Where the Wild Things Are
Internet and Cell Phone Safety
Who is doing What?
x% of you have cell phonesapto% p computer
Nearly six in ten (58%) own two or more computers.
In addition, 37% of such families (and 63% of those with multiple computers) have a wired or wireless home computer network.
These home computer networks frequently go hand in hand with a high-speed home internet connection: two-thirds of such families (66%) have a home broadband connection.  pewinternet 2008
http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
Inappropriate Conduct
Inappropriate Contact
Inappropriate Content
Cyberbullying
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
Predators
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realamy
Average age of first exposure to Internet porn is 11 years old
Drugs, Violence, Hate
Where do we start?
Talk to the children:
Start Early
Be honest and open
Communicate your values
Use developmentally appropriate strategies
Flickr user Spigoo
Social Networking
Facebook has more than 400 million users
But no one under 13...

Yeah, right
Child-centered Social Networking

Popular sites
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/young_times/article6747799.ece
How young is too young?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/02/kids.social.networks/index.html
Safety Strategies
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Sexting
http://www.athinline.org/
Cyberbullying
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
Strong Passwords

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Mobile Phones are much more than just phones
58% of 12 year-olds have a cell phone.  (Pew 2009)
Protecting your Computer
Software updates
Antivirus
Antimalware
Good passwords
Encrypted wireless
Child-safe search engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/2156191
Parental Controls
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/parental-controls.aspx
http://www.parentalcontrolbar.org/
http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/