+ Social Media Safety 101 for Parents + Welcome The staff at Alex M. Martino Junior High wanted to...
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+ Social Media Safety 101 for Parents
+ Social Media Safety 101 for Parents + Welcome The staff at Alex M. Martino Junior High wanted to make all parents aware of the technology access that
+ Welcome The staff at Alex M. Martino Junior High wanted to
make all parents aware of the technology access that you as parents
have to help support your child. There are conflicting views on
whether or not we as parents invade our childrens privacy if we
access things like text messages or Facebook status updates. It is
not like going into a diary or journal back in the day because it
is a communication tool that is no longer a private thought but
public knowledge. It is important to be informed of the technology
children are using to communicate so we can communicate with them
to keep children safe.
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+ Cyberbullying Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and
almost one in four have had it happen more than once. Nine out of
ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.
About 75% have visited a website bashing another student. The
psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar
to real-life bullying outcomes, except for the reality that with
cyber bullying there is often no escape. School ends at 3 p.m.,
while the Internet is available all the time.
www.dosomething.org
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+ Prevention Engage your child in a conversation about how to
behave online (Netiquette). Look at your childs online profile and
buddy list. Talk to your child about the dangers of posting too
much information. Talk to your child about respecting others.
Explain that whatever is posted online stays online forever.
Explain to your child that he or she is not anonymous on the
Internet. Dont threaten to take away the computer. This can prevent
children from telling you that they have been a victim of
Cyberbullying. Complete a Respect Contract with your child.
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov
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+ What to do if your child is a victim of Cyberbullying? Print
out all instances of Cyberbullying. Preserve electronic evidence.
If your child receives a mean or threatening message, do not delete
the message. You should take a screen shot of the message or store
the message in a folder because it may contain important electronic
information that can help law enforcement trace the source. Google
your child. You may find other instances of your child being
victimized online! Contact you local police department to file a
report. Notify the school administration of the situation so the
staff can make sure the online bullying is not carrying over to
school. www.illinoisattorneygeneral.g ov
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.g ov
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+ Facebook Privacy settings can be customized. To see all of
the different ways go to the site listed below.
http://mashable.com/2011/02/0 7/facebook-privacy-guide/
http://mashable.com/2011/02/0 7/facebook-privacy-guide/ You can
defriend people so they can not access you on Facebook. To report
about bullying, fake accounts, etc. go to Help Center, click on
Report Abuse. To change Security Settings, like Enable SSL
Encryption, visit the Account Settings page. Then choose "Security"
from the options on the left side of the screen, click "Secure
Browsing, Click "Edit" to enable.http://www.cio.com/arti
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+ tumblr The main blog cannot be marked as private however the
secondary blog can be. The individual posts can be marked private
and only the person writing them can view them. www.tumblr.com is a
blog website students are on currently. www.tumblr.com There is a
strong self harm culture on tumblr. Some people benefit from the
support available from the members. There can be influential and
graphic imagery as well as statements to encourage self harm in
someone that has not done it yet. Tumblr has people that are fans
of specific interests that can be alluring for students that are
curious about subculture topicswhich can get them exposed to more
mature material for a teenager to handle.
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+ twitter All twitter accounts default setting is PUBLIC.
Anyone in the world can look up your student by a simple google
search and see their entire twitter page. You should encourage your
student to change their profile setting to private to help protect
themselves.
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+ Cry for help or just venting? Things will never get better.
There are no solutions to my problems. I will never be happy again.
I will never get over what happened. I don't see things ever
improving. There is no point in trying anymore. I just want to give
up. Things are hopeless. I feel so hopeless. There is no hope for
me. What do I have to look forward to? The future is empty for me.
