Social Networking 101 & Understanding Your Kids’ Lives Online Essentials for Parents

How do kids use technology away from school? Girls Design tools Digital Cameras Photo editing & graphics Digital scrapbooking Websites related to interests Barbie.com Disney American Girls Webkinz Social networking Club Penguin Facebook iTunes/iPod/Cell Phone

Girls

Design tools

Digital Cameras

Photo editing & graphics

Digital scrapbooking

Websites related to interests

Barbie.com

Disney

American Girls

Webkinz

Social networking

Club Penguin

Facebook

iTunes/iPod/Cell Phone

How do kids use technology away from school? Boys Electronic Toys Remote control Robotics Gaming systems Nintendo & PSP Wii Xbox… Computer games Online games Pokeman Addicting Games P2P games YouTube iTunes/iPod/Cell Phone

Boys

Electronic Toys

Remote control

Robotics

Gaming systems

Nintendo & PSP

Wii Xbox…

Computer games

Online games

Pokeman

Addicting Games

P2P games

YouTube

iTunes/iPod/Cell Phone

Different tools to keep in touch When we were kids… Passing notes Telephone Today… Passing notes Telephone Cell phone Texting IM (instant messaging) Chat rooms Multi-player games Email Video chatting Video sharing Photo sharing Music sharing Social Networking Any place, any time…

When we were kids…

Passing notes

Telephone

Today…

Passing notes

Telephone

Cell phone

Texting

IM (instant messaging)

Chat rooms

Multi-player games

Email

Video chatting

Video sharing

Photo sharing

Music sharing

Social Networking

What is SOCIAL NETWORKING ? Video: Social Networking in Plain English

Social Networking for Kids…

What’s the appeal ? Status updates – what are you doing this very minute? “ Feeds” from friends and other sites – news, updates, etc “ Wall” or bulletin board posts from “Friends” Links to interests – music, celebrities, sports, schools, careers… Links to “friends” and their activities Photo sharing Other options… Chat/IM & eMail Music downloads Video sharing Surveys Games

Status updates – what are you doing this very minute?

“ Feeds” from friends and other sites – news, updates, etc

“ Wall” or bulletin board posts from “Friends”

Links to interests – music, celebrities, sports, schools, careers…

Links to “friends” and their activities

Photo sharing

Other options…

Chat/IM & eMail

Music downloads

Video sharing

Surveys

Games

What are the benefits? Getting/staying connected with friends/family Expressing yourself & personal exploration Meeting new people; keeping in touch with old or occasional friends Learning about technology without needing to be a “geek” Diversion/down time Social/political activism

Getting/staying connected with friends/family

Expressing yourself & personal exploration

Meeting new people; keeping in touch with old or occasional friends

Learning about technology without needing to be a “geek”

Diversion/down time

Social/political activism

What are the risks ? Privacy - Sharing too much information and not understanding: Who potentially might see it Losing control of it How long it can potentially follow you How it could be used now and in the future Blurring boundaries of friendship Viruses/worms – lots of little applications users can’t control and don’t understand Addiction – Being “always on” has a personal price; lots of kids (and adults) have a hard time controlling the impulse

Privacy - Sharing too much information and not understanding:

Who potentially might see it

Losing control of it

How long it can potentially follow you

How it could be used now and in the future

Blurring boundaries of friendship

Viruses/worms – lots of little applications users can’t control and don’t understand

Addiction – Being “always on” has a personal price; lots of kids (and adults) have a hard time controlling the impulse

If you don’t have an account… Facebook wants you to use their service, so they let you see just enough as a non-user to want to become an active user.

What should Privacy screens look like?

A Visit to Facebook …

Final Thoughts Video: How to talk to your kids about Internet Safety