Internet Safety And

Digital Citizenship

Tips, tricks and information for parents

Alliance for Progress Charter SchoolFebruary 24, 2011

What do kids use the Internet for?

Kids and the Internet

What Do We Know?

About: Social Networks? Gaming? IM? Chat rooms? Texting? Email?

Blogs? Websites? YouTube?

Social Networks A place where people can connect, share

ideas and content and converse Examples:

Facebook MySpace Club Penguin Twitter

Gaming

Online games played either individually or collaboratively.

Examples: Playstation (has collaborative games) XBox (has collaborative games) Online games (vary)

IM

Stands for instant messaging Examples:

Yahoo chat Google chat Facebook chat MySpace chat

Blogs

Short for weblogs, these are a place for people to share ideas, or write for a larger audience.

Blogs allow for commenting, which creates a discussion around the post(s).

Examples: http://afpcsurbantree.edublogs.org

What is Digital Citizenship?

Being a Good Digital Citizen

Be kind Be yourself Help others Think about what you say Don't engage 'trolls' Choose your 'friends' wisely

Digital Footprint/Tattoo Whatever you say or do or

post on the web is a digital representation of who you are.

These postings and content do not easily disappear.

Don't let your online persona ruin your reputation!

Why do Parents Worry?

Staying Safe Know what sites your child visits Read the

Privacy Statements and Terms of Service with your child

Talk to them about what they are doing when they are on the computer

Teach them what to do if they are being bullied

Have a contract or agreement with your child

Common Sense Media

A website dedicated to helping parents navigate the world of online and TV-based media

Tips for how to talk to your kids about the news, about bullying and about violence on TV and in movies

Ratings for upcoming movies and video games

http://www.commonsensemedia.org

Questions?