Changing World, Changing Demands The Internet and Elementary Children http://nisc.wikispaces.com/Willy

Overview Parenting, the Internet, and a New Millennium Increase Awareness Risks Tools Talk, Listen, and Show Discuss Set Procedures and Guidelines Monitor

Parenting, the Internet, and a New Millennium

Increase Awareness

Risks

Tools

Talk, Listen, and Show

Discuss

Set Procedures and Guidelines

Monitor

Setting the Stage: Parenting As parents, you teach basic safety rules to your children like… Look both ways before crossing the street Never talk to strangers or accept gifts from people you don’t know Treat other people like you would want to be treated Parents know the dangers of the real world. How aware and proactive are parents about the cyber world?

As parents, you teach basic safety rules to your children like…

Look both ways before crossing the street

Never talk to strangers or accept gifts from people you don’t know

Treat other people like you would want to be treated

Parents know the dangers of the real world. How aware and proactive are parents about the cyber world?

Setting the Stage: Millennial Children Technology and the Internet It is an intricate part of our children’s world (or it will be) Children are acutely aware of changes and new technologies The experts are our children It feels safe and unreal but, at the same time, very powerful Children have the technological expertise but they don’t have the real world experience to know right/wrong and safety.

Technology and the Internet

It is an intricate part of our children’s world (or it will be)

Children are acutely aware of changes and new technologies

The experts are our children

It feels safe and unreal but, at the same time, very powerful

Children have the technological expertise but they don’t have the real world experience to know right/wrong and safety.

Millennial Internet: Suki What powers does the Internet give users? What role are adults playing? How aware are adults?

What powers does the Internet give users?

What role are adults playing?

How aware are adults?

Millennial Internet: A Different Example Suki is one example Students are using the Internet in wonderful ways Consider the following example…

Suki is one example

Students are using the Internet in wonderful ways

Consider the following example…

The Internet has… Risks Pitfalls Abuses & Benefits Opportunities

Keeping Your Children Safe Increase Awareness Risks Tools Talk, Listen, and Show Discuss Set Procedures and Guidelines Monitor

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Risks Predators Cyber Bullying Pornography Spyware, adware, and pop-ups Viruses Human Element

Predators

Cyber Bullying

Pornography

Spyware, adware, and pop-ups

Viruses

Awareness: Human Element Risks Children hurt by people they don’t know in real life Children hurt by other children (friends) Children hurt by their own information disclosure Children hurting organizations by exploiting the Internet’s power

Children hurt by people they don’t know in real life

Children hurt by other children (friends)

Children hurt by their own information disclosure

Children hurting organizations by exploiting the Internet’s power

Awareness: Tools Know what your children are doing, using, and communicating online. Biggie:

Know what your children are doing, using, and communicating online.

Awareness: Tools Elementary websites with small risk Funbrain Disney Online Elementary websites with some risk Webkinz World Elementary websites with greater risk Club Penguin Whyville Nicktropolis

Elementary websites with small risk

Funbrain

Disney Online

Elementary websites with some risk

Webkinz World

Elementary websites with greater risk

Club Penguin

Whyville

Nicktropolis

Keeping Your Children Safe Increase Awareness Risks Tools Talk, Listen, and Show Discuss Set Procedures and Guidelines Monitor

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Talk, Listen, and Show Talk: Ask your children to explain what they are doing online. Tell them that you want to keep them safe, not necessarily take away the Internet/tools. Listen: Listen to what your children have to say. Ask yourself (and your children) why the Internet/tool is important. Show: Have your children show you what they are doing online. Sit and watch.

Talk: Ask your children to explain what they are doing online. Tell them that you want to keep them safe, not necessarily take away the Internet/tools.

Listen: Listen to what your children have to say. Ask yourself (and your children) why the Internet/tool is important.

Show: Have your children show you what they are doing online. Sit and watch.

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Although it feels safe because you are at home, there are dangers Don’t talk to strangers Don’t accept anything from strangers Talk to them about “masquerading” Don’t tell people personal information like ASL; create a good username Golden Rule Discussion

Although it feels safe because you are at home, there are dangers

Don’t talk to strangers

Don’t accept anything from strangers

Talk to them about “masquerading”

Don’t tell people personal information like ASL; create a good username

Golden Rule

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Set Procedures Place computers in a common room Limit “fun time” to 30 minutes Discuss what to do if problems arise or if your children encounter something uncomfortable but don’t freak them out! Clearly state your expectations and identify appropriate websites

Place computers in a common room

Limit “fun time” to 30 minutes

Discuss what to do if problems arise or if your children encounter something uncomfortable but don’t freak them out!

Clearly state your expectations and identify appropriate websites

Guidelines See handout

See handout

Overview Parenting, the Internet, and a New Millennium Increase Awareness Risks Tools Talk, Listen, and Show Discuss Set Procedures and Guidelines Monitor

Parenting, the Internet, and a New Millennium

Increase Awareness

Risks

Tools

Talk, Listen, and Show

Discuss

Set Procedures and Guidelines

Monitor

Monitor None of the following tools should replace parental involvement/supervision Filtering: Tools to control website access Net Nanny Cyber Patrol 7

None of the following tools should replace parental involvement/supervision

Filtering: Tools to control website access

Net Nanny

Cyber Patrol 7

Monitor Keystroke Monitoring: Records and monitors all activity Spector Pro 6.0

Keystroke Monitoring: Records and monitors all activity

Spector Pro 6.0

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