From the Frontline Fall 2013

Frontline Fall 2013

“From the Frontline” – Fall 2013 Back to School Internet Safety and Digital Ethics

eNews briefs for students, parents and professionals living, learning and teaching in the digital world.

It’s that time of the year when school buses show up with loads of savvy students rested up and ready to push social media, cellphone and everything internet to the maximum. Ahead are interesting digital ethics articles and a special audio interview. We’ll take a look at Twitter, Trending:Snapchat, some new teen sites, lots of links for parents and a new A+ site: uKnowKids.com-rich in content.  Just what net safety and digital ethics stakeholders need to start the new school year.

 uKnowKids.com – http://vimeo.com/39709895#

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1.  Making Parenting Easier and Keeps Kids Safe -  A new monitoring application for parents to use on cellphones.
https://www.uknowkids.com

2.  SnapChat for Parents – All about a hot trending app that high and middle schoolers are using to send pictures the THINK go away.
http://www.snapchat.com/static_files/parents.pdf

Here’s a youtube clip that explains SnapChat in simple terms.
  http://youtu.be/iJRWqWcEYo4
and
A new app for younger kids by Snapchat called SnapKidz
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2013/06/23/snapchat-creates-snapkidz-a-sandbox-for-kids-under-13/

3.  Stand By or Stand Up – A new cyberbullying game for teens that involves pictures and graphics abuse. A+.
http://www.nsteens.org/Comics/StandByOrStandUp

4.  Facebook Usage Is Changing – So Which Online Social Activities Are Growing? – “Facebook isn’t cool anymore. It’s the website where your older relatives hang out. It’s the place where people post political screeds, religious diatribes, and personal drama you don’t want to read. So what are the kids using these days?”
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-usage-is-changing-so-which-online-social-activities-are-growing/

5.  Are People Being Cyberbullied on Twitter? – “It seems that the bullying, harassment and abuse that occurs on the social networking platform Twitter, one of the most popular social networking platforms in the world that’s meant to bring people together, has sadly become a common occurrence – it’s expected.”
http://info.uknowkids.com/blog/bid/314752/are-people-being-cyberbullied-on-twitter?source=Blog_Email_[Are%20People%20Being%20Cyb]

6.  Coming off a summer of NSA revelations on your privacy, here are some detailed privacy links from CSO for reading and background.
http://www.csoonline.com/article/738853/facebook-report-on-government-data-requests-a-reminder-there-is-no-privacy
and
http://www.csoonline.com/article/736886/8-tips-to-enhance-your-online-privacy

7.  Social Media Counter – “Watch the logins and ads served up click away” Gimmick counter.
http://www.personalizemedia.com/garys-social-media-count/

8.  Pew Internet Study: Teens, Social Media and Privacy – ” These are among the key findings from a new report based on a survey of 802 teens that examines teens’ privacy management on social media sites”
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/04/25/path-a-social-diary-app-is-adding-1-million-new-users-a-week/

9.  Cell phone safety tips for back-to-school  – “Can you hear me now? According to research, twenty-two percent of young children (ages 6-9) own a cell phone , sixty percent of tweens (ages 10-14), and eighty-four percent of teens. At back-to-school time, many parents make the decision to arm their kids with cell phones.”
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/967397/cell-phone-safety-tips-for-back-to-school

Bonus Links from Common Sense:
Videos covering cellphone parenting!
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/cell-phone-survival-guide
The Parent Channel for CommonSense Media on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1YCGfBa9BUZoxUdP3xuhvmu6XAD3Lxcu

10.  The 10 Biggest Online Security Myths And How to Avoid Them – ” Here are the truths behind some common online-security myths that may be influencing your online security practices. If you know the truth, you can make better decisions about protecting yourself online.”
http://mashable.com/2013/05/29/how-to-hide-facebook-posts/

11.  White Paper eBook on Sexting – “Sexting is nothing to be taken lightly, especially as a parent.  Download this eBook now, and discover the nine things that every parent should know. ”
http://info.uknowkids.com/understanding-sexting-nine-things-every-parent-should-know

12.  Digital Trends 2013 – A prezi presentation on youtube. Short good for instruction.
http://youtu.be/n_4hjsEv_9U

13.  “Candid Help for Teens on Twitter – “Twitter is a fun way to connect with what is interesting to you. However, it’s worth considering some of the possible safety issues that could come up. Here are some tips to help you have a positive experience.”

https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169990-safety-tips-for-teens#

14.  Cyber-bullying, sexting can affect males, females differently – “Read this piece from The Hays Daily News that brings up a great point that cyberbullying and sexting can affect males and females differently.”
http://info.uknowkids.com/blog/bid/310727/cyber-bullying-sexting-can-affect-males-females-differently?

15. From a trusted source CommonSense Media- Common Sense is THE best resource we’ve found from parent, educator, advocate standpoint.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/talking-about-sexting

“Mom’s” Link for parents of teen girls: Author Rosalind Wiseman – renowned author and expert on girls (Mean Girls/Queen Bees Study) offers advice to parents and counselors in this audio special.
http://www.anniefox.com/podcast/FC013.mp3

Have a great back to school fall season.
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Joe Showker is on the National Advisory Board member @ WebWiseKids.org and is an admin member of the Harrisonburg Police Department Auxiliary – Special Operations.
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