Is Your Home Network Protected? 🤔

IN THE NEWS
Today’s Top Tech 📲

💥 Nintendo Switch 2 Price Shock | Nintendo's family-friendly console will cost $449.99, a steep jump. The reason? A bigger screen, better controllers, and tighter security. Preorders are delayed as tariffs and market shifts force a rethink. Here’s our guide to protecting your family on the Switch.

💬 Signal Drama | Federal government officials used Signal for secret ops then mistakenly added a journalist. The app’s encryption is top-tier, but this mix-up proves: even secure tech can’t prevent a people problem. Before you tap post, send, or share, please think twice.

🧬 De-Extinct Dire Wolf | A biotech company has used genetic editing to recreate the iconic dire wolf. By altering the DNA of gray wolves, they claim to have brought back Jurassic Park a version of the ancient creature. This new wolf’s tech-driven transformation blurs the line between science fiction and reality. While this story is true, it’s a great reminder to teach your students to fact check online information.

TRENDING
Lost in Translation: Gen Alpha Slang 🤷‍♀️

😤 Crash Out | When you’re losing control due to intense emotion and maybe making impulsive actions, you’re crashing out. Experts link the phenomenon to rising stress and low dopamine from screen time. It’s time for some self care.

🏈 Not My Name, Quarterback | It all started with a cheesy scene from a Tubi teen romance movie, then it took off online. Now students reenact the scene and share the phrase in everyday conversation.

HOME NETWORK
How Safe Is Your WiFi? 🛜

From your child’s tablet to your smart TV (and maybe even your fridge), most of your family’s tech relies on your home network. But is it secure?

In this practical series, Melvin breaks down everything parents need to know about modems, routers, WiFi bands, mesh networks, passwords, and more. You’ll learn:

• The three levels of parental controls that work together,

• What a modem actually does (in plain English),

• How mesh networks fix WiFi dead zones,

• Why your WiFi password might be your biggest security risk, and

• What WiFi 7 means for your family’s internet safety.

Watch now and learn how to lock down your home network without needing an IT degree.

Plus, we review the Gryphon Router—an easy-to-use device that gives parents powerful tools like content filters, screen time limits, and bedtime restrictions right from your phone. It’s one of our favorite picks for safer home WiFi. You can learn more about the Gryphon router here.

PROTECH STATEWIDE
Parent ProTech + The Peach State ⛳️

While all eyes are on Augusta this week, we’ve got our own win to celebrate in Georgia.

We have partnered with the Georgia Department of Education to make Parent ProTech available to every public school in the state—all 2,300+ of them. This initiative supports the implementation of SB 351 by equipping educators with plug-and-play lessons, professional training, and tools to teach students how to navigate the digital world safely.

It’s a major step toward raising a generation of confident, tech-savvy kids.

BRIDGING THE TECH GAP
Boomer + Gen Alpha Talk Tech 🗣️

What do you get when you sit down a 15-year-old and his 82-year-old grandfather to talk about screens, social media, and growing up in two completely different tech worlds? A powerful, funny, and surprisingly eye-opening conversation.

From Instagram confusion to timeless wisdom, this 67-year age gap brings some serious perspective.

You can catch the full video on the Parent ProTech YouTube channel here.