Presentation for the Parenting Awareness Michigan Conference in Marquette, MI on 10/20/10

1. Before Facebook: Social Networking and Our Children Charlie Yeagercyeager@maresa.org Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator Comprehensive School Health Coordinator Math and Science Curriculum Coordinator Michigan Green School Coordinator AmeriCorps Program Director Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist

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14. Social Networking and Our Children Publication tools with blogs (Typepad, Blogger…), wikis (Wikipedia, Wikia, Wetpaint…) and citizen journalism portals (Digg, Newsvine…)

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19. Social Networking and Our Children Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 3,439,251 articles in English

20. Social Networking and Our Children Sharing tools for videos (YouTube…), pictures (FlickR…), links (del.icio.us, Ma.gnolia…), music (Last.fm, iLike…), slideshows (Slideshare), products reviews (Crowdstorm, Stylehive…) or products feedbacks (Feedback 2.0, GetSatisfaction…)

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24. Social Networking and Our Children Discussions tools like forums (PHPbb, vBulletin, Phorum…), video forums (Seesmic), instant messaging (Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Meebo…) and VoIP (Skype, Google Talk, iChat, Oovoo…)

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26. Social Networking and Our Children Social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Orkut…), niche social networks (LinkedIn, Boompa…) and tools for creating social networks (Ning)

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30. Social Networking and Our Children Micropublication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku, Plurk, Adocu…) and alike (twitxr, tweetpeek)

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32. Social Networking and Our Children Social aggregation tools like lifestream (FriendFeed, Socializr, Socialthing!, lifestrea.ms, Profilactic…)

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34. Social Networking and Our Children Virtual worlds (Second Life, Entropia Universe, There…), 3D chats (Habbo, IMVU…) and teens dedicated virtual universes (Stardoll, Club Penguin…)

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36. Social Networking and Our Children Social gaming platforms (ImInLikeWithYou, Doof…), casual gaming portals (Pogo, Cafe, Kongregate…) and social networks enabled games (Three Rings, SGN)

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38. Social Networking and Our Children MMO - Massively multiplayer online game (Neopets, Gaia Online, Kart Rider, Drift City, Maple Story) MMORPG - Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (World of Warcraft, Age of Conan…)

39. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question? Is the web changing our brains? Are children’s deep cognitive skills being replaced with short-term sensory ones? What is the web’s effect upon human beings? What happens online does not stay online, that can be a problem.

40. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question?

41. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question? Is this the best way for kids to learn about the world?

42. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question? Is this the best way for kids to learn about the world? Do parents who want their kids to learn about the world have a responsibility to allow them to be on social networks?

43. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question? Is the Internet killing rather than fostering intelligence?

44. Social Networking and Our Children How should parents in today’s social media age deal with the F word question? Is the Internet is killing rather than fostering intelligence? Social networks fail to educate kids about the real world, substituting the trivia of video games for books, and promoting a mindless consumerism over serious learning.

45. Social Networking and Our Children Is the web changing our brains?

46. Social Networking and Our Children Is the web changing our brains? "I became aware of changes in my own thinking a couple of years ago,” Nicholas Carr, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains"

47. Social Networking and Our Children Is the web changing our brains? "I came to realize, some time in 2007, that I was losing my ability to pay deep attention to one thing over a long period of time. When I'd sit down to read a book, for instance, I was only able to sustain my concentration for a page or two. My mind would begin to crave stimulation and distraction -- it wanted to click on links, jump from page to page, check email, do some Googling.” Nicholas Carr, Author, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains"

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49. Social Networking and Our Children Linear Thinking End Start

50. Social Networking and Our Children Linear Thinking Non-Linear Thinking Start End

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52. The Internet is changing the way people read and process information. We've come to associate the acquisition of wisdom with deep reading and solitary concentration, and he says there's not much of that to be found online. What is the maximum time you spend on one website? Social Networking and Our Children

53. The Internet is changing the way people read and process information. We've come to associate the acquisition of wisdom with deep reading and solitary concentration, and he says there's not much of that to be found online. What is the maximum time you spend reading one book? Social Networking and Our Children

54. Social Networking and Our Children Are children’s deep cognitive skills being replaced with short-term sensory ones?

55. Social Networking and Our Children Are children’s deep cognitive skills being replaced with short-term sensory ones? "Over the past few years," Carr wrote, "I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. My mind isn't going – so far as I can tell – but it's changing. I'm not thinking the way I used to think.” Nicholas Carr, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains"

56. Social Networking and Our Children Are children’s deep cognitive skills being replaced with short-term sensory ones? The brains of illiterate people, for example, are structurally different from those of people who can read.

57. Social Networking and Our Children Are children’s deep cognitive skills being replaced with short-term sensory ones? “In general, technology can be good [for children’s cognitive development] if it is used judiciously. But if it is used in a non-judicious fashion, it will shape the brain in what I think will actually be a negative way.” Jordan Grafman, chief of cognitive neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

58. Social Networking and Our Children What is the web’s effect upon human beings?

59. Social Networking and Our Children What is the web’s effect upon human beings? Physical hazards wrist and neck injury eyestrain obesity possibility of toxic emissions and radiation ergonomic problems http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/alliance.html

60. Social Networking and Our Children What is the web’s effect upon human beings? Emotional and social hazards social isolation weakened bonds with teachers lack of self-discipline and self-motivation emotional detachment from community commercial exploitation (Branding) http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/alliance.html

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62. Social Networking and Our Children What is the web’s effect upon human beings? Intellectual hazards lack of creativity stunted imagination poor language and literacy skill attention deficit too little patience plagiarism distraction from meaninghttp://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/alliance.html

63. Social Networking and Our Children What happens online does not stay online, that can be a problem. Cyberbullying What is your cyber-self image?

