Andersen Elementary Tech Safety 2015
This document summarizes Scott Burnett's presentation to the Andersen Elementary PTA about keeping kids safe online. It discusses the digital landscape that kids navigate today, including cyberbullying and accessing adult content. It outlines three common trends among kids: using messaging apps instead of texts, self-destructing messages on Snapchat, and collecting followers on Instagram. The presentation provides tips for setting rules for social media use, using filtering programs to block adult content and monitoring programs to track computer and phone activities. It recommends specific filtering and monitoring tools for computers, iPhones, iPads and Google/YouTube. Scott's final tips are to know login details for accounts, discuss technology consequences, use filters and consider monitoring software
Andersen Elementary Tech Safety 2015
- 1. How to keep your kids safe online! Presenter: Scott Burnett Integrity Computer Concepts Andersen Elementary PTA March 2015
- 2. CONTENTS The Digital LandscapeI. Three common trendsII. Solutions, Tips and StrategiesIII.
- 3. THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE The dangers of being SO connected • Cyberbulling • Sexting • Online Predators • Accessing Adult Content
- 6. THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE BULLYING + TECHNOLOGY = CYBERBULLYING
- 14. CONTENTS The Digital LandscapeI. Three common trendsII. Solutions, Tips and StrategiesIII.
- 15. Social networkingused to =
- 19. Trend #1: Messaging APPS • Kids want FULL service texting • WhatsApp / Kik • Cheaper to use • Checking texts isnt good enough
- 20. Trend #2: self destructing messages • Gives more privacy / safer • Snap Chat is most popular • Difficult to monitor
- 21. Oct, 2014 10,000 images Mostly 13-17 year olds Over 1000 videos Posted and reposted to 10 sites in less than 24 hours
- 22. Trend #3: Fan Following • Collect followers and likes • Instgram is the #1 • Kids can get obsessed with these!
- 23. Rules for social media use… • Know the platform • Know the password • Know their friends / followers
- 24. Rules for social media use… • Always use privacy settings • Post respectfully • View feedback with a critical eye • Do not post anything simply to appeal to your followers
- 25. CONTENTS The Digital LandscapeI. CyberbullyingII. Solutions, Tips and StrategiesIII.
- 26. Key Terms Filtering programs that BLOCK content specifically, adult content Monitoring programs the record computer and cell phone activities
- 27. Filtering for the computer • 1 in 9 websites online are pornographic • Put a filter program on ANY computer that your child will use • K9 is for computers, not phones or iPads
- 28. Filtering for the computer
- 29. Filtering for the iTouch-iPad-iPhone • Restrictions feature • App restrictions • Web content • In-app purchases • Age appropriate • Lock accounts • Lock GPS
- 30. Filtering for Google and YouTube
- 32. Monitoring for the computer
- 33. Monitoring for the iTouch-iPad-iPhone
- 34. Monitoring for the iTouch-iPad-iPhone • $14.95/month • Can install on unlimited devices • Uses iCloud backup • Monitors FB, instagram, WhatsApp and kik + regular texting
- 36. iPhone – iPad – iTouch CONTROL
- 38. STRATEGY Be Proactive Charge all devices in central location at night Zip Mini
- 40. STRATEGY Be Proactive • Download and sign a contract! • Set up consequences • Review the rules regularly • Change them when needed www.iccguru.com/cellphonecontract.doc
- 41. Scott’s Final Tips 1)Know the log-ins of all your children's accounts, especially for social media 2)Talk about consequences of poor technology choices 3)Use filters on all internet devices 4)Consider some age appropriate monitoring software
- 43. Questions?