The Parent Advisor March 2015 Issue 19

Annual Smartphone Safety Update

In  This  Month’s  Issue…  

It’s  Not  Your   Parent’s  Marijuana!

Neural Activity Drug Free Teen Leadership Center

Smartphone Apps

To  Know

“OLD”  APPS  TO  KNOW

KiK uses a smartphone's data plan or WiFi to transmit and receive messages, a feature that appeals to individuals looking to avoid text messaging rates set by phone service providers (and parents). Kik offers fast text messaging service and also allows users to share photos, sketches, voice messages, and other content. Kik Messenger uses a username instead of a phone number, allowing for more privacy than other forms of text messaging.

POOF Poof is an app that allows you to hide and unhide icons on your SpringBoard (your iPhone interface). The apps are still there, but cannot be seen unless you know how to access them. Poof requires the phone to be “JailBroken”, so if this may be a red flag app if you find it on your child’s phone.

YIKYAK is an anonymous social media app. It is available for iOS and Android and it allows people anonymously to create and view "Yaks" within a 10 mile radius. It differs from other anonymous sharing apps such as Whisper in that it is intended for sharing primarily with those in close proximity to the user, potentially making it more intimate and relevant for people reading the posts.

SNAPCHAT Snapchat differs from most mobile communication apps in that it specializes in sending messages with a particular feature--they disappear. (However, there are ways around this). The once thought short-lived nature of Snapchat messages has made the app controversial, yet popular. The company is valued at about 10B Dollars.

For information on trainings, classes,

academies, or the Neural Activity program, visit us at www.safeteensamerica.org or www.neuralactivity.org

See you next month!

NEW APPS TO KNOW

NEW  APPS  TO  KNOW WHISPER

is an online community for sharing secrets. Users are entertained by stories about everything from embarrassing moments to guilty pleasures from anonymous users. The app organizes secrets into categories including confessions, relationships, military, and faith. It even alerts users of trending searches with keywords such as “caught” and “my parents.”

SECRET is an iOS and Android app that allows people to share messages anonymously within their circle of friends, friends of friends, and publicly. It differs from other anonymous sharing apps such as PostSecret, Whisper, and Yik Yak in that it is intended for sharing primarily with friends, potentially making it more interesting and addictive for people reading the updates.!

LINE is more than just a messaging app. Yes, the app does allow free messaging, group chats, and stickers on all smartphone devices and even on a PC. But, users can also connect with popular celebrities, brands, and TV shows to receive exclusive news and coupons only found through Line. The app also allows free real-time voice, video calls, photo, and video sharing with other app users.

SPACE TAG is a breakthrough social media platform that is about to launch. The app allows users to tag specific places and objects leaving notes for themselves or others. The app recognizes any users’ location from the camera on the smartphone. This social network will be a big one from ShopCloud, the Israeli startup behind Inside Navigation providing indoor location identification with sub-meter accuracy, using only sensors on a modern smartphone.

WECHAT is a media-centric messaging app that connects users across platforms.BuzzFeed has recently teamed up with WeChat to deliver top viral content and news to followers. Predicting the future of content sharing lies within messaging platforms; BuzzFeed hopes the preemptive partnership will help lead the shift in the way we share content.

NOKNOK is an anonymous reputation app that tell users how their friends saved them as a phone contact. This provides interesting insight on how we are labeled by friends, family, coworkers, and even romantic acquaintances. With the most recent version of the app, users are able to chat with name givers while they remain anonymous. Users are able to ask them why they labeled them a certain way and who they are.

Neural Activity Drug Free Teen Leadership Center

Delivering one of the most dynamic drug prevention curriculum in the country!

How  Does  This  Project    Help  Local  Teens?  

Responding  to  Identi-ied  Risk  Factors    for  Adolescent  Drug  Use  Include    

Every  day…Every  week!    

-­‐Academic  failure  -­‐Association  with  drug-­‐using  peers  

-­‐Poor  social  coping  skills  -­‐Misperception  of  the  extent  and  acceptability  of  drug-­‐using  behaviors  

-­‐Inappropriate  classroom  behavior  -­‐LACK  OF  SOCIO-­‐EMOTIONAL  SKILLS  

Multipurpose Rooms / Student Lounge / Computer Lab / Study Hall

Professional and Peer-Led:

Tutoring Test Prep

Homework Assistance Teen Leadership Classes

Student-Centered Community Projects

Community Outreach Technology Classes

Safe, Inclusive Environment Physical / Nutrition Classes

Physical Skill Building …and so much more!

Continuing Education

A Voice Through Photography

Voice

Continuing Education

Design

Continuing Education

Write

Open to the Community

Programs

Programs

Decide  on  Location  /  Population  Served  Direct  Marketing  Funds  Decide  on  Programming  

Oversee  Financials  /  Fundraising  Networking  

Liaison  to  Local  Schools  /  Govt.  

We  Need  Your  Expertise!    

If  you  are  interested  in  shaping  this  project,    consider  serving  on  the  project  Steering  Committee  

Email  Chad  Williams:  chad@safeteensamerica.org  

 

Creating A Movement

Next Meeting

April 22nd at 12pm

For information on trainings, classes,

academies, or the Neural Activity program, visit us at www.safeteensamerica.org or www.neuralactivity.org

See you next month!