Internet Safety K-2a Mr. Casal facilitated Parent Coffee

1/15/16

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Internet Safety K-2a Mr. Casal facilitated Parent Coffee

1/15/16

Appropriate Technology Use K-2

a @mr_casal production of a @HeathcoteTech presentation

Getting the discussion started...

https://youtu.be/FfrQwgwlBIg

Internet safety is no longer about the InternetIt’s about apps

It’s about platforms

It’s about devices

It’s about

connection...

Context● I’m a former dotcomer

● Father

○ 5.5 year old daughter

○ 3.5 year old son

● Family devices

○ iPad 1 - 16 GB

○ iPod touch - 8 GB (free in 2007 with purchase of MacBook)

○ iPhone 4 - 16 GB, wifi only (my wife’s before she upgraded)

● Chargers

○ one

● Headphones

○ zero

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● 1964 - the mouse

● ~ 1994 - the internet

● June 29, 2007 - the iPhone

● July 11, 2008 - the App Store

● April 3, 2010 - the iPad

http://malonemediagroup.com/history-of-the-internet-timeline-an-ever-evolving-digital-world/http://zettershood.blogspot.com/2013/04/evolution-of-internet.html

Life moves pretty fast...We are living in a period of time where technology is advancing at an astounding rate,

creating things we’re constantly amazed by...

Our children are living in a period of time with access to the worst technology they’ll

ever use.

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How do we not turn into our parents?

How do we balance our fears and their wanderlust?

How do we keep children safe?

How do we keep pace?

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Conversations are the best firewall● use the internet with your child

○ let them guide you

○ see the internet as they see it

○ talk about the things they come across

○ discuss what things mean

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Memory lane...Nostalgia

● http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6125914/How-20-popular-websites-looked-

when-they-launched.html

● http://gizmodo.com/5960831/23-ancient-web-sites-that-are-still-alive

● http://mashable.com/2011/12/11/old-web-design/#Y4gZdFWYEEqR

A bit of fun:

● http://www.wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/index.php

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Conversations are the best firewall● encourage exploration

● encourage openness

○ if they have question or concerns it is ok to go to…?

■ mom/dad/aunt/uncle/etc

● internet use in public spaces at home

○ schedule for moving to private use

■ guidelines for getting there/staying there

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Restricting access shouldn’t be a first step● we want what we can’t have

● technology is limited by the ingenuity of children

○ see LA’s iPad program

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However...You can use parental controls to limit access

● Mac

○ https://support.apple.com/kb/ph18571?locale=en_US

● iPad

○ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304

● PC

○ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/set-parental-controls#1TC=windows-7

● Chromebook

○ http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/google-debuts-parental-controls-for-chrome-chromebook-

computers-with-supervised-users-feature-now-in-beta/

● Android

○ https://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/parental-controls-android

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Limit your wifi● Use your wireless router to control access

○ http://www.ehow.com/how_6955758_use-limit-people_s-internet-usage.html

● Apple’s Airport allows time restrictions

○ http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/06/how-to-set-time-limits-on-your-wi-fi-network-using-airport-utility/

● Linksys (popular wifi router brand)

○ http://www.linksys.com/ph/support-article?articleNum=136710

● Google “restrict MAC address” and the name of your router to find model/brand-

specific instructions

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SafeSearchTurn on Google SafeSearch

● https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?hl=en

● https://www.google.com/goodtoknow/familysafety/tools/

Restricted Mode on YouTube

● https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084?hl=en

SafeSearch and Restricted Mode are on by default within Scarsdale Public Schools

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The dynamic has changed...

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http://photos2.appleinsidercdn.

com/iPhone.2003vs2013.jpg

The internet is irrelevant...

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It’s about apps...Rover - iOS browser designed for children

Sandbox - a browser that lets you create a “whitelist” of approved sites

Wixie - online and iOS app for writing and drawing (used in Scarsdale)

Kodable - online and iOS app for coding (used in Scarsdale)

Tynker - online and iOS app for coding (used in Scarsdale)

Paper53 - free writing/drawing app

Adobe Voice - make flip books with pictures, text and music

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Apps are the “walled garden”Let children use and create with technology offline, outside of a browser

Experiment with apps

● AppsGoneFree - free app, provides daily digest of free apps

● AppShopper - iPhone app that lets you search & create wish-lists of apps for

notifications of price changes

● Graphite.org - educator-sourced reviews of student appropriate apps, games, and

sites along with lesson and project ideas

Try free versions of paid apps before you spend money

● ex: Rover and Tellagami both have multiple versions

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Technology

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If ideas and concepts such as collaboration, creation (not just consumption), and

coding are important for all students, so is knowing how to safely interact with

technology, even when there isn’t a technical safety net. Trust, communication, and

openness go a long way to ensure a child responds appropriately when faced with the

darker side of technology. Often, the safest you can be is when you know you can turn

to a more experienced person (in this case a parent) and ask for help, guidance, and

advice...

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ResourcesHeathcote Library

● http://www.scarsdaleschools.org/domain/618

Common Sense Media

● https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parent-concerns

● https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety

Graphite

● https://www.graphite.org/

○ apps, game and website reviews by educators

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Thank you!Reach out any time

Mr. Casal

Heathcote Computer Lab

ccasal@scarsdaleschools.org

@HeathcoteTech

HeathcoteTech.blogpspot.com

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