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Sayali Amarapurkar
from Members' Stories

Unique intergenerational interactions: long distance relationships of adult children and aging parents

Contributed by: 
Sayali Amarapurkar, Ph.D.

As part of a series on intergenerational relationships, member Sayali Amarapurkar reflects on the importance of new technologies in keeping family members connected...all over the world.

for Members ONLY

Co-parenting and Computer-mediated Communication: Methodological Techniques - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Measuring Co-parenting With Time Diary Methodology ; Couple Observational Coding of Computer-mediated Communication

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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5:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Remington B/C

Families and Technology Focus Group (PLEASE NOTE: THIS SESSION WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULE AT 6:45 PM ON FRIDAY - SESSION 347.)

Presider: Susan K. Walker, Focus Group Chair

Focus groups are subsets of a sponsoring Section which has a specific interest. They are open to all members.

from NCFR News

You’ve got mail! An explanation of NCFR listervs

By Jason Samuels, NCFR IT Manager
September 26, 2012

A staple of NCFR’s online communications strategy for nearly a decade has been the use of e-mail listservs to facilitate communication to and among members. We encourage you to make frequent use of them.

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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8:00 am - 9:30 am | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 9:00 am, those who wish to discuss posters 100-01 through 100-04 will move to the Curtis A Room

Poster Session 1

POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Service-learning in Gerontology Education: Opportunities and Challenges. POSTER TOPICS: Family Life and Parent Education Courses and Methods; A Meta-analytic Study of Marital Outcomes; Professional Development

Note: Poster 100-25A has been added.

Baby playing with a smartphone
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Amber Case: Cyborg Anthropologist

Anthropologist Amber Case studies the symbiotic interactions between humans and machines. In this fascinating brief TED talk (ted.com), Case, gives us a vision of how we are already acting like cyborgs. Quoting the lecture description, "Case, who predicts that intensification of the human-technology interface will quickly reduce the distance between individual and community, believes that the convergence of technologies will bring about unprecedented rapid learning and communication."

from Professional Resource Library

Just in Time Parenting

Extension Just in Time Parenting (JITP) is an outreach innovation that brings high quality, research-based information to families at the time it can be most useful and make the biggest difference in their lives. We provide Just in Time Parenting newsletters, Videos, Webinars, Online resources, Email Newsletters, as well as support materials to assist in marketing, distribution, and evaluation. Please use these resources!

from Professional Resource Library

ConnectSafely

ConnectSafely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web. The user-driven, all-media, multi-platform, fixed and mobile social Web is a big part of young people's lives, and this is the central space - linked to from social networks across the Web - for learning about safe, civil use of Web 2.0 together. Our forum is also designed to give teens and parents a voice in the public discussion about youth online safety begun back in the '90s. ConnectSafely also has all kinds of social-media safety tips for teens and parents, the latest youth-tech news, and many other resources.

from Professional Resource Library

LastPass

LastPass is a secure password management system that replaces the insecure managers built into most web browsers. The system requires users to remember one master password, which allows the use of complex and unique passwords across sites without fear of forgetting them. Passwords can be shared across LastPass accounts, allowing family members to have up-to-date access to financial, health or other important online resources. As increasing amounts of financial or insurance information is processed online, shared passwords allow spouses or partners to access online records in the event of an emergency.

from Professional Resource Library

Search Institute resources for Technology and Media

The National Institute on Media and the Family recently merged with the Search Institute. Information on media and technology can be found within the Search Institute's Parent Further section of their website. The site includes resources on e-parenting, online safety, mobile technology, social networking, video games, and media and advertising.