics the role of social media in indiscretion. The difference between being a teacher association representative vs investigators Investigators are not out to get people, they’re not bad people. Green construction paper non-instructional routine Teachers need to be trained on decision making Assess the risk All about having those con...
Nov 04, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Raising Cyberethical Kids: Audio Course and Ebook - News Item: In June 2021, UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson suggested banning mobile phones in schools - He argued that a ban would help students “remain calm” and overcome the effects of the pandemic - Some schools expressed opposition, saying individual schools and districts should establish their own policies without government mandate - Williamson seen as strong opponent of mobile phones in school, pointing to cyberbullying, sexting, a...
Nov 01, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Catherine Slagle is the director of Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Office of Professional Practice in the state of Washington. Worked in prisons and then in professional practices of State Superintendent office. Didn’t have anything in code of conduct relating to social media. Finding out culture of the school. Letter of concern vs. Letter of reprimand. District reluctance to report teachers to state. Superintendent Teachers need specific training around ethics in teac...
Oct 28, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Show Notes Two articles on Cybertraps.com Halloween Costumes Result in the Suspension of 14 Idaho Educators https://www.cybertraps.com/2018/11/04/halloween-costumes-result-in-the-suspension-of–14-idaho-educators/ What Do Pokémon Balls, Pumpkins, and Death Stars Have in Common? Just Google “Baby Bump Costumes”! https://www.cybertraps.com/2016/10/18/what-do-pokemon-balls-pumpkins-and-death-stars-have-in-common-just-google-baby-bump-costumes/ When did Halloween become such a big deal? Blame the 198...
Oct 25, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Not only is Dr. Joaquina Kankam an expert in youth protection compliance and risk management, but her practical experience has made her a leader in understanding the needs of youth serving organizations. In addition to being an educator (K–12 & Higher Education), Joaquina has presented at several national association conferences and participated as a panelist in several discussions regarding youth. The Importance of Senior Leadership’s Involvement in Youth Protection Decision-Making. CAPTA (...
Oct 21, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Updates Travel to the 24th Annual Professional Practices Institute in Oklahoma City, OK My first flight trip in a year+(!) PPI is a program of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) NASDTEC has operated since 1928 as “a professional membership organization representing state departments of education and professional standards boards/commissions that are responsible for the preparation, licensure, and discipline of K–12 educational personnel.”...
Oct 19, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 86
As current VP at Drip7, a microlearning platform for Cybersecurity education, Tara Anderson has been instrumental in increasing the revenue of some of the largest and most prestigious corporations in the world while mitigating cyber and compliance risk. Passionate about risk management, cyber security, behavior design, and education; Snapshots of her contributions can be found on IBMTV ‘World Edition’; Cyber Talk with Rex Lee and Merle Garrison; KUTV Channel 4 (Utah), KSL News Radio, and more. P...
Oct 14, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Today we take a look at the issue of surveillance of students in and by schools - Three areas of surveillance - In school - Physical and network surveillance - Online - Surveillance of social media activity - At home - Surveillance through school-issued equipment - What information is being collected and what is being done with it? - Center for Democracy and Technology study: - 86% of teachers reported that schools provided equipment to students, twice the pre-pandemic rate - 80% of teachers and...
Oct 12, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Dimitri Nemirovsky holds BBA and MBA degrees from Baruch College and earned his JD from Brooklyn Law School. Prior to co-founding Atakama , Dimitri spent 15 years practicing regulatory and enforcement law, most recently at Bingham McCutchen where he represented large financial institutions in high-stakes matters. Dimitri began his career at Merrill Lynch where he focused on the various Federal and state e-discovery regulations that developed during the early 2000’s. Dimitri has been enamored by ...
Oct 07, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 83
The question of the day: What role can or should video games play in the classroom? A massive, massive economic sector 2020 – Approximately $66 billion dollars for the U.S. industry as a whole; worldwide, $177 billion According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA): Average age of video game player is 31 90% of gamers are over 18 Largest segment is 18–34 year olds (38 percent) 76% of people under the age of 18 play video games 74% of parents play with their children at least weekly Imp...
Oct 04, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Marcus Marena is a felony investigator in the public defender’s office in Chittenden County, Vermont. Why Marcus loves working for public defenders. You may deserve to be in jail, but how did we get here? Felony and other investigations. Digital investigations Technology is always there. Law enforcement extractions and phone dumps. Marcus advises to always make the police get a warrant. Is technology making younger people commit more crimes? If you don’t want people to read your messages, don’t ...
Sep 30, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 81
First Question: How old is your little app user? Do they really need a smartphone or tablet? “Raising Cyberethical Kids” Book: https://link.cybertraps.com/RCK_PB Audio Course: https://gum.co/rckaudio Issues to Consider When Planning Child App Use Age Maturity Life Balance Necessity (School Work, Family Communication, etc.) In-App Purchases / Costs Privacy Issues (COPPA) Deception and Danger (Inappropriate MessagingHidden Albums What Needs to Be Managed? Screen Time Can Be Tough During a Global P...
Sep 27, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 80
In this episode we talk about supply chain issues and how technology impacts that sector. Rosemary Coates is the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a supply-chain management consulting firm. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit and non-partisan organization focused on expanding U.S. manufacturing. She has been a management consultant for 25+ years, helping over 80 glo...
Sep 23, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 79
In this episode, we discuss the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). It’s not nearly as boring as it sounds! - A project Fred’s been working on for drip7 - Heather Stratford, Episode 61 - What is COPPA? - Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998 - COPPA required the Federal Trade Commission to issue and enforce regulations concerning children’s online privacy. The Commission’s original COPPA Rule became effective on April 21, 2000 - The FTC has an excellent and detai...
Sep 21, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Dr. Ora D. Tanner is the Assistant Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of South Florida (USF). She previously worked as a nuclear physicist, science educator, and more recently as a graduate researcher on NSF-funded grant projects related to digital game-based learning and assessment. Ora earned her B.S. and M.S. in physics from Dillard University of New Orleans and USF, respectively, and expects to complete her doctorate in Instructional Technology and Educational...
Sep 16, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 77
