Student Safety In 2019
It has been one year since the official launch of Bark for Schools. We’ve accomplished great things for student safety since then, and we couldn’t be more proud of how far we’ve come. Bark for Schools was developed in the wake of the tragic shooting at Parkland,...
School Safety Planning: Preparing for an Active Shooter
This February, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Ross Paterson from Bark for Schools co-hosted a webinar with Frank Straub, Ph.D., to discuss the state of school safety planning in the U.S. School...
Twenty App (Formerly Mappen): What Parents Need to Know
Updated August 9, 2019: Mappen has rebranded and is now known as "Twenty." The new name stems from the question "What's your 20?" — CB radio slang for "What's your location?" The app's location-based functionality remains the same. Social media has been flirting with...
Introducing Barkomatic: Your Go-To Guide for Parental Controls
The Bark team is proud to announce the launch of the Barkomatic! This is an interactive website that allows you to enter all of the technology and devices your child interacts with — from apps and games to phones and tablets — and receive all of the parental control...
Sleepovers in the Digital Age
In a recent post in our Facebook group, Parenting in a Tech World, a mom recounted her experience at her kid’s sleepover rounding up all of the phones for the night. Dozens of people chimed in to give their opinion on the mom’s decision, with many parents coming out...
School Events Ideas: Host A Tech Night
Parents and schools are both invested in making sure their children become responsible digital citizens. And while they may approach digital issues with different perspectives, they share an interest in preparing them for the future in any way they can. One of the...
YouTube’s Pedophile Problem: Make Your Channel Private
YouTube has become a meeting ground for pedophiles. More than 400 hours of content are uploaded every minute, and much of it comes from people who start their own channels and post homemade videos — including kids. Keep reading for important details on how to make...
I Could Be Stoic in a Different Job, But Not This One
Roo Powell is Bark's head of creative and a mother of three. There’s a 30-minute window in any given weekday morning where my house is fairly chaotic. The big yellow school bus pulls up at quarter to 8, and the minutes leading up to it are jam-packed with lunchbox...
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