TECHNOLOGY AND CHILDRENPresented by: Michael Throm

Parent Academy Night

October 16, 2014

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AT SCHOOL

• Students and Staff have access to one or more of the following technology resources:• iPads, Laptops, Desktop Computers, Microsoft Surface RT• Grades K-8 Teachers and Staff develop Curriculum based lessons integrating

technology• Wireless and Wired devices are filtered by our local security device and only

accessible by school devices.• Cloud based, password secured learning tools like Reflex Math, Spelling City,

and Pixton.• Students receive personal login accounts at Grade 4 to the local server as

well as STM’s private Google Docs for Education.

HOW IS GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION DIFFERENT?

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AT HOME

• Today’s Students have a multitude of resources available at home.• Cell Phone• Laptop• Desktop• IPad/Tablet• Gaming System• Email• On-Line Games• Internet Searches• Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, Netflix, Instagram

WHAT’S A PARENT TO DO?• Keep in Communication with your Children

• What are your favorite things to do online?• What is personal information? Why should you keep it private?• What could you do to be safer online?• What would you do if anyone online asked to meet you face-to-face?• Besides me, who do you feel that you can talk to if you are in a scary or uncomfortable

situation?

• Keep the computer in a high-traffic area of your home.

• Establish limits for which online sites children may visit and for how long.

• Remember that Internet technology can be mobile, so make sure to monitor cell phones, gaming devices, and laptops.

• Surf the Internet with your children and let them show you what they like to do online.

• Know who is connecting with your children online and set rules for social networking, instant messaging, e-mailing, online gaming, and using webcams.

http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety

SECURITY AND MONITORING MECHANISMS

• Parent and Child Communication – Most Important

• Retain copies of your child’s passwords

• Must be a “follower” or “friend” on your child’s account

• Set privacy settings to the account to strict

• Set ratings restrictions for on-line accounts – like Netflix

• Home network management tools like Norton Family

• Screen capture and monitoring – Spectre Pro or eBalster

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND RESOURCES

• Brain pop Internet Safety Video: • http://www.brainpopjr.com/artsandtechnology/technology/internetsafety/

• National Canter for Missing and Exploited Children• http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety

• Goodwill Community Foundation• http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internetsafety

• FBI Publications: • http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide

• Norton Family• https://onlinefamily.norton.com/familysafety/loginStart.fs

• Spector Soft• http://www.spectorsoft.com/home-solutions.html

QUESTIONS?

BULLYINGPresented by: Colleen O’Brien

Parent Academy Night

October 16, 2014

STUDENT RIGHTS

Each student at STM has a right to:

Learn in a safe and friendly placeBe treated with respectReceive the help of supportive and caring peers and adults

BULLYING DEFINITION

Bullying is unwanted behavior that is:

IntentionalRepeatedHarmfulControlling

Bullying is a behavior, not a person

TYPES OF BULLYING

Bullying can be done directly (to your face) or indirectly (behind your back, secretly).

There are four types of bullying that we will talk about today:

1. Cyber bullying

2. Verbal bullying

3. Physical bullying

4. Relational bullying

CYBER BULLYING

Cyber bullying involves using technology to deliberately make someone feel badly. Cyber bullying includes:

E-mail, computer messages, instant messagesCell phone and voicemailChat roomsSocial media

VERBAL BULLYING

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things about another person or group of people.

Verbal bullying includes:

TeasingName-callingTauntingThreateningSexual comments

PHYSICAL BULLYING

Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:

Any unwanted touchingHitting, kicking, pinching, tripping, pushingSpittingStealingBreaking another persons’ possessionsMaking rude or mean hand or facial gestures

RELATIONAL BULLYING

Relational Bullying involves hurting someone’s reputation of relationships. Relational bullying includes:

Excluding othersTelling others not to be friends with a personSpreading rumors about someoneEmbarrassing a person in public

WHAT IS NOT BULLYING?Behavior that does not meet the four characteristics listed in the definition of bullying behavior. Some examples of this are:

• If I punch you one time

• If I trip you every day on your way to the cubbies because my chair sticks out too far

• If you get hurt while we are playing a game that we both enjoy (even if you get hurt more than once)

• If friends of equal status tease each other often.