Transcript Raising your middle schooler in the age of texting and

Presented by:
The Guidance Department
With assistance from:
Karen Duff, Library Media Specialist and
Sue Musacchio, Instructional Technologist
Internet Resources
on Cyber Bullying
 Go to the Chenery Web Site
 Select Departments and then Guidance.
 Resources and Links
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http://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/class_pages/cmsguidance/ind
ex_files/page0007.htm
 Stop Bullying Now!
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http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
Television
Cell Phones
Video Games
Digital Natives
Today’s Kids:
Tech-Savvy and Online
 The vast majority of American kids use the Internet -
at rates even greater than adults.
 Kids are going online at younger and younger ages.
 Kids who go online tend to use the Internet frequently.
 Kids tend to be more tech-savvy than the adults in
their lives.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Today’s Kids: Constantly Connected
 Kids access the Internet from a variety of locations:
 Home
 School
 Friends’ and Relatives’ Homes
 Library & Community Centers/Clubs/Churches
 Heading back to school, kids’ backpacks are now Internet-
enabled
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Laptops
Cell phones
Video game players
iPods/MP3 players
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Today’s Kids: Not Just Surfing the
Web, But Actively Contributing
 Like adults, kids create and
share content with others
online.
 Most online teens have a
profile on a social
networking site.
 The Internet continues to
change and evolve at a
breathtaking rate!
 Because kids go online from many locations, parents
need a comprehensive strategy.
 Instill media literacy skills
 Use parental controls
 Set Rules
Instill Media Literacy Skills
 Rules and technology are helpful, but not perfect. Don’t panic,
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and don’t scold or they might withhold!
Learn with and from your children about how the Internet
continues to change and evolve.
Help children realize they may not be getting the whole – or
most accurate – story from one source (online or off ).
Learn about the tools of the trade: ask whether sites intend to
inform, persuade, or entertain?
Examine values and beliefs behind websites, blogs, and
streaming videos – and consider how what you post online
reflects you.
Use Parental Controls
 Place Internet-connected computers in common areas
of the home.
 Set rules about when and how long children can go
online – and what they can do online.
 Monitor what they are doing online. Employ parental
controls whenever available on websites.
 Install software to filter/block sites you deem
inappropriate for your family.
 Make sure you have up-to-date virus protection, a
firewall – and regularly scan for adware/spyware.
Set Rules for Internet Usage
 Do not give personal information to online strangers.
 Do not post pictures or videos that could be used to
identify you.
 Do not meet in person anyone you have met only
online.
 Treat others as you would like to be treated.
 Cheating, plagiarism, stealing, and vandalism are
wrong online, as in the “real” world.
 Tell your parent if anything makes you uncomfortable.
Social Networking Sites
Social Networking Activities
 83% of social network users have added comments to a friend’s
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picture
77% post messages to friend’s page or wall
71% send private messages to friends within the SNS
66% post comments on friends blog
54% send bulletins or group messages to all their friends
54% send IMs or text messages to friends through the SNS
All activities (except comments on pictures and sending IM/texts
via SNS are down since 2006)
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Percent of Teens using Online
Social Networks – (Ages 12 – 17)
Year
Percentage
2008
65%
2007
58%
2006
55%
Terms of Use
Privacy Settings
Instructions on Privacy Settings
Go to the bottom of the page for
information on the Terms of Use
and the Privacy Settings.
Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your
help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us
relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or
create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
2. You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such
as selling your status update to an advertiser).
3. You will not use Facebook if you are under 13.
4. You will not use Facebook if you are a convicted sex offender.
5. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
6. You will not share your password, let anyone else access your
account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of
your account.
7. You will not transfer your account to anyone without first getting our
written permission.
8. If you select a username for your account we reserve the right to remove
or reclaim it if we believe appropriate (such as when a trademark owner
complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's
actual name).
Protecting Other People’s Rights
We respect other people's rights, and expect you to do the same.
1. You will not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes
or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.
2. We can remove any content or information you post on Facebook if we
believe that it violates this Statement.
Last updated August 2009
Privacy Settings
Internet Safety Video - Texting
Computer Literacy Curriculum
Grade 5
 Cyber Security
E-Mail Etiquetter
Malicious Programs
Kid Safe Search Engines
 Digital Ethics
Copyright and Fair Use
Finding and citing digital images
Computer Literacy Curriculum
Grade 7
 Digital Citizenship – iSafe curriculum
Lesson 1 – Safeguarding your Identity Online
Screen names, passwords, safety resolutions
Lesson 2 – Personal Safety
Protecting Personal Information
Identity Theft
Lesson 3 – The Grooming Process
Online Strangers, Predators, and the
Grooming Processs
Computer Literacy – Grade 8
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Passwords
Identity theft
Spyware
Viruses, worms and trojan horses
Citing electronic sources
Cyber Crime and awareness project
– Web Research
- Web site citations using Noodletools
- Digital storytelling using Scratch program
School Library Media Program
 Provides instruction that addresses multiple literacy's:
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
Visual Literacy
Technology Literacy
Thank you for coming!
Slideshow: by Sue Musacchio
Instructional Technologist