Digital Life: Our Kids’ Connected Culture
Interactive Kids Norms connect of Sexual Predators and collaborate communication
AISJ MS Students • 50% use internet daily • 57% posted picture – 55% boys; 61% girls
• 22% posted video – 29% boys; 13% girls
Scale You Everything don’t know takes who place willbefore see your a “15 minutes of fame” vast information audience
AISJ MS Students 71% use a social networking site –26% daily
50% Facebook preferred
Searchable Kids don’t always think Easy Damage to find to information reputation before they post
Anonymity Identities Self-exploration Cyberbullying are unknown
AISJ MS Cyberbullying and Parent Involvement • Have you ever been bullied, harassed, or teased through an online or digital source? – 20% (23% boys; 18% girls)
• Have your parents ever monitored your internet or phone usage? – 52%
• How often do they monitor your usage? – 59% = Rarely/Never; 3% = Daily
Replicable Everything Information can Sexting be can cutgo and viral pasted
Texting for AISJ MS Students • 28% text daily – 23% boys; 39% girls
• Texts from 0/day to 100+ • 44% text friends the most Sent a text message with sexual language?
Received a text with sexual language?
5% admit
Boys – 29% Girls – 16%
Persistent Once something is out there, it’s hard to erase
So that means our kids are leaving digital footprints
Raising Digital Citizens
Is this your teenager?
Basic Rules of the Road Embrace their world Encourage balanced use Monitor media use as best you can Discuss what sites they can visit and what they can download
Protecting Personal Privacy Explain that nothing is really private Set up privacy settings Keep passwords private
Creating Identity Explain that the identity they create today could haunt them tomorrow Talk about risky behavior Discuss accountability
What Kids Can Trust and Believe Teach kids to ask the who, what, when, and how questions Balance research sources Is a person who they say they are? Point out all the ways marketers target them
What Can We Do School • • • •
Educate Contract Filter Monitor
Home • Educate • Monitor • Protect
Safe Internet At Home • • • • • • • •
No personal info Set security to “High” Encrypt wireless network Computer in public location Screen names Browsing history Restrict downloading Monitor “friends”
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Raise good digital citizens!
Questions? Discussion
Understanding Who Owns What Gets Created Encourage creativity Explain that cheating online is still cheating Talk about copyright issues