In this March 4, 2013 photo, Rebecca Levey, mother of 10-year old twin daughters, poses for a photograph in the girls' bedroom in New York. Levey, who also runs a tween video review site called KidzVuz.com and blogs about technology and educations issues, says, ìWhat sex education used to be_ it's now the 'technology talk' we have to have with our kids.î She explains that children need to understand the pitfalls of carelessly sharing personal information online. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
News Summary: Monitoring kids online gets harder
Published: 04:08:43 PM, Mon 18 March 2013 UTC
SHARE-A-PALOOZA: The number of popular social media sites available on kids' mobile devices has exploded in recent years. The smartest apps now enable kids to chat with select groups of friends without being monitored by parents.
FUSTY FACEBOOK: Educators and kids say Facebook for teenagers has become a bit like a school-sanctioned prom, while apps such as Snapchat and Kik Messenger are the much cooler after-party.
IN THE DARK: Educators say they have seen everything from kids using mobile devices to circulate videos of school drug searches to male students sharing nude pictures of their girlfriends. Most parents, they say, have no idea.
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