Tips for Parenting on Social Media
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@aknecht Parenting & Social Media Tips for Safely Using Social Media
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Presentation initially delivered Feb. 29, 2012 at a public school in the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board.5 basic tips to help parents understand and mitigate the risks of their children using social media.
Transcript of Tips for Parenting on Social Media
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Parenting & Social Media
Tips for Safely Using Social Media
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About Me!
• Author• Online Lecturer for University of
San Francisco• Partner at Digital Always Media Inc.• Avid user of social media since early
90s• Parent (12yr old girl & 10 yr old boy)
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My Definition of Social Media
• Social Media (noun)a variety of medium used to draw together people with a common goal or objectiveSource: A. K’necht
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Popular Social Apps
• Facebook• Texting• Interactive
games• Chats• Blogs/Review
sites• Twitter
• YouTube• G+ (Google)• Apple - FaceTime• Skype
(webcams)• Email• Flickr
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Which Ones Do Your Kids Use?
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Social Media & Parenting• Which type parenting style is best?
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Tip 1: Have the talk
& Social Media
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Tip 2: Build Trust
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Tip 3: Automate Monitoring
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Google Alerts
• Set-up an alert on your child’s name +– School– Sports team– Other identifiable activities
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Setting up Google Alerts
• http://www.google.com/alerts
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Setting up Google Alerts
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Email Monitoring
• Configure email account to automatically bcc you on all email they receive
• Easy to do if you administer the email
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Email Monitoring• Register a personal domain for
your family or your child– FamilyName.ca/com– FirstInitialFamilyName.com/.ca– Etc.
• Make a memorable email– [email protected]/com– [email protected]/com
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• Make sure your child friends you• Don’t spy, but their posts will show
up in your stream• Respond when appropriate• Periodically take a look at what
they’re up to
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Don’t Assume!
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/teenager-faces-47-charges-in-child-luring-case/article2329710/
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/33-facebook-terms-kids-use-and-parents-should-know/8450
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Tip 4: Protect Yourself Now & In the Future
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Teach What Not to Post
• Only post/write what you’d want:– Announced over school’s PA system– Your grandmother to see– Displayed on main bulletin board at
school– Kids telling other kids at school
• Both today & in the future
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Once Posted to the Internet
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Once Post to the Internet
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http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/02/over-3-years-later-deleted-facebook-photos-are-still-online
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Tip 5: Don’t Share Too Much
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Don’ts for Parents
• Don’t check in on foursquare at your child’s school
• Don’t tweet out personal info on your kids
• Don’t post personal identifiable information on your kids (i.e. on Facebook) and make it public
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Do for Parents
• Do check social media application privacy settings regularly– Perhaps every 30 or 60 days
• Do know who has access to your posts and act accordingly
• Get active in social media to see what’s out there
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Do for Parents
• Turn off geo-tagging for photos on your phones when taking pictures of your kids
• Wait until your back from vacation to post public photos (burglars know how to use social media)
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The Paid Option
• SocialShield– Searches the web & consolidates
information– $9.99 US per month– http://www.socialshield.com
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So Now You Know!
