Tech Boot Camp 10.3.11
- 1. Safe Searching and YouTube for KidsTechnology Boot CampMarsha HarrisMegan Howard(and special guest, emerson)
- 2. Emerson – Trinity Sixth Grader Safe Searching and Technology: A Sixth Grade Student’s Perspective
- 3. YouTube: Safety Mode Gives users the option to choose not to see mature content that they may find offensiveBlocks videos with mature content or that have been age-restricted from appearing in video search, related videos, playlists, shows and films. Uses community flagging to hide objectionable comments and porn-image detection to identify and hide inappropriate content. Does not remove content from the site but keeps it off the page for users who opt in to Safety Mode
- 4. YouTube: Why Safety Mode Auto Fill (or) Auto Complete in YouTubeMultiple Browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Etc)Collapsed Comments (words and links)From “Barbie” to “Barbies” to “Barbies Today”
- 5. Safe Searching at TrinitySchool-wide: Barracuda Web Filter – hardwareInstruction in Tech Lab and Classrooms Sixth Grade Tablet PC:Webroot – school-installed software which filters content from the cloud/internet to their personal computer. It follows them EVERYWHERE.Instruction in Classrooms and Media Classes
- 6. Monitoring/Filtering/Blocking SoftwareBlocks specific sites per your requestTracks sites visitedFilters specific words/phrasesYouTube and Video Alert! It’s very difficult to filter VIDEO content without specific tags and/or comments attached to it.
- 7. Filtering, Blocking and MonitoringThey don’t catch everythingThey catch too muchKids can defeat themKids resent themThey give you a false sense of securityThey’re a form of censorship There’s always a friend’s (or brother or sister’s) computer
- 8. Proximity and TimeUltimately YOU are in control of what your children are doing online!Family Computer Location?How long are they online? Some monitoring software can control this.
- 9. Browsers and Search Engines for KidsBrowsersKidZuiPicLukKido’zSearch Engines
- 10. Talk to Your KidsHelp kids find positive and safe sitesKidzui (kid friendly search engine)Don’t let your young children search aloneYOU are the best filterFind the right filterNet Nanny, CYBERsitter, and CyberPatrol all have good reviewsSet the content filters on your browserSafari, Explorer, Firefox, ChromeSet the content filters on your search engineGoogle, Bing, Yahoo
- 11. Google Safe SearchHow to Enable Google SafeSearch Filter1. Go to Google Search Preferences page.2. In the SafeSearch Filtering section, choose the SafeSearch level you’d like to use:Use strict filtering (Filter both explicit text and explicit images)Use moderate filtering (Filter explicit images only – default behavior)Do not filter my search results3. Click “Save Preferences” at the bottom of the page.
- 12. Virtual TrinitySubscription Websites that require a username and password can be found on the Virtual Trinity section of Trinity’s website (www.trinityatl.org) Visit Virtual Trinity on the web to utilize this great resource.
- 14. Now It’s Your Turn!QUESTIONS? Comments? ideas?Marsha Harris (mharris@trinityatl.org)Megan Howard(Mhoward@trinityatl.org)
Editor's Notes
- #8: In many ways the Internet is like a gigantic library; both have content to teach and entertain. And similar to the content in a library, not all Internet content is appropriate for children. Libraries create children’s and young adults’ sections in order to help youths (and their parents) identify which materials are appropriate for them. On the Internet, however, all of the content may be equally accessible; websites about ponies and websites featuring pornography are both a click away
- #11: Before your children use the Internet, you should talk to them about what content they are allowed to access. Above all, it’s important to open the lines of communication about online material that makes your child feel uncomfortable. Often, children are afraid to tell a parent or guardian about something they have seen because they are afraid that their Internet privileges will be taken away. The best solution is to openly discuss the situation before a problem arises.Know where children may have access to the Internet—at school, friends’ houses, community centers, or libraries—and where the computers may not have blocking and filtering mechanisms.Encourage your children to come to you or another trusted adult if he or she encounters inappropriate material.Install blocking, filtering, and monitoring software in order to block pop-ups, restrict access to sites with adult content, and see which sites your children visit.Discuss your family values with your children, and be clear about what online content aligns with those values.