Digital life middle school presentation at Great Neck South Middle
1. A Digital Life
Our Children and Media
A presentation by Heather Peretz, M.Ed.
2. Who am I ?
Techie- Early adopter of technology in
the classroom. Staff Developer, Certified
in YouTube Digital Citizenship
Curriculum
Teacher- I am currently a middle school
special education teacher, 20 yrs
experience, taught k-8
Mom- Mother of 2 boys 8 & 11
7. Your Kids and Social
Media
16% of teen social media users have
set up their profile to automatically
include their location in posts.
19% have posted updates, comments,
photos, or videos that they later regret
sharing.
26% say they post false info like name,
age or location to help protect privacy.
8. Digital Responsibility
As internet users, we need to take
an active role in protecting our
privacy and safety, and to help our
children do the same by teaching
them about online behavior and
how to be responsible digital
citizens.
Image Credit: Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock
9. Savvy Tweens
According to a study, around 80% of parents said
that they don’t even know how to find out what
their kids are doing online. (internet-saftey-yoursphere.com)
10. Digital Natives?
Children growing up with the technology available today lead to the
label “digital natives”- coined by Mark Prensky
Kids may know how to use tech but are they using it to create and
innovate?
Though we are labeled the "immigrants" we need to guide our
children to use the tech responsibly – Digital Citizenship
11. Kids need limits - The American Academy
of Pediatrics recently issued guidelines for
parents
model an effective "media diet"
create a media use plan for your
family
12. What's your Media Diet?
How much time do you
spend on your computer?
Smartphone? Tablet?
How often do your children
see you using some type
of media?
http://www.cmch.tv/mentors_parents/tips_time_limits.asp
13. Think About
Where are you starting from? How
much TV, screen time is already
given. Tally
What counts as screen time?
How will you introduce new rules Different rules for different age
children
Where are screens kept? Charged?
Determine a technology allowance
14. Our children are leaving digital footprints and
it's our job to help them create lasting
positive ones.
17. Creating a Positive
Digital Footprint
With great power comes great
responsibility
Have the important discussions
about technology - what's ok to
share
Share your own digital footprint
18. A definition of digital
footprint
Whether we're comfortable with it or not, digital footprints—which
Richardson defines as "online portfolios of who we are, what we do, and
by association, what we know"—are an inevitable by-product of life in a
connected world.
Instead of teaching students to be afraid of what others can learn about
them online, let's teach them how digital footprints can quickly connect
them to the individuals, ideas, and opportunities that they care most about.
~William Ferriter
19. What information about you can be tracked?
the websites you visit
what time of day
the search and key words you use
your location while browsing
your IP address (unique online identity)
what you said
Who you interact with
what you search for
what is said about you
What you say in your emails, texts and social
media posts
What you like or share on social media
how much money you spend
how old you are
where you live
if you were mentioned or quoted in a news
story or blog post.
http://i.ciconline.org/CicWebResources/InCtrl/LessonThree/InCtrl_YourDigitalFootprintLesson.pdf
20. Thinking Critically About
Media
At home……parents play a big role in helping children
become media literate. It doesn't require a degree or
special classes, just a little time and attention. Talk to
your kids. Ask them about what they see, what they
understand, and how they are affected. Many helpful
ideas for parents can be found online.
21. Declaration of Digital Citizens
“Responsible use of digital tools and technologies should be
based on a universal and preventative mindset that digital
activity is public and permanent, and interaction with other
digital citizens through digital means should be: consensual
non-exploitative honest, and; legal.” - See more at:
http://internet-safety.yoursphere.com/2011/09/the-declaration-of-digita
42. What you should know
Threat Factor
Bullying
Privacy
Peer rejection
Oversharing
Self-Esteem issues
Facebook Depression
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/21st-century-aging/201308/facebook-depression
Privacy Risks
Name, profile picture, cover
photo are public
Privacy settings work differently
for minors than adults
Can control how they share info
and set their privacy
Geo-location option should be
off at all times.
44. An account can be created
online with just an email
account
Settings can only
be changed on
an iPhone/iPad
or Android
Device
Make sure geo-location is disabled
Set your child’s account to Private
46. A website and an app
Social Q&A website
Launched in 2010.
Users “ask” other members to submit questions.
The responses can be received anonymously.
47. What you should know
Threat Factor
Bullying
Privacy
Peer rejection
Oversharing
Self-Esteem issues
Closely supervise use of this site.
Privacy Risks
Very Risky
Anyone on Ask.fm, and on the
Web can see your profile
content.
Replies are publicly viewable.
Can choose to remove
anonymous option.
49. &
Vine & Twitter
6 second video posts
17+ rating in app store
Nothing is Private
Too easy to find
offensive material
140 character posts
Great as a
teaching/learning tool
Can be set to only allow
tweets from “Friends”
50. KEEK.com
social media site and app focused on
sharing short video clips
WARNING:
There are no options to set
your account to private.
Very Risky
Videos are shared and can be re-shared by any
viewer
52. MONITORING TOOLS
Check your Antivirus software you use/purchased:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2012/09/29/techlicious-internetsecurity-controls/1590941/
Free resources
http://www1.k9webprotection.com
http://www.kidzui.com
http://www.visikid.com
http://www.pikluk.com
Safeeyes by McAfee: $49.99/1 yr subscription and can be used on up to 3 computers
20% offUse Code: safeeyes20off
http://www.internetsafety.com/safe-eyes-parental-control-software-affiliate.php
You can also get an extension of it for your iphone, ipad or ipod for $14.99 through
the app store (https://itunes.apple.com/app/safe-eyes-mobile/id298505665?mt=8)