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Our Children Online
Internet awareness & safety
ST. JOSEPH’S N.S.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Session #1
GOAL
Help and empower our children
to use the internet
Safely and Responsibly
Adults often have anxieties about new media…
Everything that’s already in the world when
you’re born is just normal;
CTAP4 Cyber Safety project. www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/cp.html and http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html
Anything that gets invented between then and
before you turn 30 is incredibly exciting and
creative – and with any luck you can make a
career out of it;
CTAP4 Cyber Safety project. www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/cp.html and http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html
“Anything that gets
invented after you’re 30
is against the natural
order of things and the
beginning of the end of
civilisation as we know it
…until it’s been around
for about 10 years when
it gradually turns out to
be alright really.”
Douglas Adams
CTAP4 Cyber Safety project. www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/cp.html and http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html
What’s happening online?
Adults
Young people
What’s happening online?
Adults
 How do you use the
internet?
Young people
What’s happening online?
Adults
 How do you use the
internet?
Young people
 How do your
children use the
internet?
Survey of pupils in St. Joseph’s N.S. (2009)
Most popular web sites:
Google
YouTube
Club Penguin
Wikipedia
Disney
Bebo
Social networking sites
What’s happening online?
Adults
Young people
Consumers
(mostly)
Producers
& Consumers
What’s happening online?
Adults
Young people
Consumers
(mostly)
Producers
& Consumers
Web 2.0
What’s happening online?
Adults
Young people
Consumers
(mostly)
Producers
& Consumers
Web 2.0
“Digital Immigrants”
“Digital Natives”
5 questions:
What info &
images is my
child sharing
online?
How much time
is my child
spending
online?
What is my child
reading and
viewing online?
How is my
child behaving
online?
How can I discuss
online safety with
my child?
Children and entertainment media
How many hours per day do 8- to 18-yearolds spend using entertainment media?
(i.e. computer, video games, TV, movies, music, print media)
Children and entertainment media
How many hours per day do 8- to 18-yearolds spend using entertainment media?
(i.e. computer, video games, TV, movies, music, print media)
7.4 hours per day
Kaiser Family Foundation study (January 2010) in USA
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
Kaiser Family Foundation study (January 2010) Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
Younger Children
 Use the internet with your child
 Block inappropriate content (with parental controls &
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safety settings)
Bookmark positive & appropriate web sites
Use child-friendly directories & search engines
Children ask permission before filling out online forms
or entering information about themselves
Delay using e-mail & social networking sites until
parent is sure that they can handle potential problems
Younger Children
 Keep computers in an open area (e.g. not bedroom)
 Create a list of internet “family rules”
 Teach your child about privacy – what information
should not be shared online
 Teach your child never to share passwords
 Encourage your child to come to you if they
encounter anything online that makes them feel
uncomfortable or threatened
Older Children
 Explain that nothing that is online is completely
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private!
Make sure that older children use privacy settings on
their social network pages
Remind them to respect the privacy of others
Don’t engage in pranking, bullying, etc.
Help your children think long-term: they’re leaving a
“digital footprint” whenever they go online
Keep talking with your child about what they do
online, just as you speak about what they do “offline”
“Be Web Aware” philosophy
LEARN
Understand what
Your kids do.
COMMUNICATE
Keep the conversations
happening.
PARTICIPATE
Use the tools
and enjoy!
www.bewebaware.ca
ACTIVITY #1
 Practice setting Parental Controls
and Safe Search filters
 Check out some of the childfriendly search engines and
directories