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Teen Electronic Safety: Connecting, Socializing, and Educating

Learn about adolescents' use of electronic communication and social media, including cyberbullying concerns and resources for parents to keep their teens safe online. Stay informed and protect your teen in the digital world.

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Teen Electronic Safety: Connecting, Socializing, and Educating

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  1. COWBOY CIRCUIT: Electronic Safety & Your Teen Jennifer Carter RCMS Spring 2012

  2. Allows for connecting to educational information and resources • Students can connect with school friends to supplement daily interactions • Family and friends that live at a distance can keep in touch • Keeping up to date about hobbies and interests Adolescent Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media

  3. 95% of teens have internet access • 3 of 4 teens (12-17) own a cell phone • 4 out of 5 have a social networking profile • Nearly half (44%) report lying about their age in order to interact socially online through social media sites such as Facebook, My Space, Twitter, and You Tube National AveragesPew Internet & American Life Project

  4. Crownover Students

  5. Cyberbullying • Posting or texting inappropriate pictures • Friending unknown people on social networking sites and in chatrooms • Posting personal and traceable personal information • Password sharing • Not setting SN profiles to private Electronic Concerns

  6. Cyberbully Survey Fall 2011

  7. Reporting to an Adult

  8. http://www.netsmartz.org/StreamingPresentations/InternetSafetyBasicshttp://www.netsmartz.org/StreamingPresentations/InternetSafetyBasics • http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/onguard/articles/kidsandsocializingonline.shtml • http://csriu.org/cyberbully/ • http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Advice-Articles/facebook-for-parents.html Resources for Parents

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