Parent Enrichment program for parents at St. Christopher's and St. Catherine's School. Issues related to advances in and the ubiquitous nature of technology, smart phones, social media, and character development. Presentation was held on October 22, 2009

1. Cyber Issues Smartphones, Social media, Character Development October 22, 2009 Parent Association Enrichment

2. Let’s place things in perspective!

3. Living Stats

4. Smart phones

6. Power of the Smartphone http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/21/how-the-iphone-is-blowing-everyone-else-away-in-charts/

7. Sexting 22% of teen girls and 20% of teen boys have sent nude or semi-nude photos of themselves 22% of teens admit that technology makes them personally more forward and aggressive 38% say exchanging sexy content makes dating or hooking up with others more likely 29% believe those exchanging sexy content are “expected” to date or hook up

8. Starting at younger ages Social networking

9. Is it really that bad?

10. Core Values Character and personal integrity as the defining characteristics of a St. Christopher’s education Helping boys develop intellectually, physically, and spiritually A culture built on caring, nurturing relationships Commitment to serving the community

12. Hardly

14. It’s all about…

16. Check out: Did You Know 4.0 http://tinyurl.com/rbcge7 Mashable.com-the social media guide http://mashable.com/category/how-to-web/ AllFacebook.com http://www.allfacebook.com/ Which Is Epidemic -- Sexting or Worrying About It? http://tinyurl.com/djsep6 Common Sense Media http://tinyurl.com/ddyave Your Digital Footprint is like a diamond, it’s forever http://tinyurl.com/yg76mjt Want to learn more?

17. Everyone knows your name http://tinyurl.com/2xsyab Bulletin Board http://tinyurl.com/yz83a7l Cyberbullying http://tinyurl.com/yzmewwd "Sexting" Epidemic - Parents Investigate Teens Sending Racy/Nude Texts & E-mails http://tinyurl.com/yh7hb4b Educational Youtube Videos