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65. Social Networking and Our Children http://www.radicalparenting.com/ Social Networking must begin with Family networking

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67. It's illegal. Don't take or send nude or sexually suggestive photos of yourself or anyone else. Non-legal consequence: the emotional (and reputation) damage that can come from having intimate photos of yourself go to a friend who can become an ex- friend and send it to everyone you know. Not just on phones. Sexting can be done on any media-sharing device or technology - including email and the Web. It's always a bad idea. Kids: Talk with your parents about sexting in a relaxed setting. The bottom line. Stay alert when using digital media. Critical thinking about what we upload as well as download is the best protection. Social Networking and Our Children

68. Social Networking and Our Children Douglass Turner said... ……..As with all new technologies, their impact is overestimated in the short term and underestimated in the long term. Taken from: Social media: how much is too much? http://gregverdino.typepad.com/greg_verdinos_blog/2007/07/social-media-ho.html

69. Social Networking and Our Children Douglass Turner also said... A big negative I see from your constant flitting between social media tools …. is the resultant negative impact on the quality of your posts, comments, etc. This relentless pace impairs clear thought. Deep thinking goes out the window. Reflection is for wimps. Over time this can only have a real long term impact. ……this stuff will make you dumber if you're not careful. Taken from: Social media: how much is too much? http://gregverdino.typepad.com/greg_verdinos_blog/2007/07/social-media-ho.html

70. Social Networking and Our Children Too much technology: “If you are not ADD, you will be!” Charlie Yeager

71. Social Networking and Our Children …….I feel like a rat in a maze running frantically trying to get out, but not knowing which way to go. Going one way, then another, then another, then getting mad because I am stuck. Trying this and trying that and nothing works with 100% success. While all the time trying to get back to the peace that I once felt while paddling a canoe in the middle of the Yukon Territory or Alaska. I feel like I am a prisoner of our society, a prisoner of my job, and a prisoner of my mind. I can't get the squirrel in my head to stop. And when the squirrel shifts into overdrive, I explode………. Charlie Yeager

72. Social Networking and Our Children For better or worse, our children are now living their lives on the electronic network, posting their photos, revealing their desires, making their friends, defining their identities.

73. Social Networking and Our Children “The Internet has become the world's meeting house, a modern planetary forum, where millions distribute gigabytes of personal data, photos, thoughts, Twitter messages, blogs and emails to chat, gossip, flirt and show off.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1284564/How-internet-rewiring-brains-The-web-treasure-house-knowledge--making-impossible-concentrate-more.html#ixzz129BWCXSW

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76. Social Networking and Our Children There are some great things that happen with technology. What are they?

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79. Social Networking and Our Children Most things are great if used in moderation.

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83. Social Networking and Our Children Parents have a responsibility to educate their kids about the perils of self-revelation and over-reliance on social media. Technology is neither intrinsically good nor evil. It depends upon how our kids use it.

84. Social Networking and Our Children What about overuse of technology?

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87. Social Networking and Our Children Over half of the world’s population is under the age of 25 years old

88. Social Networking and Our Children Twenty Global Issues, Twenty Years to Solve Them Sharing our planet: Issues involving the global commons •Global warming•Biodiversity and ecosystem losses•Fisheries depletion•Deforestation•Water deficits•Maritime safety and pollution High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them, J.F. Rischard

89. Social Networking and Our Children Twenty Global Issues, Twenty Years to Solve Them Sharing our humanity: Issues requiring global commitment•Massive step-up in the fight against poverty•Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism•Education for all•Global infectious diseases•Digital divide•Natural disaster prevention and mitigation High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them, J.F. Rischard

90. Social Networking and Our Children Twenty Global Issues, Twenty Years to Solve Them Sharing our rule book: Issues needing a global regulatory approach•Reinventing taxation for the 21st century•Biotechnology rules•Global financial architecture•Illegal drugs•Trade, investment and competition rules•Intellectual property rights•E-commerce rules•International labor and migration rules High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them, J.F. Rischard

91. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day

92. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day Unplug as a Family 1 day or ½ day per week

93. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day Unplug as a Family 1 day or ½ day per week Have face-to-face conversations

94. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day Unplug as a Family 1 day or ½ day per week Have face-to-face conversations Read what your kids write…..

95. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day Unplug as a Family 1 day or ½ day per week Have face-to-face conversations Read what your kids write….. Communicate with your kids using their favorite medium

96. Social Networking and Our Children Unplug as a Family 1-2 hours a day Unplug as a Family 1 day or ½ day per week Have face-to-face conversations Read what your kids write….. Communicate with your kids using their favorite medium Teach your kids to communicate with you using your favorite medium

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101. Social Networking and Our Children Charlie Yeager cyeager@maresa.org 906-226-5116 The Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." -Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)