This document provides tips for keeping teens safe online. It recommends understanding the tools teens use, setting privacy guidelines, being informed about social media, talking regularly with teens, and checking their online accounts. The document lists specific websites and apps teens commonly use and suggests tracking tools parents can use to monitor their teens' online activity. The overall message is for parents to be aware of, involved in, and available to discuss their teens' online experiences.

1. Keep Your
Teens Safe
on the
Internet

2. There is no Silver Bullet
 Understand your tools
 Set your privacy guidelines
 Be informed
 Talk with your teen
 Keep the lines of communication open
 Check their accounts frequently
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3. My Own Story
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4. Understand Your Tools
 Mac/PC
 iPad/Tablet
 Smart Phone – Android
 iPhone
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5. Set Privacy Settings
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 Microsoft PC – Windows
 MAC
 iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone (Safari)
 Android
 Google
 Yahoo
 YouTube
 Click on links above for instructions or
 Search for “parental controls” + type of device

6. Be Informed
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 Attend classes
 Read articles
 Search Google
 Ask your teen!

7. Talk With Your Teen
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They’ve
heard it all
before….

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It might feel
like talking
to a brick
wall…
…but trust me…
they are listening.

9. Talk WITH Your Teen
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 How do you want to be known?
 Establish your personal brand
 To Tag or not to Tag?
 What is too much information?
 Bullying
(ConnectSafely.org)

10. Private IS NOT Private
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 Deleted posts/images are never really gone
 SnapChat messages/images CAN be saved
 People can tag photos you aren’t in!

11. Check Their Accounts
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 Know their User Name/Email/Password
 Friend and Follow Them
 Review their participation
 Resist the urge to join in!
 Check their computer history PC and Mac
 Check their phone history iPhone and Android

12. Websites
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 Facebook
 Tumblr
 YouTube
 Pinterest
 Sound Cloud
 Bandcamp
 Spotify
 Pandora

13. Apps
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 Instagram
 SnapChat
 Poof
 IFunny
 Vine
 Kik Messanger
 Ask.fm
 Wanelo
 Oovoo
 Pheed

14. Track Your Teen
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PC Mag offers:
12 Tools to Keep
Your Kids Safe

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Be Aware
Be Involved
Be Available

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 Today Show – Moms, Social Apps You Should Know
 Huffington Post – 8 Scary Apps
 Forbes – Where Kids Go Instead of Facebook
 PC Mag – Parental Control Apps for Smart Phones

17. Deborah Chaddock Brown
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Social Media Strategist
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