Internet safety adults
- 1. Online safety for children:social media, social gaming and GPS technology, what’s next? Mari Anne Snow – CEO, SophiaThink Consulting January 11, 2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 2. Agenda Today’s realities – what does the research say? What are childrendoing online? Online use today Mobile devices provide access Data privacy online – best practices Online sharing - best practices Bad things can happen Adult etiquette online Your role Future trends 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 5. Norton Study: June 2010 Children spend an average of 11.4 hrs a week online (up 10% from 2009 figures). 52% of parents stated they sometimes know what their children are looking at online. Two thirds of all children (65%) reported a negative experience online Only 45% of adults realized this. http://us.norton.com/content/en/us/home_homeoffice/media/pdf/nofr/Norton_Family-Report-USA_June9.pdf 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 6. What are children doing online? 83% play games 73% surf the net 71% do homework 67% talk to friends http://us.norton.com/content/en/us/home_homeoffice/media/pdf/nofr/Norton_Family-Report-USA_June9.pdf 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 7. Online use today Facebook has 500M+ users worldwide. Young people using social media have an average of 56 friends online. Girls are more active users of social media. Boys are more active online gamers. 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 9. Data privacy online – best practices Wild, wild west right now. The current legislation is insufficient for the new technology. Understand privacy policies – check your settings often. Make sure your anti-virus software stays up-to-date, run scans often. Don’t save passwords. Clean out your cookie file routinely. 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 10. Online sharing – best practices 1/31/2011 Don’t use complete name, avoid last names. Don’t post personal addresses, home or cell phone number. Don’t post GPS whereabouts (Foursquare). Establish daily time limits for internet and cell use. Establish clear guidelines for posting content, pictures and videos. Never meet anybody offline you don’t personally know. Use privacy settings, parental controls and check them often. Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 11. Bad things can happen 1/31/2011 65% of children reported a negative experience online. Continuous change requires continuous dialogue. If you sense changes in a child’s behavior, investigate early. Children tend to feel it’s their fault – help them see it is not. Encourage them to seek help when they need it. Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 12. Adult etiquette online 1/31/2011 Remember you are the adult in the room. Role model Mature voice Observe the trends Watch first, learn the environment then participate. Face-to-face is not always possible. Don’t take it personally if they un-friend you. Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 13. Your role Keep current with the trends. Educate yourself on the technology. Discuss appropriate online behavior. Maintain a dialogue – online and/or offline. Set rules that are age appropriate. Know what your children are downloading and uploading – check browsers. Use tools available to you - online and offline. 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 14. Future trends Increases in mobile applications. Ever increasing levels of integration. A continued rise in behavioral advertising. More gaming via mobile devices. Rise in mobile use, desktops disappear. Lots of discussion on data privacy. More charges for online services. 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 16. Contact information Mari Anne Snow CEO, SophiaThink (c) 401.286.9828 msnow@sophiathinkconsulting.com www.sophiathinkconsulting.com www.sophiathinkblog.com @SophiaThink http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannesnow1 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
- 17. Online Resources http://www.nortellearnit.org/learnit/cybersafety_outreach/ http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/parenting/is-your-child-being-bullied-nine-tips-for-parents/ http://www.commonsensemedia.org/internet-safety-tips-middle-school-kids http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100614_01 http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ 1/31/2011 Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.
