Slides from 1/15/16 Parent Coffee meeting regarding ways parents can use technology appropriately, effectively, and safely with their children at home.

1. Internet Safety K-2
a Mr. Casal facilitated Parent Coffee
1/15/16
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2. Internet Safety K-2
a Mr. Casal facilitated Parent Coffee
1/15/16
Appropriate Technology Use K-2
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3. Getting the discussion started...
https://youtu.be/FfrQwgwlBIg

4. Internet safety is no longer about the Internet
It’s about apps
It’s about platforms
It’s about devices
It’s about
connection...

5. Context
● I’m a former dotcomer
● Father
○ 5.5 year old daughter
○ 3.5 year old son
● Family devices
○ iPad 1 - 16 GB
○ iPod touch - 8 GB (free in 2007 with purchase of MacBook)
○ iPhone 4 - 16 GB, wifi only (my wife’s before she upgraded)
● Chargers
○ one
● Headphones
○ zero
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6. ● 1964 - the mouse
● ~ 1994 - the internet
● June 29, 2007 - the iPhone
● July 11, 2008 - the App Store
● April 3, 2010 - the iPad
http://malonemediagroup.com/history-of-the-internet-timeline-an-ever-evolving-digital-world/http://zettershood.blogspot.com/2013/04/evolution-of-internet.html

8. Life moves pretty fast...
We are living in a period of time where technology is advancing at an astounding rate,
creating things we’re constantly amazed by...
Our children are living in a period of time with access to the worst technology they’ll
ever use.
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9. How do we not turn into our parents?
How do we balance our fears and their wanderlust?
How do we keep children safe?
How do we keep pace?
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10. Conversations are the best firewall
● use the internet with your child
○ let them guide you
○ see the internet as they see it
○ talk about the things they come across
○ discuss what things mean
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12. Memory lane...
Nostalgia
● http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125914/How-20-popular-websites-looked-
when-they-launched.html
● http://gizmodo.com/5960831/23-ancient-web-sites-that-are-still-alive
● http://mashable.com/2011/12/11/old-web-design/#Y4gZdFWYEEqR
A bit of fun:
● http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/index.php
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13. Conversations are the best firewall
● encourage exploration
● encourage openness
○ if they have question or concerns it is ok to go to…?
■ mom/dad/aunt/uncle/etc
● internet use in public spaces at home
○ schedule for moving to private use
■ guidelines for getting there/staying there
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14. Restricting access shouldn’t be a first step
● we want what we can’t have
● technology is limited by the ingenuity of children
○ see LA’s iPad program
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15. However...
You can use parental controls to limit access
● Mac
○ https://support.apple.com/kb/ph18571?locale=en_US
● iPad
○ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304
● PC
○ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/set-parental-controls#1TC=windows-7
● Chromebook
○ http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/google-debuts-parental-controls-for-chrome-chromebook-
computers-with-supervised-users-feature-now-in-beta/
● Android
○ https://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/parental-controls-android
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16. Limit your wifi
● Use your wireless router to control access
○ http://www.ehow.com/how_6955758_use-limit-people_s-internet-usage.html
● Apple’s Airport allows time restrictions
○ http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/06/how-to-set-time-limits-on-your-wi-fi-network-using-airport-utility/
● Linksys (popular wifi router brand)
○ http://www.linksys.com/ph/support-article?articleNum=136710
● Google “restrict MAC address” and the name of your router to find model/brand-
specific instructions
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17. SafeSearch
Turn on Google SafeSearch
● https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?hl=en
● https://www.google.com/goodtoknow/familysafety/tools/
Restricted Mode on YouTube
● https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084?hl=en
SafeSearch and Restricted Mode are on by default within Scarsdale Public Schools
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18. The dynamic has changed...
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19. http://photos2.appleinsidercdn.
com/iPhone.2003vs2013.jpg

20. The internet is irrelevant...
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21. It’s about apps...
Rover - iOS browser designed for children
Sandbox - a browser that lets you create a “whitelist” of approved sites
Wixie - online and iOS app for writing and drawing (used in Scarsdale)
Kodable - online and iOS app for coding (used in Scarsdale)
Tynker - online and iOS app for coding (used in Scarsdale)
Paper53 - free writing/drawing app
Adobe Voice - make flip books with pictures, text and music
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22. Apps are the “walled garden”
Let children use and create with technology offline, outside of a browser
Experiment with apps
● AppsGoneFree - free app, provides daily digest of free apps
● AppShopper - iPhone app that lets you search & create wish-lists of apps for
notifications of price changes
● Graphite.org - educator-sourced reviews of student appropriate apps, games, and
sites along with lesson and project ideas
Try free versions of paid apps before you spend money
● ex: Rover and Tellagami both have multiple versions
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25. Technology
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26. If ideas and concepts such as collaboration, creation (not just consumption), and
coding are important for all students, so is knowing how to safely interact with
technology, even when there isn’t a technical safety net. Trust, communication, and
openness go a long way to ensure a child responds appropriately when faced with the
darker side of technology. Often, the safest you can be is when you know you can turn
to a more experienced person (in this case a parent) and ask for help, guidance, and
advice...
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27. Resources
Heathcote Library
● http://www.scarsdaleschools.org/domain/618
Common Sense Media
● https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parent-concerns
● https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety
Graphite
● https://www.graphite.org/
○ apps, game and website reviews by educators
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28. Thank you!
Reach out any time
Mr. Casal
Heathcote Computer Lab
ccasal@scarsdaleschools.org
@HeathcoteTech
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