Created to share with churches as a helpful tool to bring awareness to the usage of Social Media by teens and kids. I am for responsible parenting that allows for social media usage. The contents of this presentation includes data from a variety of sources (listed on the previous page) and from the personal work and research of Anthony Coppedge. The presentation itself is the work of Anthony Coppedge. Use of this presentation is authorized by Anthony Coppedge for the purpose of churches training parents on the real issues and threats associated with social media use by minors. However, please provide credit back to the author in the presentation and link to the author’s website: www.anthonycoppedge.com as well as the sources listed in this presentation.

1. Social Media
WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW
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2. THE STATISTICS
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3. 75%
of 12 to 17
TEENS
ARE
MOBILE
YEAR OLDS
HAVE A CELL PHONE
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4. MOBILE
APP DOWNLOADS
INCREASED FROM
300 MILLION
(2009)
TO
85 BILLION
(2012)
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5. TEXTING
IS NOW THE
# 2 USE
OF CELLPHONES
(#1 is checking the time)
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6. 200,000,000,000,000
(TWO HUNDRED TRILLION)
TEXT MESSAGES
ARE RECEIVED IN AMERICA
EVERY SINGLE DAY
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7. WHICH IS MORE THAN
AN
ENTIRE YEAR
OF POSTAL MAIL
RECEIVED IN AMERICA
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8. 3,339
AVERAGE NUMBER OF TEXTS
SENT BY AN AMERICAN TEEN
EACH MONTH
(a 566% increase in two years)
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9. USE THEIR PHONES TO
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10. 64%
OF TEENS
TEXT
WHILE
IN CLASS
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11. TEENS 631
VOICE
MINUTES
18 AND UNDER PER MONTH
vs.
ADULTS 398
VOICE
MINUTES
65 AND ABOVE PER MONTH
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12. ONLY
36%
OF PARENTS
LOOK AT THE CONTENT
ON THEIR TEENS’ PHONE
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13. 65% OF TEENS
SEND TEXT MESSAGES
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
(not just late at night)
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14. 91%
OF TEENS
HAVE HAD NUDE/SEMI-NUDE
PICTURES SENT TO THEIR PHONES
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15. HELP FOR PARENTS
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16. Parental Responsibilities
Don’t assume the worst about your child, but protect
them from ignorance and foolishness.
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from
it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his
death. (Proverbs 19:18)
Pleasant words promote instruction. (Proverbs 16:21)
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17. Parental Responsibilities
Limit how much time they spend online and on mobile devices.
For mobile phones, check the bill for a complete log of all texts and
phone calls (including to whom, how often and at what time).
Follow/friend/subscribe to your kids’ online personas and follow
passively to allow them self-expression.
Check who they follow/friend and let the child know you have final
approval for this group of influencers.
Have a zero-tolerance policy. Taking phone and Internet
privileges away is a big deal to teens.
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18. Parental Responsibilities
Make a rule for family members not to delete any history or logs
because they are to be spot-checked randomly. You can password
protect this on both Macs and PC’s.
Use your calendar reminders to regularly check-in on your kids
accounts, review their history/logs and the amount of mobile time used.
Have each person come up with a unique, hard-to-break password.
Keep a master record of all passwords and go check on their activity
regularly.
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19. Safety
Safety Software
www.k9webprotection.com www.echometrix.com
www.socialshield.com www.cyberpatrol.com
www.netnanny.com www.safeeyes.com
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20. Safety
Browser Settings
Chrome, Firefox, Safari and
Internet Explorer all
provide built-in security
controls. It is easy for
parents to control the
online experience and
limits for each computer.
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21. Mac Safety
Built-in safety controls
and parental options are
included with the Mac
operating system.
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22. PC Safety
Microsoft Windows
also provides built-in
security controls.
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23. Safety
Passwords
Both PC and Macs offer
password protection for
parents under the security
settings.
Passwords are hugely
important and must be
kept safe. Identity theft can
happen to kids, too!
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24. Mobile Phone & Device Safety
Parental controls for cell phones fall into three distinct categories:
Content filters
These allow parents to set filters for what multimedia content their
children can download to their phones. While content filters are more
important for smartphones with full web access and video download
capability, most cell phones now have some kind of browser. However,
parents should be aware that content filters are not foolproof and
inappropriate content can also be received via text, IM or e-mail.
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25. Mobile Phone & Device Safety
Usage controls
Usage controls put the parent
in charge of a child’s cell
phone usage, regulating the
number of calls and text
messages. They can also block
certain numbers or restrict
outgoing calls to a pre-
approved list, and even disable
the phone during certain
times of day, like during school
hours or after a certain time
at night.
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26. Mobile Phone & Device Safety
Location and monitoring
controls
These can be used to monitor a
child’s whereabouts through built-in
GPS systems. Some systems can
even send alerts when a child’s cell
phone moves out of a pre-agreed
zone or range.
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27. Mobile Phone & Device Safety
Parental Control Apps
www.phonesheriff.com www.mymobilewatchdog.com
www.mobistealth.com www.netnanny.com
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28. Minors On Facebook
Facebook’s privacy settings work
differently for minors than for
adults.
Minors may receive messages from
people who are “friends of
friends” on Facebook, which may
include adults they don’t know.
For photo sharing and status
updates, minors can share with a
maximum of “friends of friends”,
not public (to all).
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29. Social Media
WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW
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30. Research Links
• http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/text-education/facts.jsp
• http://microsoft.com/security
• http://blog.lab42.com/parental-discretion-advised
• http://blog.lab42.com/generation-text-teens-and-their-texting-habits
• http://www.safely.com/
• http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/2011/Teens-Kindness-and-Cruelty-on-Social-Network-Sites.aspx
• http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/2011/Generations-and-cell-phones.aspx
• http://ctia.org/advocacy/research/
• http://www.kenburbary.com/2011/03/facebook-demographics-revisited-2011-statistics-2/
• http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3850/3075
• http://www.sodahead.com/
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31. Terms of Use and Copyright
The contents of this presentation includes data from a variety of
sources (listed on the previous page) and from the personal work and
research of Anthony Coppedge. The presentation itself is the work of
Anthony Coppedge. Use of this presentation is authorized by Anthony
Coppedge for the purpose of churches training parents on the real
issues and threats associated with social media use by minors.
However, please provide credit back to the author in the presentation
and link to the author’s website: www.anthonycoppedge.com as well as
the sources listed in this presentation.
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