I only see things getting worse in the future. Everything is going
downhill. I will never get back to the way I was. It's too late for
me. There is nothing that I can do to make things better.
www.suicide.org
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+ Statements on the previous slide need to be taken seriously
Some children will say they are simply posting song lyrics. You can
check the song the lyrics are from at different websites.
www.songlyrics.com www.lyrster.com www.elyrics.net
www.lyricsdepot.com Talk to your child about what they have posted
and contact any of the resources below: Suicide Hotline
800-784-2433; 800-273-8255 Will County Crisis Line 815-
722-3344
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+ How to view Browser History Any browser checks the history
file every time you visit a web page, which is how it knows how to
change the color of links you have already visited. You can access
your history file with most browsers by typing the command -h. You
can also specify how long to keep pages in your history file:
Internet Explorer: Tools / Internet Options / General / History
Mozilla Firefox: Tools / Options / Privacy / History This is as
simple as entering the search engine your family uses. On the top
toolbar click History. You should be able to view the last several
webpages searched listed by the date. If you have found this box
empty someone has deleted the history. You will need to go to
www.ehow.com, for further instruction. PC UsersOn a Mac
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+ Check Browser History-Alternate PC Users: C:\Users\
\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History Here Username is your user
name. Find the current location of the History folder by following
these steps. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools > Internet
Options. In the General Tab, under Browsing history click on
Settings. You should be able to locate the current location of your
temporary files where all your cache files, cookies and history are
stored. Click on view files. That should directly take you to the
location of the Temporary Internet Files. Go one step up and you
should see your History folder.
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+ Set Up Parental Controls on PC To turn on Parental Controls
for a standard user account Open Parental Controls by clicking the
Start button, clicking Control Panel, and then, under User
Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls. If you are prompted
for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation. Click the standard user account for which you
want to set Parental Controls. Under Parental Controls, click
On.
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+ Set up Restrictions on PC Once you've turned on Parental
Controls for your child's standard user account, you can adjust the
individual settings that you want to control. You can control the
following areas: Web restrictions. You can restrict the websites
that children can visit, make sure children only visit
age-appropriate websites, indicate whether you want to allow file
downloads, and set up which content you want the content filters to
block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites. For
more information, see Limit the content that children can view on
the web.Limit the content that children can view on the web. Time
limits. You can set time limits to control when children are
allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent children
from logging on during the specified hours and, if they are already
logged on, they will be automatically logged off. You can set
different logon hours for every day of the week. For more
information, see Control when children can use the computer.Control
when children can use the computer. Games. You can control access
to games, choose an age rating level, choose the types of content
you want to block, and decide whether you want to allow or block
unrated or specific games. For more information, see Specify which
games children can play.Specify which games children can play.
Allow or block specific programs. You can prevent children from
running programs that you don't want them to run. For more
information, see Prevent children from using specific programs.
Found on windows.microsoft.comPrevent children from using specific
programs.
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+ Parental Controls on a Mac There are Parental Controls
sometimes built into the program however setting up a child account
is simple. There is a great reference on all of the options the Mac
gives a parent at http://gigaom.com/apple/kid-proofing-a-mac-
with-parental-controls/http://gigaom.com/apple/kid-proofing-a-mac-
with-parental-controls/ Many of the staff at Martino are well
versed with the Mac and can help answer questions about parental
controls if needed.
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+ Did you know you can monitor your childs texts? There is
software available for purchase to view the text messages sent to
and from a cell phone like www.mymobilewatchdog.com. Your mobile
phone provider lists the numbers, date and time of each text
message sent from a phone. You can view the contact on your account
online or on your bill from your mobile phone provider. If your
child is being harassed be advised to print and keep your records
of texts on the phone and paper. You can file a report with your
local police department.
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+ Local Law Enforcement New Lenox Police Department
Non-Emergency Phone Number is 815-485-2500. Email
[email protected] Will County Sheriff Department
Non-Emergency Phone Number is 815-727-8575. To file a report online
got to: http://www.willcosheriff.com/report/
http://www.willcosheriff.com/report/ Mokena Police Department
Non-Emergency Phone Number is 708-479-3911. Email
[email protected]
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+ Resources
http://teachdigital.pbworks.com/w/page/19791069/internetsafety
Thoughts on Facebook - Cornell University Thoughts on Facebook All
in the Facebook Family: Older Generations Join Social Networks -
CNN All in the Facebook Family: Older Generations Join Social
Networks 100 Awesome Facebook Apps for Productivity and Learning -
Select Courses 100 Awesome Facebook Apps for Productivity and
Learning How to Survive the New Facebook - Mashable How to Survive
the New Facebook Facebook for Parents - Common Sense Media Facebook
for Parents 10 Privacy Settings All Facebook Users Should Know -
AllFacebook.com 10 Privacy Settings All Facebook Users Should Know
http://facebookforeducators.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Facebook-
for-Educators.May-15.pdf