what tech is your family using?. raising digital citizens
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What tech Is your family using?
Raising Digital Citizens
Embrace their world
Encourage balanced use
Monitor media use as best you can
Discuss what sites they can visit
Basic Rules of the Road
No cyberbullying
Explain that nothing is really private
Set up privacy settings
Keep passwords private
Protecting Personal Privacy
Teach kids to ask the who, what, when, and how questions
Is a person who they say they are?
Balance research sources
Point out all the ways marketers target them
What Kids Can Trust and Believe
Easy-to-use reviews and ratings
of media titles
Parenting advice and education
Common Sense Media
www.commonsense.org
Raise good digital citizens!
What Worries you?
Newspaper headlines are a great Conversation starter with your child
Parents can to choose to set filtering via home internet provider
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parental-controls
“Just like in the offline world, no amount of effort to reduce potential risks to children will eliminate those risks completely. We cannot make the internet completely safe. Because of this, we must also build children’s resilience to the material to which they may be exposed so that they have the confidence and skills to navigate these new media waters more safely”
Safer Children in a Digital World The Report of the Byron Review
Tools for parents
Get involved - Choose quality and age appropriate technology
together amongst a mix of other offline activities Conversations - Talk, support and reinforce you are there if things go
wrong Talk to your child’s school Agree Boundaries for whole family (including parents!) tech at bedtime,
weekends, bathtime, mealtimes, screen time) Passwords, Google SafeSearch, YouTube Safety Mode Parental controls on your Internet service (http://www.internetmatters.org)
(e.g. BT Family Protection) Parental controls and separate accounts on your computer Parental controls on your mobile phone
(e.g. Vodafone Content Control) Parental controls on your games console
(e.g. Nintendo DS and important control to turn off 3d for children under 7,
Xbox and restriction of Xbox live) Facebook privacy controls
Embrace Technology - City Old Street – future careers, New Computing Curriculum, Year of Code!
Be Creators not just Consumers!
Take time together to explore and choose quality Apps, Games and Websites
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews
Parent leaflets (13 different languages) http://www.childnet.com/resources/supporting-young-people-online
• Reminders from today’s sessions
• Conversations starters• Signpost to key organisations• Practical tips “What can I do now?”
Foster Carers•Things to think about when planning a placement•Privacy and confidentiality•Establishing trust and giving advice•What to do if something goes wrong
Adoptive Parents•Managing online contact with birth family members•Managing your family’s online presence•Preparing for and responding to unmanaged contact
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/fostering-adoption
This session can be used with Foster carers & Adoptive Parents – 2 leaflets support discussion points below: