parent presentation 2010-11
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For the 2010-11 school year, we surveyed students again, but this time asked about what issues concern them. We learned that many had never heard of a "digital footprint" so that became the backbone of our talks this year.TRANSCRIPT
Parenting in a Digital World
CWA Parent WorkshopJanuary, 19th 2011
Holly Lara and Sam Harris
Topics:
• Overview of the evening• Survey Results: CWA Student perceptions vs.
Parent/Guardian perceptions• Digital Footprints• Online Privacy• Anonymity and Ethical Choices• Cyberbullying Resources• Other topics and links to resources
Survey Results
• Cell Phones• Issues with online homework?• What are kids doing online? – Parent Responses vs. Student Responses
• What issues are important?• What did you want us to know?
Survey Results: Cell Phones
Survey Results: Online Homework
Survey Results: Have you/your child ever…
Survey Results: Important Issues
• Parents’ responses1. Online Privacy2. Managing Online
Homework3. Digital Footprints4. Anonymity5. Multitasking
• Students’ responses1. Online Privacy2. Managing Online
Homework3. Social Networking Pros
and cons4. Cyberbullying5. Multitasking
46% of students don’t know anything about digital footprints.
Survey Results: What’s next?
• Discussion with faculty• Pro/Con discussion with students– Small groups– Real World Examples– Strategies and modeling– Digital Footprints!
"It is a constant surprise to those of us over a certain age, let's say 30, that large parts of our life can end up online... But that's not a behavior anyone under 30 has had to unlearn.”
Clay Shirky, writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic
effects of technology.
Digital Footprints?• What are they?• How do you find yours?• Things to consider…• I don’t want one! Too
bad…• Thinking long-term…
• “Google” yourself• Spezify• Personas• Spokeo
Privacy: Balancing safety and independence• One size does not fit all.• Keep talking about it…and say ‘yes’ when you can. • Strategies that have worked for others…
– Frequent reminders or check-ins about common issues:• Stranger danger, private vs. public information, cyberbullying.
– All ‘screens’ in common household areas– Common area for charging phones/gadgets and/or a
technology curfew– Get to know the apps your kids are using…and use them too.
• Technological solutions?– Safetyweb– Social Shield– Google “parental controls”
• The Facebook Guide for Parents• No, everyone doesn’t have a Facebook
account.• Are you 13? – Built-in protections for ages 13 – 17
• Modeling positive online interactions– Do you have a Facebook account?– Are you Facebook friends with your kids?
Anonymity and Ethical Choices
• What does the world model for us?– NY Times: Anonymity Breeds Contempt– NPR: Gotcha! Why Online Anonymity May be Fading– Harvard: Citizen Media Law Project resources on Anonymit
y
• What are we modeling for our students?– Curriculum examples– Grandma rule!
Cyberbullying• Encourage kids to talk to a trusted adult if
they feel bullied.• Be proactive: Talk about what it is, how it feels
to be bullied and what to do BEFORE it happens.
• Role play: What does it look like to be a bully, bystander and victim.
• Ask for help! Check for resources at Holly and Sam’s Blog
Additional Resources
• Multitasking:– Seattle Times article on Stanford Study
• Cyberbullying:– Recent TNT Articles: Gays often targets of bullies and
Blindsided by Bullies– Holly and Sam’s Blog Resources and Delicious
Bookmarks• Digital Footprints:– Delete Me!– Pew Research on Digital Footprints