Safe SurfingAdult Community Workshop
Illinois Central CollegeNovember 3, 2012
It’s not going away Kids are going to use it. Digital fluency is important.
◦ Especially in the world they are growing up in!
The Internet
It is a learning experience for you and your children
The more knowledgeable you are the more aware you can be for them
Don’t Assume They Know
Let’s take the quiz◦ http://www.cyberwise.org/New-Media-Hub.html
What is New Media by Cyberwise: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sug7L4x5N1E
What Do You Know?
10 Rules for Internet Smarts
Fromhttp://www.nick.com/thebighelp/digital-citizen-hub-page.html A great resource for parents and kids.
Get Tech-Saavy! The more saavy you are the more you can protect them.
Talk! Make sure they are aware of the obvious rules for online.
Know the sites and social media they use. Teach children what to do if something
inappropriate comes on the screen. Great Tips from http://
www.netnanny.com/learn_center/safety_tips
Safety Tips
Establish and agree upon the rules for using the internet. ◦ Start young – tweens ◦ Post the rules near the computer or in a central
location◦ Talk about them
http://www.internetsafety.com/internet-monitoring-game-plan.php
http://www.komando.com/kids/commandments.aspx http://
dianagraber-cybercivics.blogspot.com/2012/06/10-rules-for-safe-and-respectable.html
Establish the Rules
All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally
The question becomes, this. Do you want to deliberately be aware of and control what you stand for online or do you want that to be left to others? (http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/04/help-students-manage-their-digital.html)
Your Digital Footprint
YouTube remains the No. 1 online video site, according to Nielsen Online.
24 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute (YouTube, 2010).
Kids are supposed to be 13 years old to use YouTube. YouTube is a great place to showcase creativity. Use Safety Mode. At the bottom of every YouTube
page, you can check a box that filters your search results. When Safety Mode is on, you’ll get fewer inappropriate results when you search for videos.◦ How To TURN ON Safety Mode: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMAj5PMzvsk&feature=share&list=ECA6B961FA5F1D5FA5
YouTube
http://www.kideos.com/ http://kidmango.com/ http://www.kidzbop.com/ http://zui.com/ http://www.kabillion.com/
YouTube for Kids
WeetWoo! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weetwoo-kid-videos-safe-educational/id341005161?mt=8
Gube http://gubeapp.com/
YouTube Apps
A parent’s guide to Facebook by http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pd
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Must be 13 to have an account Facebook provides extra account settings and
protections for accounts of 13 to 17 year olds A July 2010 survey found that 37% of U.S. 10-
to-12-year-olds were on Facebook, which means that every one of
these children had to lie about their age to get on the service.
The best and most important thing you can do is know your FB settings!! ◦ Change them – by default most of these settings are
wide open.◦ You can keep others from tagging you in photos◦ You can set notifications to know right away if anyone
has tagged you◦ You can set your default post and photos to a more
private setting ◦ Use the custom lists/groups◦ Rotate your photos – you don’t need all your photos
available all the time◦ Check the settings regularly!
Facebook Settings
Windows XP & 7 – setting up profiles and limiting information
How to use Parental Controls: http://www.komando.com/kids/tip.aspx?id=9579
Setting up a profile for each kid Putting shortcuts on the desktop
Operating System
http://www.kidzui.com/ http://www.zoodles.com/ (basic version
gives you the install of a kid safe browser)◦ Premium version 29.95/yr – time controls, tracking
and more ◦ http://pikluk.com/◦ http://www.luciboo.com/ - Firefly◦ http://zacbrowser.com/
Browsers for Kids
http://www.netnanny.com/ Mac, Windows, Android Block porn, mask profanity Monitors social media Alerts and reports User profiles
Monitoring Software
free service provides monitoring of user activity on pc, Mac or mobile.
Register and view user’s activity online at KidLogger.net. The Activity Journal is collected, stored and analyzed online at kidlogger.net server.
http://kidlogger.net/ ◦ Recommended by cNet
and Kim Commando
Monitoring Software
SafeEyes for PC/Mac - http://www.internetsafety.com/◦ SafeEyes for iPad – filtered browser for iOS◦ Owned by McAfee◦ Filter websites, video, music, social networking,
reports, set time limits◦ Buy it w/ McAfee 69.95/ by itself 49.95 – 1 year
Filtering Software
http://www.kidsclick.org/ http://www.luciboo.com/
Search Engines for Kids
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/mediaglossary-lexicon.html
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/when-texting-turns-torment
Have a zero-tolerance policy. No sexting, no hate speech, no stalkerish behavior. Make sure you explain the rules of responsible ownership of their devices.
Texting
http://www.cyberbullying.us/ http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents http://www.cyberwise.org/ http://www.google.com/literacy/ http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parents/ http://ikeepcurrent.org/ http://responsibility.verizon.com/online-safety http://
www.youtube.com/user/CommonSenseMedia http://www.appsplayground.com
Websites
Controlling your digital identity is as easy as 1-2-3: http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/07/controlling-your-digital-identity-is-as.html
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-literacy-technology-parent-resources
http://www.cozi.com/live-simply/5-kid-friendly-internet-browsers
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/cybersafety/protect-your-personal-information-when-gaming/
A Few Good Articles & Sites