1. Adult Community Workshop
Illinois Central College
November 3, 2012

2.  It’s not going away
 Kids are going to use it.
 Digital fluency is important.
◦ Especially in the world they are growing up in!

3.  It is a learning experience for you and your
children
 The more knowledgeable you are the more
aware you can be for them

4.  Let’s take the quiz
◦ http://www.cyberwise.org/New-Media-Hub.html
 What is New Media by Cyberwise:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=sug7L4x5N1E

5. From
http://www.nick.com/thebig
help/digital-citizen-hub-
page.html
A great resource for parents
and kids.

6.  Get Tech-Saavy! The more saavy you are the
more you can protect them.
 Talk! Make sure they are aware of the obvious
rules for online.
 Know the sites and social media they use.
 Teach children what to do if something
inappropriate comes on the screen.
 Great Tips from
http://www.netnanny.com/learn_center/safet
y_tips

7.  Establish and agree upon the rules for using
the internet.
◦ Start young – tweens
◦ Post the rules near the computer or in a central
location
◦ Talk about them
 http://www.internetsafety.com/internet-monitoring-
game-plan.php
 http://www.komando.com/kids/commandments.aspx
 http://dianagraber-
cybercivics.blogspot.com/2012/06/10-rules-for-
safe-and-respectable.html

8.  All of the information online about a person
either posted by that person or others,
intentionally or unintentionally
 The question becomes, this. Do you want to
deliberately be aware of and control what you
stand for online or do you want that to be left
to others?
(http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com
/2010/04/help-students-manage-their-
digital.html)

9.  YouTube remains the No. 1 online video site,
according to Nielsen Online.
 24 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every
minute (YouTube, 2010).
 Kids are supposed to be 13 years old to use YouTube.
 YouTube is a great place to showcase creativity.
 Use Safety Mode. At the bottom of every YouTube
page, you can check a box that filters your search
results. When Safety Mode is on, you’ll get fewer
inappropriate results when you search for videos.
◦ How To TURN ON Safety Mode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMAj5PMzvsk&feature=
share&list=ECA6B961FA5F1D5FA5

10.  http://www.kideos.com/
 http://kidmango.com/
 http://www.kidzbop.com/
 http://zui.com/
 http://www.kabillion.com/

11.  WeetWoo!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weetwoo-
kid-videos-safe-
educational/id341005161?mt=8
 Gube http://gubeapp.com/

12.  A parent’s guide to Facebook by
 http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.
pdf
 Must be 13 to have an account
 Facebook provides extra account settings and
protections for accounts of 13 to 17 year olds
 A July 2010 survey found that 37% of U.S. 10-
to-12-year-olds were on
 Facebook, which means that every one of these
children had to lie about their age to get on
the service.

13.  The best and most important thing you can
do is know your FB settings!!
◦ Change them – by default most of these settings
are wide open.
◦ You can keep others from tagging you in photos
◦ You can set notifications to know right away if
anyone has tagged you
◦ You can set your default post and photos to a more
private setting
◦ Use the custom lists/groups
◦ Rotate your photos – you don’t need all your photos
available all the time
◦ Check the settings regularly!

14.  Windows XP & 7 – setting up profiles and
limiting information
 How to use Parental Controls:
http://www.komando.com/kids/tip.aspx?id=
9579
 Setting up a profile for each kid
 Putting shortcuts on the desktop

15.  http://www.kidzui.com/
 http://www.zoodles.com/ (basic version
gives you the install of a kid safe browser)
◦ Premium version 29.95/yr – time controls, tracking
and more
◦ http://pikluk.com/
◦ http://www.luciboo.com/ - Firefly
◦ http://zacbrowser.com/

16.  http://www.netnanny.com/
 Mac, Windows, Android
 Block porn, mask profanity
 Monitors social media
 Alerts and reports
 User profiles

17.  free service provides monitoring of user
activity on pc, Mac or mobile.
 Register and view user’s activity online at
KidLogger.net. The Activity Journal is
collected, stored and analyzed online at
kidlogger.net server.
 http://kidlogger.net/
◦ Recommended by cNet
and Kim Commando

18.  SafeEyes for PC/Mac -
http://www.internetsafety.com/
◦ SafeEyes for iPad – filtered browser for iOS
◦ Owned by McAfee
◦ Filter websites, video, music, social networking,
reports, set time limits
◦ Buy it w/ McAfee 69.95/ by itself 49.95 – 1 year

19.  http://www.kidsclick.org/
 http://www.luciboo.com/

20.  http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmed
ia/mediaglossary-lexicon.html
 http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-
for-parents/when-texting-turns-torment
 Have a zero-tolerance policy. No sexting, no
hate speech, no stalkerish behavior. Make
sure you explain the rules of responsible
ownership of their devices.

21.  http://www.cyberbullying.us/
 http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying

22.  http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
 http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
 http://www.cyberwise.org/
 http://www.google.com/literacy/
 http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parents/
 http://ikeepcurrent.org/
 http://responsibility.verizon.com/online-
safety
 http://www.youtube.com/user/CommonSens
eMedia
 http://www.appsplayground.com

23.  Controlling your digital identity is as easy as 1-2-
3:
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/
07/controlling-your-digital-identity-is-as.html
 http://www.edutopia.org/digital-literacy-
technology-parent-resources
 http://www.cozi.com/live-simply/5-kid-friendly-
internet-browsers
 http://www.ikeepsafe.org/cybersafety/protect-
your-personal-information-when-gaming/