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| Attention middle school parents: Free Internet & social media class |
Joint Statement from Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Jake Auchincloss and Erin Houchin on the Meta, YouTube Social Media Trial Verdict
"Today is a good day in the overdue effort to hold social media corporations accountable. Meta and YouTube tried to deny, deflect, and delay – but a jury heard the evidence and found them negligent in how they designed their apps for children.
Contact:Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss)
Parker.Armstrong@mail.house.gov (Houchin)
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| Safe online standards introduced by the Mental Health Coalition |
Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj97-C4tMKc |
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| How to use parental controls to keep your kid safer online |
"Franklin Community,Most of you know me as the President of the Franklin Education Association. I'm also Chair of the Massachusetts PTA Health, Safety and Wellness Committee.THIS coming Thursday, April 3, from 5:30 -7pm at FHS, my committee is hosting a FREE Family Safety Awareness Forum about Online Safety and CyberBullying. Our doors open at 5:30 for child care, with the adult program running from 6-7pm. We have food for the kids and adults and activities for the kids. We're giving away an IPad as well.
Interent Safety event April 3 Please come learn how to identify online dangers and how to protect your kids and family."
FM #1416 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1416 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Donna Grady about the internet safety event coming up April 3. We recorded this talk in the Franklin TV Studios on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Most folks know of Donna as the Franklin Education Association (FEA) unit president and as a kindergarten at Keller, previously Jefferson, and teaching for over 35 years.
Donna has a new role as Chair of the MASS PTA Health & Wellness Committee. Wearing this hat, she heard of the grant opportunity to bring this program to Franklin and neighboring communities.
Parents with school age children are the target for this training/awareness. It is a free night with childcare and meals provided
The recording runs about 24 minutes. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1416-donna-grady-on-the-social-network-forum-apr-3-03-25-25/
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MASS PTA page -> https://www.massachusettspta.org/
MASS PTA Committees page -> https://www.massachusettspta.org/massachusetts-pta-committees/
Link to register for April 3 https://share.hsforms.com/2226Sv7n_QoyNDp00gcpumwgbr
Download a copy of the flyer as a reminder or to share ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P7-y7T1nTm44l3WTh7SzD7ZWccJa4ce8/view?usp=drive_link
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach out. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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This survey is to gauge the community's knowledge and readiness in the event of cybersecurity threat including 911 service outages and power outages. The research goal is to develop a cybersecurity threat community toolkit to better prepare the community in an emergency.
To fill out the survey, please click the link -> https://forms.gle/rPKcuWsYFzU3kHpNA
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/cybersecurity-and-911-services-outage-survey
FM #1276 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1276 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Kayla Williams, Franklin resident and cyber security professional, who is starting her own consulting company to provide cyber security services to small and medium businesses. We had our discussion at the Franklin TV Studio on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
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| Kayla Williams |
We talk about
Cyber security, evolving threats
A tailored approach for each company’s needs
The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1276-kayla-williams-consulting-08-29-24/
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Kayla Williams Consulting page -> https://www.kaylawilliamsconsulting.com/
Kayla’ LinkedIn profile -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylamwilliams1/
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
"Who runs the world?
Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of democracy. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: https://ted.com/membership"
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| Watch "The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think | Ian Bremmer | TED" on YouTube |
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via Social Security Administration:
"Quick Response codes, better known as QR codes, are a very popular way to get information. QR codes are scannable barcodes that will direct you to a website.There are many legitimate and helpful uses for QR codes, from paying for parking to viewing a restaurant menu. But since scammers often use QR codes to carry out their schemes, it’s important for you to learn how to spot a fake!Scammers create QR codes to trick people into visiting a fraudulent website or downloading malware that compromises their personal information."
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| Protecting Yourself from QR Code Fraud |
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"THIS Wednesday night attend the viewing of a documentary on children & internet safety.
It's certainly a heavy topic, but critically important. Professionals will offer a comforting space for viewing and guide the discussion in an inclusive and solution-focused way."
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"Parents: Join us for an important film screening of Childhood 2.0, followed by a discussion with Local Parents.
Childhood 2.0 is required viewing for anyone who wants to better understand the world their children are navigating as they grow up in the digital age. Featuring actual parents and kids as well as industry-leading experts in child safety and development, this documentary dives into the real-life issues facing kids today — including cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more."
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| Childhood 2.0: The Living Experiment - A movie screening for parents Weds, July 26 at 5:30 PM |
The statewide competition was held on December 9, 2022 and two teams from Tri-County RVTHS placed in the Silver and Gold Level of the State Competition. The Competition is comprised of several rounds and teams are slotted into Silver, Gold, or Platinum tiers after the first two rounds. Sophomores: Conor Cadorette from Franklin, Corey Ball from Medway, William Godfrey from Seekonk, John Raymond from Franklin, and Cayden Bourassa from Seekonk placed 1st in the Silver Level and will move onto semi-final regionals to be held January 20th and 21st. Juniors: Tristan Poirier from North Attleboro, James O’Brien from North Attleboro, Noah Renner from Norfolk, Troy Casto of Seekonk, Sean Vengren of Walpole, and Cameron Jones of Plainville placed 8th in the Gold Level.
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| Seated: (L to R) -> Cayden Bourassa (Seekonk) John Raymond (Franklin) |
The CyberPatriot competition allows students to gain hands-on experience of securing a virtual network. Students are asked to find and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities in virtual operating systems then using a proprietary competition system, teams are scored on how secure they make the system. “The CyberPatriot Competition is an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they have gained in the classroom to a simulated real-world situation. Students gain experience and confidence through the program which is invaluable,” stated Kimberly Zogalis, CIS Instructor.
For more about Tri-County visit their page -> https://tri-county.us/
"It wasn’t just the pandemic that pushed more people online. Long before COVID, more shoppers decided to skip the crowds and simply click for their holiday gifts.And I get it. I hate shopping — especially during the holidays. There’s the hunt for a parking space, the throngs of customers, the long checkout line at stores with 10 lanes but only three cashiers working the registers.The old phrase “Shop till you drop” has become more like “Shop till you want to scream.”So it makes sense that for the first time in Gallup’s look at holiday spending trends, a majority of Americans — 56 percent — say they are very likely to do their Christmas shopping online. That’s up eight percentage points from 2017."
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| (Wilfredo Lee/AP) |
