Social Networks and Online Safety Glenn Wiebe ESSDACK [email_address]

Yo! Wuzzzzzzzup? STRAIGHT? I hit u up cuz I wanna tell u what happnd in class 2 day. GMBO IDK We had a new QT in class and he wuz totally TIGHT. He and I talked 4 like the whole period. NU will never believe what he said 2 me b4 he left, CYO A3? Maybe 2NYT? OMG P911 B4N BBL

Hi there! What’s up? Clear to talk? I am chatting with you because I want to tell you what happened in class today. Giggling by butt off, I did not know we had a new cutie in class. He was totally cute. He and I talked for the whole period. I know you will never believe what he said to me before he left, “See you online, anytime? Maybe tonight?” Oh my God, my parents are coming! Bye for now. Be back later.

Some stats 21 million teens - 87% of youth ages 12-17 are online Pew Internet & American Life Project, Teens and Technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation ,

21 million teens - 87% of youth ages 12-17 are online

64% of parents say they have Internet rules 37% of teens say they have rules Pew Internet & American Life Project, Teens and Technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation ,

64% of parents say they have Internet rules

37% of teens say they have rules

62% of parents report checking on what sites kids visit 33% of teens say their parents check on their activities online Pew Internet & American Life Project, Teens and Technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation ,

62% of parents report checking on what sites kids visit

33% of teens say their parents check on their activities online

Assumptions The best filter is a human brain The world is changing / so are your kids

The best filter is a human brain

The world is changing / so are your kids

The top 10 jobs predicted for 2010 didn’t exist in 2004 There over 100 million registered MySpace users Last year a 7 year-old signed a six figure endorsement deal to play professional video games The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs is greater than the total population of North America

The top 10 jobs predicted for 2010 didn’t exist in 2004

There over 100 million registered MySpace users

Last year a 7 year-old signed a six figure endorsement deal to play professional video games

The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs is greater than the total population of North America

Assumptions The best filter is a human brain The world is changing / so are your kids It’s not going away The good outweighs the bad

The best filter is a human brain

The world is changing / so are your kids

It’s not going away

The good outweighs the bad

It’s just a tool

The tool as good Improves student learning Tools for the 21st century World size classroom Kid friendly search tools Fantastic resources

Improves student learning

Tools for the 21st century

World size classroom

Kid friendly search tools

Fantastic resources

The tool as evil Inappropriate content Undesirable behavior reinforced Privacy violations Cyberbullying Strangers / predators

Inappropriate content

Undesirable behavior reinforced

Privacy violations

Cyberbullying

Strangers / predators

Social networks An interactive, user-submitted network that might include friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos

An interactive, user-submitted network that might include friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos

You’ve heard about this

But what about this? www.takingitglobal.org

Or this? www.digitaldividenetwork.org

Or this? www.myspace.com/brooklyncollegelibrary

How about these? Delicious <del.icio.us> Library Thing <www.librarything.com> Kaboodle <www.kaboodle.com> Box <box.net>

Delicious

<del.icio.us>

Library Thing

<www.librarything.com>

Kaboodle

<www.kaboodle.com>

Box

<box.net>

Or these? Flickr Photo sharing site <www.flickr.com> YouTube Video sharing site <www.youtube.com>

Flickr

Photo sharing site

<www.flickr.com>

YouTube

Video sharing site

<www.youtube.com>

The rules are the same! Live by the Golden Rule Don’t talk to strangers Come straight home from school Don’t be a bully Don’t take candy for strangers We need to know your friends

Live by the Golden Rule

Don’t talk to strangers

Come straight home from school

Don’t be a bully

Don’t take candy for strangers

We need to know your friends

Where to start? Agree on a contract Sit with kid / bookmark their sites Think about filters No private computers Use the net yourself

Agree on a contract

Sit with kid / bookmark their sites

Think about filters

No private computers

Use the net yourself

Questions What do you got?

What do you got?

CyberSmart <www.cybersmart.org> Wired Kids <www.wiredkids.org> Wired Safety <www.wiredsafety.org>

CyberSmart <www.cybersmart.org>

Wired Kids <www.wiredkids.org>

Wired Safety <www.wiredsafety.org>

Safe Kids <www.safekids.com> Be Safe Online <www.besafeonline.org> CyberBully <www.cyberbully.org>

Safe Kids <www.safekids.com>

Be Safe Online <www.besafeonline.org>

CyberBully <www.cyberbully.org>

Get NetWise <www.getnetwise.org> NetSmartz <www.netsmartz.org> Online Lingo List <www.kdcop.com>

Get NetWise <www.getnetwise.org>

NetSmartz <www.netsmartz.org>

Online Lingo List <www.kdcop.com>