© 2009 Charles D. Knutson Welcome to Internet Parenting: Now What Do I Do?! Dr. Charles D. Knutson...

© 2009 Charles D. Knutson

Welcome to Internet Parenting:

Now What Do I Do?!

Dr. Charles D. Knutson

Brigham Young University

www.charlesknutson.net


Short answer

Try to maximize the positive value

Try to minimize the negative effects

"It is impossible for a man [woman, child, family] to be saved in ignorance." – D&C 131:6

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Dr. K’s biases…

The Internet is here to stayIt will continue to permeate every aspect of our society

Nearly impossible to step backward from technology…Fire, the wheel, electricity, automobiles, telephones, airplanes, television, computers…

You name it!

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Technology adoption flowPre-electricity:

The ice man comes daily in a horse-drawn wagon with blocks of ice for the ice box

Keeps your food cold for a dayPost-electricity:

Refrigerator and freezer full of food

If the power goes out, my freezer full of meat thaws and I’m in deep trouble

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Technology adoption flowAs technology is adopted, the non-technology dependent mechanisms go away

Once electricity became pervasive…And refrigerators and freezers became pervasive…

The market for the ice man dried up

No fallback to pre-technology solutions

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Technology adoption flowOnce you have and use fire, eating raw meat is no longer a reasonable option

Once you have and use a car, walking or riding a horse from here to Iowa is no longer a reasonable option

Once you have and use Facebook, doing without is no longer a reasonable option… ?!Hmmm…

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Dr. K’s biases…

Your children will not get through schoolCollege, High School, Elementary School!

Without accessing the Internet somewhere, somehow…NO MATTER WHAT YOU DOUnless you join an Amish community somewhere in Pennsylvania

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Dr. K’s biases…

The benefits of the Internet to the world are unprecedented in the history of mankindSecular knowledge and influenceBut also religious!

What Gutenberg did in 1439The Internet is doing on an exponentially larger scaleThe Web is only 15 years old!!

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Dr. K’s biases…The dangers are real, and the risks are huge!

We have to do something to protect ourselves and our families

Simply shutting it off is, in most cases, not a reasonable optionBest that kids learn from their parentsIf you own a pool, you teach your kids to swim!

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Dr. K’s biases…The Internet is increasingly instrumental in moving forward the mission of a worldwide ChurchFamily history, name extractionStake and ward websites, directoriesMissionary applications, email, online chat with missionaries

Curriculum materials, talks (text, audio, video)

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Technical wheat and taresEvery advancement in history has application for good and evil

For every invention that blesses the Church and helps move the work forwardSatan has a counterfeit applicationPick anything…Also true of every eternal doctrine

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Technical wheat and taresLet the field represent the application of technological advancement throughout the history of mankind…

Early, the differences aren't starkFire: (+) Cook food, (-) Arson

At the time of harvest we see a broad distinction between good and evil applicationInternet: (+) Lds.org, (-) Pornography

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The iron rod and the riverNephi: "Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell." (1 Ne 12:16)

Nephi: "… the water which my father saw was filthiness; and so much was his mind swallowed up in other things that he beheld not the filthiness of the water." (1 Ne 15:27)

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The iron rod and the riverLehi: "I beheld a river of water; and it ran along, and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit." (1 Ne 8:13)

Proximity of the river and the rod…

Lehi: "And I beheld a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood." (1 Ne 8:19)

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The iron rod and the riverQ: If you were on the strait and narrow path, clutching the iron rod… How close would you sometimes be to the river of filthiness?

A: The water could occasionally lap onto your shoes

And you are exactly where you should be, moving toward the tree of life

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The iron rod and the riverQ: Why are the rod of iron and the river of filthiness so close?Who controls the river?

Q: Why is the great and spacious building visible from the tree?Who built the building?

Shouldn't you get a rest when you're on the path?! Or at the tree?!Apparently not…

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The iron rod and the riverThere seems to be an inevitable co-location of good and evil that we have to cope with in this mortal probation

The same wires and cables carryExalting and enlightening materialDegrading and destructive material

We need to learn to cope with the proximity

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First Presidency, 1901A new century dawns upon the world today. The hundred years just completed were the most momentous in the history of man upon this planet. It would be impossible in a hundred days to make even a brief summary of the notable events, the marvelous developments, the grand achievements and the beneficial inventions and discoveries, which mark the progress of the ten decades now left behind in the ceaseless march of humanity. The very mention of the nineteenth century suggested advancement, improvement, liberty and light. Happy are we to have lived amidst its wonders and shared in the riches of its treasures of intelligence!

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President Faust, 1999

When this statement was made 100 years ago, people still traveled by horse and buggy. The age of the telephone and electricity was just dawning. There was no air travel, no E-mail, no fax machines, no Internet. There has been an explosion of secular knowledge. I believe that God has opened up these treasures of intelligence to enhance His purposes on the earth. The new century will bring exponential advances in that treasury.

