Digital Life
All Tech Considered
Friend Your Students? New York City Schools Say No()
May 24, 2012 WNYCThis spring, the city's Department of Education issued its first guidelines about how teachers should navigate social media. The rules make it explicit: Teachers cannot friend or follow their students on Facebook or Twitter, but they can have professional accounts and pages for students to follow.
Keeping Your Kids Safe Online: It's 'Common Sense'()
May 24, 2012 Parents should be paying very close attention to the digital media their children are using, says child advocate James Steyer. "Young people in particular often self-reveal before they self-reflect," he says. "There is no eraser button today for youthful indiscretion."
The Two-Way
Cyber Countershot: U.S. Challenges Al-Qaida's Yemen Affiliate's Web Narrative()
May 24, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the efforts are frustrating terrorists.
All Tech Considered
Travel Apps That Help You Pack, Explore And Enjoy The Scenery()
May 24, 2012 Mobile phones and tablets have put a world of information at our fingertips, even when we're on the go. It would seem natural, then, for smartphones to help make traveling easier and more fun. But not all apps are created equal — so we got advice from Lauren Goode, a senior editor at the All Things D blog.
Strange News
Couch-Surfing: Global Travel On The Cheap()
May 23, 2012 Nearly 4 million people are members of CouchSurfing.org and can find a host in every country — including North Korea — free of charge. New Yorker staff writer Patricia Marx became a member recently, and stayed in the homes of seven friendly strangers.


