Internet+Safety+Workshop


 * Cambridge Community Television and Cambridge Educational Access Television Present:

Learning to Guide Your Child Online: Internet Safety & The Social Web**

This workshop is designed for parents looking for strategies to help their children stay safe while using the social web. This workshop will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about today's popular social network tools, including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Come share your stories with other parents in Cambridge and learn important Internet safety tips.

Workshop Leaders:

Matt Landry, Cambridge Educational Access Colin Rhinesmith, Cambridge Community Television

What: A Workshop for Parents When: Thursday, February 4, 2010 Time: 6:00-7:30PM

For More Information or to Register Contact Matt Landry - mlandry@cpsd.us


 * Agenda**

I. Introductions

II. Frame the conversations:
 * We are approaching this conversation from an older student perspective, from high school student perspective. We look forward to talking with parents about what they think they need. We can try to help, but their may be things that we can't answer.
 * We are going to talk about how to stay safe online, which respecting their space. Being critical of information and aware of information sharing.
 * Importance of parenting

III. Conversation starters:
 * What lessons have you learned?
 * What strategies have been helpful for you and your teen?
 * What online resources have been helpful?

IV. Moderated discussion to develop best practices:

V. Conclusion
 * Provide packets with info for further reading

__Handouts__

· [|Internet Task Force Executive Summary] - by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University - December 31, 2008 · [|Wired Kids, Negligent Parents?] – NY Times opinion article – January 28, 2010 · [|Negotiating The Internet With Your Daughter]. From PBS Parents – [|www.pbs.org] · Social media and social networking terms – A collaborative wiki (short version)

__Themes__


 * Terminology**
 * Put together a glossary of social media/Internet terms - http://socialmedia.wikispaces.com/A-Z+of+social+media


 * Facebook**
 * Facebook for Parents - http://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-parents


 * Roller Skating Rink**
 * You can join the same social networks but remember your child's privacy is important - "It’s as if teens had been hanging at the roller rink for a few years and suddenly, parents show up, strap on the rollerblades, buckle the helmet strap under their chin and start chilling with their teen’s pals at the rink." - http://sharoncindrich.typepad.com/plugged_in_parent/2009/02/parental-faux-pas-on-facebook.html - Good advice to think about concerning extending your relationship into the world of the web - http://www.advice-for-parents.com/2009/03/should-i-join-facebook-or-myspace-to.html - another set of thoughts

> - "[|Negotiating the Internet With Your Daughter]" (PBS.org), "[|Computers: Grade Schoolers]" (PBS.org), "[|Safety and Security Online]" (Cybersmart)
 * Internet Safety**
 * Examples of how you and your child can stay safe online:


 * Negotiating the Internet With Your Daughte**r
 * http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisinggirls/net/internet2.html


 * Public v. Private**
 * Know when you are posting public v. private information online.


 * School policies**
 * Student handbook around cell phone use


 * To Do**
 * Handouts (put together packets) and things you can read at the end of the workshop / information about
 * Write up pre-workshop email with "think about 2-3 questions, ideas, or experiences to share" Send email January 28th.


 * Recommendations from Internet Safety Task Force**
 * [|Executive Summary]


 * "Parents and caregivers should: educate themselves about the Internet and the ways in which their children use it, as well as about technology in general; explore and evaluate the effectiveness of available technological tools for their particular child and their family context, and adopt those tools as may be appropriate; be engaged and involved in their children’s Internet use; be conscious of the common risks youth face to help their children understand and navigate the technologies; be attentive to at-risk minors in their community and in their children’s peer group; and recognize when they need to seek help from others." - []

> > "After staring at the data, I strongly believe that we need to stop talking about the Internet as the cause and start talking about it as the megaphone. The Internet makes visible how many kids are not ok. We desperately need an integrated set of compassionate solutions. Digital social workers are needed to reach out to troubled kids and guide them through the rough spots. Law enforcement is vital for tracking down dangerous individuals, but we need to fund them to investigate and prosecute. Parents and educators are desperately needed to be engaged and informed. Technical solutions are needed to support these different actors. But there is no magic silver bullet. The problems that exist cannot be solved by preventing adults from communicating with minors (and there are huge unintended consequences to that... including limiting social workers from helping kids) and they cannot be solved by filtering the content. It's also critical that we engage youth in the process because many of them are engaging in risky behaviors that put them in the line of danger because of external factors that desperately need to be addressed." - []
 * From danah boyd: "For the [|our Task Force Report], I helped create a [|Research Advisory Board Literature Review] where, along with the tremendous help of Andrew Schrock, we aggregated research to highlight the known issues around online safety. The patterns are brutally clear. The same issues continue to emerge with each new technology. The kids who are in trouble offline are more likely to be in trouble online and offline psychosocial factors contribute to online risks. Many more youth experience bullying than sexual contact and the realities of 'predation' look very different than most people imagine and, thus, require vastly different solutions than most people propose . ..