Sentences with phrase «common sense media»

This article from Common Sense Media addresses the importance of talking with children and youth about the violence that is constantly occurring in the United States and around the world.

Other members of the steering committee include Common Sense Media, Family Online Safety Institute, iKeepSafe, Internet Education Foundation, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Cyber Security Alliance.

This chat, organized by Girl Leadership, includes participants from Common Sense Media, Ruler — the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Encourage Play and more....

San Francisco, CA About Blog Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

Created original brand, characters and illustrations for the early education app, «Dash & Ditto's Playground» on Android and iOS platforms (recognized by iTunes - new and noteworthy, Common Sense Media, Wired, Moms with Apps and GeekDad)

That means features from your set - top box are coming to mobile, such as favorite channel filtering, a Spanish language guide, more than 50 music channels, rating recommendations from Common Sense Media, and parental controls.

said Jim Steyer, executive director of Common Sense Media, in a statement.

If you're overwhelmed by the sheer number of apps in the App Store, you may want to check out the curated lists of apps as well as the app search engine over at Common Sense Media — an organization focused on analyzing the content of everything from books and TV shows to apps and online games in order to help parents make informed choices about what their kids are consuming.

In a recent study by Common Sense Media, nearly half of the adults surveyed said that their children exhibited addictive behavior in their use of a smartphone.

Designed on the model of anti-smoking drives, the group, along with the nonprofit media watchdog group Common Sense Media, is also planning an anti-tech addiction lobbying effort and an ad campaign, titled The Truth About Tech, the report said.

Organisations backing the letter include Parents Across America and Common Sense Media, while individual signatories include Prof Sherry Turkle and Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council.

It draws its content from various sites and sources, including Common Sense Media.

«I think people bristle at being told how to parent, so it's a touchy area,» says Sierra Filucci, who oversees the parental advice from the San Francisco - based children's media watchdog Common Sense Media.

«The original recommendation of «no screens before two» was so clear, so definitive, that it felt really good,» says Filucci from Common Sense Media.

The company referenced The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines and age - range data from San Francisco non-profit Common Sense Media, to help with its curation process.

Websites are selected using a combination of the expertise of Common Sense Media and Amazon experts — every website and video is reviewed by the Amazon FreeTime team to ensure it is appropriate for kids.

(She suggests Common Sense Media because it rates a lot of media for age - appropriateness and is a really good resource.)

(4/5)- Common Sense Media

Lastly, Assassin's Creed: Revelations also had high ratings with Common Sense Media giving it a 4/5, Metacritic giving it a 80 % rating and finally IGN giving it a 8.5 / 10.

Common Sense Media gave it a 5/5, Metacritic gave it a 90 % and IGN gave it a 9.2 / 10.

Common Sense Media gave it a 4/5, Metacritic gave it a 89 % while IGN gave it a 8/10.

IGN gave it a 9/10, Metacritic gave it a 93 %, and Common Sense Media gave it a 4/5.

I find that the ratings from ESRB and Common Sense Media spark discussions about gaming content, ratings, and safe gaming as we help our kids become informed consumers.

«There's no magic number when it comes to a child is ready for any technology,» says Crista Sumanik of Common Sense Media, a San Francisco - based not - for - profit that advises parents on how to navigate the digital landscape (for example, its experts evaluate and rate apps for their educational value).

Websites and videos are selected using a combination of the expertise of Common Sense Media and Amazon FreeTime team to ensure they are appropriate for kids.

Last year, most said it came from social media, a finding consistent with a survey by Common Sense Media, a non-profit focused on children and the media.

But Bill Gates and Common Sense Media have launched a new initiative to provide some measure or relief by creating open access content that teachers can use... [Read more...]

Amazon is also working with Common Sense Media, the non-profit organization that provides independent ratings of books, movies, television, apps, games, websites, and music, and many of their top - rated media choices for children are included in Kindle FreeTime Unlimited.

If you're not familiar with Common Sense Media, they provide a great resource online and via native mobile apps that can help parents figure out what movies, apps, TV shows, books and more are right for your kids.

Facing History and Ourselves» website continues to receive rave reviews from educators on Common Sense Media's Graphite site.

«Organizations like Common Sense Media and ISTE have released helpful resources that take a proactive approach toward digital citizenship and emphasize the following qualities of effective digital citizenship instruction.»

and illustrated in an infographic created by Common Sense Media (2014) titled Children, Teens and Reading.

Schools can use the associated FREE eLearning program (demonstration site: https://sooced.com) that aims to foster school community discussions about Digital Citizenship and incorporates the fine educational resources of Common Sense Media and others.

In the latest episode of the Have You Heard podcast, co-hosts Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider talk to Common Sense Media's Bill Fitzgerald about how so - called «personalized learning» is actually a misnomer.

Common Sense Media's service Graphite has compiled this list of the best apps to inspire and help students complete maker and DIY projects.

The director of research for Common Sense Media shares recent findings on kids» online lives and digital media habits.

They provide resources and information for parents from some of the nation's most well - respected education and parent organizations including the National PTA, Common Sense Media and GreatSchools.

Nicole sits on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and of Common Sense Media.

Last year, most said it came from social media, a finding consistent with a survey by Common Sense Media, a non-profit focused on children and the media.

The Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum arose from a collaboration with Common Sense Media to examine the question of how young people can be ethical participants in online spaces.

Common Sense Media's service Graphite, which offers independent ratings and reviews of learning apps and websites, has compiled this list of apps that every STEAM classroom must have.

Common Sense Media is providing families guidance on selecting appropriate online content for their students and offering schools a digital citizenship curriculum which teaches kids how to be safe, responsible and savvy navigators of the online world.

Rockman et al conducted an evaluation to help Common Sense Media (CSM) review existing instruments and evaluation methodologies in the Parent Media Education program and to measure the outcomes of CSM's educational programs in terms of parent and teacher satisfaction and implementation.

«The analysis findings shine a light on the critical importance of providing students with more access to updated technology regardless of race, income, or zip code,» said LEAD Commissioner and Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media Jim Steyer.

Common Sense Media's service Graphite, which offers independent ratings and reviews of learning apps and websites, has compiled this list of the best apps to teach students about sustainability, biodiversity and ecosystems.

The Commission is cochaired by Lee Bollinger (president of Columbia University), Jim Coulter (cofounder of TPG Capital) and Jim Steyer (founder and chief executive officer of Common Sense Media).

EVALUATING PRIVACY IN ED TECH: The nonprofit Common Sense Media's education initiative this week launched a platform to evaluate the privacy and security of education technology software that's being used in schools across the country.

EPA Student and Teacher Resources Risk Management Game Decision Making Game Teaching Money Management Skills to 6 - 12 graders Federal Spending & Budget Exercises Red Cross «Masters of Disaster» Hydroville Curriculum Project (Problem - Based Environmental Health Curricula) K - 12 Teaching Tools from the National Fire Protection Association NFPA Games and Safety Tips «NEED» — The National Energy Education and Development Project US Government Air Quality Education Agritourism — Safety on Farm Field Trips, Farm Animal Safety Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Maryland PBIS Common Sense Media Information on Cyberbullying Home of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Safe and Supportive Schools Take the Pledge to Stop Bullying Tolerance.org StopBullying.gov

And Craig Cheslog, a principal adviser to Torlakson, is leaving to work on education issues for Common Sense Media, a San Francisco - based nonprofit.

It's foundation is built off of the Nueva Institute for Social - Emotional Learning curriculum, with additional «emerging» curricula curated from a variety of resources such as Teaching Tolerance, Common Sense Media, Stanford Program for Gifted Youth and Byrdseed.