"Showing off their trademark humor and writing chops that have made them a viral sensation, Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold provide a collection of startlingly funny short stories that will keep readers laughing. Naked in the Rideshare is a riotous collection of comedic short stories, bursting with the safe spaces, shrooms dealers, and Notes app apologies that define growing up right now. The essays take a drunken cannonball into this generation's...

Using the AASL Standards Framework for Learners, the Create and Share: Thinking Digitally series provides younger readers with the necessary tools to successfully and safely navigate the digital world. In Building a Digital Footprint, readers learn how to develop and maintain a positive online presence. Activities throughout the book prompt students to think more deeply, be creative, share information and resources, and grow their knowledge. Book...

Using the AASL Standards Framework for Learners, the Create and Share: Thinking Digitally series provides younger readers with the necessary tools to successfully and safely navigate the digital world. In Sharing Photos Online, readers learn how to creatively take photos and safely share them online with friends and family. Activities throughout the book prompt students to think more deeply, be creative, share information and resources, and grow their...

Experiences with going to forums and groups on such as Facebook gave me ideas for this one. If you are a member of any of the types of groups where this kind of people are major contributors, perhaps you will see yourself (Hah! Get real!) as others see you. I reserve a few paragraphs here and there to soapbox on issues. It's called artistic license (like anyone could get a license for THAT!) and I don't pretend any different. I try not to lie to myself....

Aunque las redes sociales son una gran herramienta para comunicarse con los amigos y la familia, y para adquirir conocimientos e información, su uso sin límites no es bueno para la salud mental. Hoy en día las personas se han vuelto adictas a las redes sociales y también la actividad física que realizan ha disminuido. Si te has vuelto adicto a las redes sociales y quieres cambiar tus hábitos cotidianos, esta guía es para ti. Esta guía electrónica...

More than three billion people in the world use the Internet. Yet there are still more than four billion who do not have Internet access! But this number is slowly changing as innovations are being made to connect more people to the Internet. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader examines Internet access in the United States and around the world, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages to "being connected." This high-interest...

Reading the news has come a long way thanks to technology, from black and white newspapers to 280-character tweets and Buzzfeed articles filled with GIFs and memes. In Online News in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has and continues to disrupt the media. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.

What's more popular than Tumblr? This microblogging site has taken the Web by storm since its founding in 2007. Not much can top it when it comes to capturing its fans' imaginations, except for perhaps its creator, David Karp. Karp developed Tumblr after he tried to start a blog and found the process daunting. With most platforms, a blogger faces a huge, empty text box that begs to be filled with words. It was intimidating for a guy who'd never...

The Patriot Act, which was passed shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, has allowed the government to monitor communication by phone, email, or social media, to access credit and bank reports, or to track activity on the internet. This book examines the new methods used by the government to spy on citizens, the reasons it became necessary, and the tradeoffs between increased safety and a loss of privacy, and the moral arguments for...

Most people know that viruses can make people very sick. But there are also certain kinds of viruses that can infect computers. In this book, readers will learn about computer programs called viruses, and how they can harm devices and even steal information. The book will explain how users can keep their computers and other technology safe and what to do if a virus happens to infect their device. The text includes fact boxes and full-color photographs...