March 4, 2025

School Cell Phone Policies: What Districts Need to Know

As of January 2025, eight states have passed legislation to either completely ban or restrict the use of personal cell phones at school. With another 11 considering similar legislation, this has become one of the most debated topics from senates to schools. Children today live in tech-saturated homes and learn in tech-saturated classrooms. In the United States, 95% of ...

 
December 3, 2024
How to Recognize Grooming Online: A Guide for School Districts

Safeguarding today’s generation of young people means keeping one eye on their real-world behavior and the other on their online interactions. We see these two realities intertwine on a daily basis. Youth don’t perceive their lives as ...

 
October 18, 2024 Cyberbullying | AI
The Use of AI Deepfakes in Cyberbullying

In 2023, we feared that generative AI would impact students’ academic honesty; in 2024, those fears have quickly escalated to their digital safety and wellbeing. With educators focused on how to prevent students from using AI to cheat, ...

 
September 24, 2024
3 Ways Schools Can Prioritize Parental Engagement This Year

Although parental engagement remains high on the priority list for K-12 leaders, 50% of educators expect parental involvement to be a major issue this academic year.

 
August 1, 2024
The risks of self-diagnosing mental health issues using social media

Humans are natural problem solvers, and we like to fix things when they aren’t working (including ourselves). Therefore, it’s no surprise that using "Doctor Google" to research and self-diagnose health conditions has become normalized – a ...

 
October 19, 2023 Digital Parenting | Digital Citizenship
Navigating Harmful Content Online

A guide to managing children's exposure to distressing content online

 
December 22, 2022 Digital Parenting | Digital Citizenship | Digital Wellness
Fostering healthy digital habits over the holiday season

With the holiday season fast approaching, many children have begun compiling their wishlists with excited anticipation. For digital natives, tech-based gifts such as smart speakers, phones and watches, or consoles, apps, and games often ...

 
October 10, 2022
How to talk to students about gun violence in schools

The following article preview originally appeared on Campus Safety, an organization dedicated to sharing information about the public safety and security of hospitals, schools and universities in the United States.

 
June 1, 2022 Parenting | Digital Wellness
The five fundamentals of parenting in the age of technology

Today is Global Parents Day and we want to make the job of parenting in the age of technology a little easier for you. Our lead online safety and digital wellness expert Teodora Pavkovic, shares her five fundamental tips for helping ...

 
September 10, 2021 Cyber Safety | Back to School | Digital Wellness
Back to School with Teodora

Linewize Lead Cyber Safety and Digital Wellness Expert: As we find ourselves in a school year unlike any other, it’s hard to tell whether we feel more excitement or apprehension - or a confusing mixture of both. It’s no surprise given ...

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