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Now what do I do?!

"It is impossible for a man [woman, child, family] to be saved in ignorance." – D&C 131:6

"Press forward. The alternatives are repulsive." – Dr. Don Kartchner, my father-in-law

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Become educated

That's why you're here!Tons of information out thereLittle in the way of cohesive material geared toward your needs

Much that is geared to a technical audience

Much that is more confusing than it is helpfulExample…

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The InternetMassively distributed worldwide network of interconnected computer networks

Millions of smaller, academic, business, and government networks

No central control of the Internet!

You can't shut it downYou can't control it

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The InternetThe backbone on which all the other services run

Picture the nation's transportation infrastructureAir traffic system, rail system, interstate highways, state highways, streets, roads, driveways, bike paths…

Services use this infrastructureCommercial, mail delivery, commuters, family vacations, bike rides…

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The Internet

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The Internet

The Internet is the digital equivalent of a transportation system

Services utilize this infrastructure or backboneWeb browsingEmailFile transferStreaming mediaPhone services

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The Internet

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The Worldwide Web

A system of interlinked hypertext documents (web pages) accessible via the Internet

Web pages may contain text, images and hyperlinks to other pages

Web pages are viewed using a web browser"What's a web browser?" – My mother

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Web browsersKids often download browsersNot the one you think they're using

Internet Explorer53%Firefox 31%Safari 3%Chrome 3%Opera 1%

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WebsitesAround 200 million websitesAround 63 billion publicly indexable web pages, 550 billion documents

More in the "invisible web"Web 2.0 – User created content:

Blogging and personal web pagesFacebook and MySpaceYouTubeWikipedia

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Becoming educated

A significant number of concepts to try and understand

Trying to provide a number of overview presentations this week

Here's a quick tour of what I'm talking about the rest of the week…

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Understand guidelines

Guidelines for family and personal technology usage

Consistent, rational, reasonably tech savvy

Parenting Guidelines: Are We Losing Our Children on the Information Superhighway?

Wednesday, 12:30-1:25, 3108 JKB

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Understand social networksPositive and negative consequences of social networking

Tour of social networking sitesMySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Safe Online Social Networking? Positives, Dangers, and

Challenges

Thursday, 12:30-1:25, 3108 JKB32


Understand cell phones

Positive and negative effects of cell phone technology

Texting, sexting, and social-emotional isolation

Cell Phone Safety: Digitally Tethered Teens and Other

Modern Dilemmas

Friday, 12:30-1:25, 3108 JKB

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Understand content issuesPornography is among the most corrosive content on the Internet

Other inappropriate and damaging content is also pervasive

Protection, detection, and response

Online Pornography: Protecting Ourselves and Our Families

Tuesday, 1:50-2:45, 3108 JKB34


Understand predators

Motives and methods of those who prey on the innocent and gullible

Protect our children from online predators

Internet Predators: Who's Watching Our Children Online?

Wednesday, 1:50-2:45, 3108 JKB

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Understand cyberbullyingMotives and methods of electronic bullying

Protect our children from an increasingly common form of abuse

Cyberbullying: Growing Up on the Digital Playground

Thursday, 1:50-2:45, 3108 JKB

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Understand chatting

Positive and negative effects of text messaging and other forms of chatting

Deciphering what the kids are saying

Chatting and Messaging: Overly Connected in a Digital World

Friday, 1:50-2:45, 3108 JKB

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Understand game addictionPositive and negative effects of online game playingEspecially Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs)

Just a Game? When Virtual Reality Becomes Our Children's

Reality

Tuesday, 3:10-4:05, 3108 JKB38


Understand malicious emailPositive and negative effects of email

Combat spam, phishing attacksUnderstand proper email "netiquette"

Unclogging my Email: Spam, Phishing Attacks, Netiquette

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Understand malware

The nature of malicious software

Protect yourself from viruses, worms, adware, and spyware

The Dark Side of Software: Viruses, Worms, Adware,

Spyware

Thursday, 3:10-4:05, 3108 JKB

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Understand identity theftMotives and methods of identity thieves

Protect ourselves from an increasingly common form of criminal activity

Identity Theft: Why Would Anyone Want My Identity?

Friday, 3:10-4:05, 3108 JKB

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Internet Safety Podcastwww.internetsafetypodcast.com30-minute radio-style programsTop Internet Safety audio program on the Web

Can listen on the websiteCan subscribe through iTunesCan download audio to your PC, cell phone, iPod, or other music device

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Internet Safety Podcast

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Internet Safety Podcast

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Internet Safety Wiki

wiki.internetsafetypodcast.comAround 300 articles on every topic imaginableConstantly expanding

Geared to non-technical usersThe largest and most popular Wiki dedicated to Internet safety

If you have technical skills, you can contribute to the Wiki!

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Questions?

Please feel free to contact me…I'll do my best to respond in a timely manner

No guarantees once the semester gets into full swing…

Dr. Charles Knutson

[email protected]

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