Generation Next- Keeping Kids Safe Online
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Generation Next:Keeping Digital Teenagers
Safe
Good Rules for Online Behavior
Copyright ©Mark Fasciana 2010
“How do I keep my kids safe online?”
Question: What do our kids do
online?
Answer:Everything.
Listen to MusicDo Homework
Instant MessageVideo Chat
Watch VideoResearch
Play Games
Most of all…
They Explore
Question: What did WE do without the Internet when we
were their age?
Answer:Everything.
Listen to MusicDid Homework
Wrote MessagesChatted about Video
Watched VideoResearched
Played Games
We Explored!
Question: Are our kids different today?
Of course they are!
They’re not little US’s anymore.
They live in a constantly CHANGING world!
They’re changing at an incredible rate.
Almost as incredible as the rate technology changes.
Rapid Change
Our teenagers were BORN to the idea of rapid change. They embrace it.
The rapid change that is EMPOWERING to teenagers…
is often THREATENING
to parents
A middle school parent:
“My kids are like aliens. They speak a completely different
language.”
t2ylidk
cu2mrwafclol
k cya ltrzz
“omg I cnt blev hez goin tuh semi wit tht grl…=/ ”
“yeh ik but w.eva shez ok I gess but hez sooo kewl tho yuh git
mi?!”
Do you really understand your children?
We think about what they CAN and WILL BECOME
instead of who they are right now.
“Okay, so how do I deal with Facebook??”
Approximately Usage- Facebook6th graders = 15-20%7th graders = 40-55%
8th graders = 75% or more
Let’s talk Facebook
Things our kids should know….
Employers sometimes use Facebook in background
checks
Photos and videos on the Internet never really go away, even if you delete them.
What you say online is real and can be used against you in a court of law.
Becoming a Fan of a Facebook page means you agree with what is said.
What your friends post on your Wall is a reflection of YOU.
The Good Things About Facebook
=
ResponsibilityOwnership of ActionsCommunication Skills
LanguageSocial CuesCore Values
Consequences of ActionsMoralityEtiquette
Anonymity is very popular now.
formspring.me
omegle.com
chatroulette.com
gettingrandom.com
gettingrandom.com is linked from Facebook
ivideochat.com
randomdorm.com
Online Live Gaming is HUGE
Your parents used to say:
“Don’t talk to strangers.”
But strangers aren’t so strange anymore.
Not to our kids.
TechLife.com estimates that the average teenager communicates
online with strangers 20-30 times each month.
Kids really ARE different today!
Ten tips for you to come away with tonight:
1. Educate yourself first, then your children
Knowing what your children are exposed to will give you answers you need.
2. Teach your children the identity rules
No personal information or photos on public sites.
3. Install an Internet filter
Inexpensive, easy to use and provides peace of mind.
4. Insist on access to their Facebook pages
Randomly but consistently monitor their online activities from the inside out.
5. Teach them what to do if they encounter pornography
Pulling the plug on the computer quickly and getting an adult will help minimize the
problem.
6. Manage your child’s time online
Create a schedule and promote real world interactions rather than all online. Reduce
free reign.
7. Create consequences, and stick by them
If you don’t follow through with consequences, they mean nothing.
8. Keep computers out of bedrooms and in more open areas
of the home
Privacy could mean more ability to access inappropriate material.
9. Keep an open communication with your child
Allow them the chance to talk about things that happen online, and listen to their
concerns. This will also help when problems arise.
10. Keep up with the latest trends
Don’t ignore new Internet and technology trends. Explore them and understand them so you can teach your children the benefits
and the dangers.
What will happen in the next ten years?
Predictions for the Future:
Free wireless will be everywhere
Laptops will fall below the $100 mark
Several communication avenues will close
Keyboards and mice will disappear in favor of touch screens
Voice-to-text will be the norm
Video chat will be standard on cell phones
TV will be easily accessible on cell phones
Cell phones will become an essential part of education
Batteries will become stronger, smaller and lighter
Wireless electricity will be increasingly more popular
When will this change end?
Change
Time
It won’t!
Resources
• WiredSafety.org• FBI Parent Resources• NetSmartz.org• Books on Internet Safe
ty• Kids
Online: Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
• GetNetWise.org• SafeKids.com
• The Smart Parents Guide to Facebook
• Pulling the Plug on Facebook
• RandomDorm vs. Chatroulette
• The Surreal World of Chatroulette
• What can Strangers Learn about You Online?
• How Privacy Vanishes Online
• Facebook’s New Safety
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Generation Next:Keeping Digital Teenagers
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Good Rules for Online Behavior