Parent internet safety

Technology Information NightHow to responsibly manage your family’s online identity and make informed choices

Agenda

•Social Networking

•Classroom Applications/Web 2.0

•Computer management and security

•Web cams

•Online Gaming

•Help your child learn with technology

•Social Networking

A brave new world?

Social Networking

A parody (?) of Facebook

Social Networking

Social NetworkingWhat should I be aware of?

•minimum ages, multiple sites, privacy settings http://bit.ly/9lLwA6

•saving MSN chats http://bit.ly/dIrTKA

•just be aware - Who can see it? What are the implications now and in the future?

•the “Markville” or “Grandmother” test

•Facebook privacy settings http://on.mash.to/g8AMiM

Classroom Applications

What’s going on in school?•Web 2.0 tools [wikis, blogs, Prezi, Glogster]: moving from consuming to creating content

•digital storytelling [MovieMaker, Photostory, iMovie, Bitstrips, Comic Life...]

•Smart Notebook, document cameras

•moving towards cameras, smartphones, iPods, blogging, Twitter - when and as appropriate

Computer Management and Security

What are the threats?

•virus: a program capable of reproducing itself and usually is capable of causing harm to files, programs or your whole computer

•includes email viruses, Trojan horses, worms

•spyware: programs that spy on what you do on your computer, and may report back certain pre-specified information to an outside source

•Computer Management and Security

What can I do?

•keep yourself protected: have current anti-virus software, firewall and operating system updates - automatically is best

•hints for keeping yourself secure: http://bit.ly/dEzsIy

•Computer Management and Security

What can I do?

•encryption: WEP and WPA

•WEP is older, breakable by someone who really wants to

•WPA is newer, not perfect; its strength depends on the passcode used

•hiding your network

•registering your MAC addresses

•Computer Management and Security

What about webcams?

•Trojan Horses and other types of malware can remotely turn on your webcam or microphone without you even knowing http://bit.ly/fzZ42g http://bit.ly/hHIrLx

•Computer Management and Security

Physical placement and other considerations

•be aware of what your kids are doing: http://bit.ly/gecsV5 and http://bit.ly/dVeKvp

•interact with them

•passwords and privacy

•file-sharing sites [torrent, etc.]

Online GamingWhat should I be aware of?

•not just World of Warcraft and Call of Duty; many kids games too [Webkinz]

•often a chat component

•pressure to be in the game a lot: team expectations

•Same as social networking: be aware

Journeying Together

•Knowledge vs. wisdom: filter

•It’s an ongoing discussion

•Involves the child, parent, school

•Get involved, learn beside each other

•Ask the right questions

Journeying Together

•Why should he/she be doing this?

•Is my child ready for this? How about me?

•What parameters have I set up?

•What are the implications?

•How will we move forward?

•What are the pros and cons?

•What is our exit strategy?

Jason EygenraamComputer Resource Teacher

YRDSBElementary, East

2011