AngelQ - A Kid-First Super Browser

AngelQ - A Kid-First Super Browser

Bring your child’s interests to life with voice-activated Q+A. AngelQ delivers personalized, age-appropriate, engaging content with compelling images and videos.

https://www.angelq.ai/

Common Sense Media just scored App of the Day on the Apple App Store!

Common Sense Media just scored App of the Day on the Apple App Store! Turns out, helping parents find actually good entertainment is kind of our thing. Ready to make screen time smarter (and way less stressful)? Download the app and dive in. 

Prescreen Your Kid’s Screen Time : App Store Story https://apps.apple.com/story/id1781346728

Year One of a Phone-Free School

 By Sameer Hinduja
April 8, 2025

Tags:  cell phones school

In my last piece, I shared about the inconclusive research findings associated with banning student phones at school and the outcomes of academic achievement and positive mental health and well-being. I argued that we shouldn’t treat these devices as a singular crisis, because social, cultural, and contextual factors all strongly affect how students do scholastically and personally, and also are inextricably linked with how exactly they use their phones. Today, I wanted to share a conversation I recently had with Rabbi Dr. Hillel Broder, who serves as Head of School at Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, Maryland. Let’s dive right in!

Rabbi Dr. Broder, you and I have worked together for about 1.5 years now, and we’ve had multiple conversations on student device use at school. Over the last year, you’ve implemented a Wait Past 8th Initiative, and I think enough time has passed to have a meaningful conversation about lessons learned.

Read more: https://cyberbullying.org/phone-free-school

How the Great Rewiring Of Childhood Impacted Everything – And What We Can Do About It

Instagram’s School Partnership Program – Prioritized Reporting to Help Students

Source: Cyberbullying Research Center

Instagram pilot-tested this program with 60 schools around the nation and found that giving schools prioritized reporting of bullying and harassment increased the ability of schools to properly support students when targeted. As such, the program is being deployed far and wide.  

Learn more: https://cyberbullying.org/instagram-school-partnership-program-prioritized-reporting-to-help-students

How can we make schools phone-free?

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/phone-free-schools

How Platforms Should Build AI Chatbots to Prioritize Youth Safety

By Sameer Hinduja
January 14, 2025

The introduction and adoption of AI chatbots across multiple domains has ushered in many enjoyable and educational possibilities. These conversational agents – accessible via stand-alone apps or built into existing popular social media platforms – can offer companionship and support without the pressures or complications of real-world interactions. They can also provide youth with a safe space for self-expression and exploration, where questions can be posed and sentiments expressed presumably without fear of judgment, shame, or criticism. Furthermore, they can serve as valuable educational tools, helping young users develop communication techniques, access information, and learn skills that can benefit them in school, social situations, and extracurriculars. However, the technology is now very capable of blurring the distinction between human and AI, thereby introducing specific problems that must be considered and accounted for.

Read more:
https://cyberbullying.org/ai-chatbots-youth-safety