Grow Digital Skills

10/10/2025

News to
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"Most boys — 73% — see content about “digital masculinity” regularly, which includes posts about fighting, building muscles and making money, according to a new Common Sense Media survey," writes Kara Alaimo | Analysis
https://cnn.it/3IUbMLV

10/10/2025

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10/07/2025

Happy Prime Day from your friends at Grow Digital Skills.

Your data belongs to you 🎯

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security

10/04/2025

Thank you, Governor Phil Scott, for recognizing this need. We couldn't agree more.

October is Cyber Security Month in Vermont. Vermonters rely on technology in nearly every part of our daily lives — from financial services and health care to emergency response and more. That’s why it’s important we all do our part to protect our personal information and online safety.

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Simple steps, like using strong passwords, keeping software up to date, and being careful about what you share online, can make a big difference.

By working together, we can help strengthen Vermont’s digital safety and better protect our communities.

10/04/2025

Ugh, this is huge loss.

The FCC voted to end discounts for library Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the moves will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet.

10/04/2025

Parents and caregivers, this is vital knowledge to empower you when using Ai.

Research suggests more parents are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, or AI, for a wide range of parenting queries.

09/30/2025

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Marian Croak is the Inventor of the tech powering Zoom, FaceTime & WhatsApp. She Holds 200+ patents and was Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. 🌟

09/28/2025

We love spending time with the folks at Access CVU Community Education. See you there!
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Emmy Hilliard of will help you discover the power of all things tech and computer related.

Bring your questions, your curiosity, and be ready to dig deep into this 8-part series.

First up is Travel Tech Mastery, where you'll cover:
🗺️ Finding the best travel deals online
🗺️ Navigation and translation for travel and map apps
🗺️ Staying connected while traveling

Visit link in profile to register.

09/23/2025

Unsettling facts that merit our awareness.

09/12/2025

Important information for these times.

09/09/2025

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In light of today’s Senate Judiciary hearing on “Hidden Harms: Examining Whistleblower Allegations that Meta Buried Child Safety Research,” Children and Screens’ Executive Director Kris Perry issued this statement: https://bit.ly/46BBSeD

09/08/2025

⚠️ An upcoming US Supreme Court case could affect everyone who uses the Internet.

Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment considers whether Internet service providers should be held liable if they do not cut off the Internet when people allegedly engage in illegal downloads or share copyrighted music.

An unfavorable ruling could:

👉 Disconnect entire households, schools, libraries, communities, or even hospitals

👉 Force Internet service providers to police users’ online activity

👉 Undermine privacy and security for millions of people

👉 Endanger the viability of small Internet service providers and community networks

👉 Set a dangerous precedent for similar cases globally

Read more: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/09/your-internet-access-is-at-risk-were-speaking-up/