1. Helping Keep Kids Safe in a Digital World

2. G-K Tech / Safety Efforts at School  “Regular” Machines  Filtering at School  iPads  Computers  Chromebooks  Google Accounts Filtering Around the Clock  Only GK Log In Possible  Security Alerts to Building Admin  No Email.

3. Chromebook Nightmare!  What is the worst thing a student can search?  Thoughts?

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5. Other Devices? Home? Phones?  Video Girl Version Video Girl Version  Video Boy Version Video Boy Version

6. Topics for Today: What Can Parents Do?  Communicate / Educate  Set Rules / Agreements  Monitor.

7. First Off, Ye Olde Trust / Privacy Debate  NIU Presenter’s Text  Spying / Stalking vs. Parenting  Safety Seats  Ownership of Devices  Age and Development  Old Enough to Use / Old Enough to Understand Limits  Age 25?

8. Communicate and Educate  Teach kids that THEY are in control of what they put out there  Report, Report, Report  They are the (potential) victim  May be consequences but will not “be in trouble”  Instruct your children: (FBI)  never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they met online  never upload (post) pictures of themselves onto the Internet / avatar  never give out identifying information such as their name, home address, school name, or telephone number  never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing;  whatever (or whoever) they are told may or may not be true

9. Set Rules / Agreements  Set Rules about Online Behaviors (Dr. Demaray)  Old Enough to Use, Old Enough to Understand  Limit Time Online  Discuss What is/is not Appropriate to Share  Enourage You Child to be a good “digital Citizen”  Avoid Excluding Peers  Avoid Talking Badly About Peers  Avoid Engaging in Online Bullying  Report Inappropriate Behavior to an Adult  Signed or Verbal  Enforce with Natural Consequences  Collect Devices at Night?

10. Monitor  Computer Stays in “Common” Area of Home  Filtering / Security Settings  Sure – and I’m your first “Friend” or “Follower”  Phone  Toughest – Discreet, Always on Them  Easiest  You pay the Bill  Report of All Texts  Report of Sites Visited Using Data  Next “App of the Day” – Constant Catch Up  Commonsensemedia.org

11. Warning Signs  Numbers You Don’t Recognize on Phone  On Computer Same Time Every Day  Secretive When Using Tech  Long Sessions Without Explanation  Very Happy or Sad When Done Using Computer.

12. Online Resources  Parenting.com  FBI  https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent- guide/parent-guide  Schoolfamily.com  Childrescuenetwork.org  Commonsensemedia.org  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/15-apps-and- websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/15-apps-and- websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook