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Online Safety

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Online Safety

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  1. Online Safety A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet

  2. http://www.momsteam.com/files/images/father_son_kayaking_1.jpghttp://www.momsteam.com/files/images/father_son_kayaking_1.jpg If your child is surfing the Web, you need to be paddling right alongside him http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/your-child-technology/keeping-kids-safe-online

  3. General Guidelines • Keep the computer in a central location • Set time limits for computer use • Monitor cell phone use • Know the passwords to any online accounts your child has

  4. General Guidelines • Teach your child not to click on ads, contests, surveys, and giveaways

  5. General Guidelines • Teach your child that what goes online, stays online • Get to know the technology • Set a good example • Talk with your child regularly about what they see & do online

  6. COPPA • Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 • Web sites cannot collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent • Includes first & last name, address, email address, phone number, Social Security number, and any other identifying information

  7. COPPA • Many sites do not allow children under 13 to use their services at all • Be sure to check the Terms of Service before allowing your child to use the site

  8. Windows Parental Controls • Start – Control Panel – User Accounts – Parental Controls • Set web restrictions, time limits, game guidelines, & allow/ block specific programs COMPUTER SETTINGS

  9. Mac Parental Controls • Apple menu – System Preferences – View – Parental Controls • Choose Unrestricted Web Access, Automatic Filtering, or White List COMPUTER SETTINGS

  10. Brower & Device-Specific Parental Controls Parental Controls • Nook • Kindle • PSP • iPhone • YouTube • Firefox COMPUTER SETTINGS

  11. K9 Web Protection FREE

  12. A+ Internet Filtering PAY

  13. Net Nanny PAY

  14. PureSight Owl PAY

  15. My Mobile Watchdog PAY

  16. Be PROACTIVE • The best defense is a good offense! http://king.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f9ca69e201348796dd60970c-popup

  17. Resources for Parents • NetSmartz.org/Parents • FBI Parent Guide to Internet Safety • Common Sense Media • KidsHealth.org

  18. Resources for Kids • ThinkUKnow • NetSmartzKids • Professor Garfield’s Internet Safety

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