This document provides guidance for families on establishing etiquette and safety practices for kids' use of technology. It emphasizes that policing kids is less effective than guiding them and suggests setting rules like changing wifi passwords, limiting device use at the table or before bed, and requiring permission before posting about family members online. It also stresses the importance of media literacy skills for kids, including evaluating sources and intentions of information online. Technical skills, social skills, and knowledge-building are encouraged through coding platforms and online courses. The document advocates nurturing creativity, self-expression, and change-making through activities like starting websites or online communities.
17. changing wifi password
bedtime for devices
no devices at the table
people first
when mom and dad ask you to put
it away. you put it away.
no posting information about
family members w/o permission
21. JUMP IN. PARTICIPATE!
ENCOURAGE AND MODEL BALANCED U
MONITOR AS BEST YOU CAN
E SITES THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED / NOT ALL
NO CYBERBULLYING
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Source: CommonSenseMedia.Org
22. Nothing is really private.
Establish privacy settings.
Keep passwords private.
Consider the privacy of others.
Source: CommonSenseMedia.org
29. MEDIA LITERACY
HOW TO WRITE A QUERY
WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE INFORMATION?
WHAT BIASES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE MESSAGE?
WHO IS PROVIDING THE MESSAGE?
WHAT ARE THE INTENTIONS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDER?
COPYRIGHT ISSUES ONLINE CHEATING
30. HO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY?
LANCE RESEARCH SOURCES
PERSON WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE?
T OUT HOW MARKETERS TARGET THEM
Source: CommonSenseMedia.com
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The pictures that follower are from local kids’ Instagram accounts.
Instagram is a very popular app that kids use to share photos. Because of special filters and other effects within the app, it’s possible to create stunning images, such as these taken by two shaker heights 7th graders.