how connected are they
DESCRIPTION
Presentation for parents at SPA Lower School on Friday, February 19, 2010TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
How Connected are They? How Connected are They? Understanding kids’ virtual livesUnderstanding kids’ virtual lives
Essentials for ParentsEssentials for Parents
![Page 2: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
How do kids use technology away from school?
GirlsGirls Design tools
– Digital Cameras– Photo editing & graphics– Digital scrapbooking
Websites related to interests– Barbie.com– Disney– American Girls– Webkinz
Social networking– Club Penguin, Whyville, – Facebook
iPod/Cell Phone
![Page 3: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
How do kids use technology away from school?
BoysBoys Electronic Toys
– Remote control– Robotics
Gaming systems– Nintendo & PSP– Wii Xbox…
Computer games– Online games
Pokeman Addicting Games
– P2P games YouTube iPod/Cell Phone
![Page 4: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Different tools to keep in touch
When we were kids… Passing notes Telephone
Today… Passing notes Telephone Cell phone Smart phones Texting IM (instant messaging) Multi-player games Email (Gmail or Yahoo)
Video chatting (Meebo, Skype)
Video sharing (YouTube)
Photo sharing (Flickr, Photobucket)
Music sharing (iTunes, Pandora)
Social Networking (Facebook)
Any place, any time…
![Page 5: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
What is SOCIAL NETWORKINGSOCIAL NETWORKING?
Video: Social Networking in Plain English
![Page 6: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Social Networking for Kids…Social Networking for Kids…
![Page 7: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
What’s the appealappeal?
“Personal feel” – handheld, palm-sized, concealed (DSi,iPod, Phone) Feeling like a big kid – using the tools teens/adults do Status updates – What are you doing this very minute? Interactive – “It does cool stuff” Posting and reading posts to feel important, validated Links to interests – music, celebrities, sports, schools, careers… Posts from “friends” and their activities Photo/video sharing – counting hits Perceived anonymity – “safe” to share Other options…
– Chat/IM & eMail– Music & video downloads– Surveys Games Contests Freebies
![Page 8: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
What are the benefits?
Getting/staying connected with friends/family Expressing yourself & personal exploration Meeting new people; keeping in touch with
old or occasional friends Learning about technology without needing
to be a “geek” Diversion/down time Social/political activism
![Page 9: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
What are the risksrisks?
Privacy - Sharing too much info w/o understanding:– Who potentially might see it– Losing control of it– How long it can potentially follow you– How it could be used now and in the future– Long-term digital footprint– Blurring boundaries of friendship
Cyberbullying – threats, inappropriate comments, etc. Viruses/malware – lots of little applications users can’t control
and don’t understand Inappropriate content – porn, adult language, Addiction – Being “always on” has a personal price; lots of
kids (and adults) have a hard time controlling the impulse
![Page 10: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
How connected are they?
iPod Touch DSi Wii XBox Cellphone Smartphone Netbook
Gmail Club Penguin Webkinz Facebook Online games YouTube Meebo/AIM
![Page 11: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Awareness…
Many devices can go online, not just computers “Friends” vs. friends Wireless in the neighborhood… Virtual trespassing Most online accounts require kids to be 13 to create
an account – iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, Gmail, game sites…
Internet history doesn’t “disappear” What about webcams? Deleting vs. deactivating & online archives
![Page 12: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
If you don’t have an account…
Facebook wants you to use their service, so they let you see just enough as a non-user to want to become an active user.
![Page 13: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
A Visit to Facebook…
![Page 14: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
What should Privacy screens look like?
![Page 15: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Final Thoughts
A Common Sense Approach to Internet Safety
![Page 16: How Connected Are They](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051610/54924d5fb47959564d8b45a2/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Resources
Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
FBI – Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm