Family Online Safety Institute

FOSI Announces A Platform for Good: Educate About Digital Citizenship and Responsible Technology Use

Earlier this week the Family Online Safety Institute(FOSI), a nonprofit devoted to online safety, announced an initiative to empower parents, teachers, teens and kids to connect and share knowledge and experience around online safety topics. Called A Platform for Good, this venture brings together Facebook, Google, AT&T, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Sprint, Verizon, and…

Tips for Modeling Digital Citizenship from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam

As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. In my recent interview Stephen talked about mobile safety, Facebook, factors to consider if you’re thinking about giving your child a cell phone,…

Limiting Screentime & Safe Gaming Over Winter Break- Tips from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam

As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. In my recent interview Stephen talked about mobile safety, Facebook, and factors to consider if you’re thinking about giving your child a cell…

Right Age for Cell Phone? FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam shares factors to consider

As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. In my recent interview Stephen talked about mobile safety and Facebook. Today he’s providing factors to consider if you’re thinking about giving your…

Facebook & Social Networking Tips for Parents from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam

As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. Yesterday’s topic dealt with mobile safety and today we’re taking about Facebook. Tech Savvy Mama: We know that Facebook Terms of Service…

Mobile Safety Tips for iPods from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam

If you’re giving the gift of an iPod Touch or a mobile phone this year, they are incredibly powerful devices due to the amount of content that can be easily accessed. Last year when I attended the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Annual Conference, CEO Stephen Balkam talked about how for $200, kids could go into…

A Parent’s Role in Teaching Online Safety

One of the common threads heard throughout last week’s Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference was about whose role it is to teach online safety. It was a topic that was mentioned in keynotes, general sessions, on our panel, and posed to me via Twitter. Whose responsibility is it to teach online safety? …

Online Safety Facts from Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference

For the past two days I’ve been attending the Family Online Safety Institute’s (FOSI) Annual Conference, a place where lawmakers, companies, educators, and non-profits come together to discuss issues relating to keeping kids safe online. Amazing statistics combined with incredible keynote speakers and companies showcasing products and parental control features designed to keep kids safe…