Here is a snapshot of our findings:

• Children have more access to all kinds of digital media,and are spending more time during the day with them thanever before.• Television continues to exert a strong hold over youngchildren, who spend more time with this medium thanany other.• Not all children have access to newer digital technologies,nor do all children use media in the same ways once theydo own them. Family income continues to be a barrier tosome children owning technology, even as the price ofdevices falls.• Lower-income, Hispanic, and African American childrenconsume far more media than their middle-class andwhite counterparts.• Children appear to shift their digital media habits aroundage 8, when they increasingly open their eyes to the wideworld of media beyond television.• Mobile media appears to be the next “it” technology, fromhandheld video games to portable music players to cellphones. Kids like to use their media on the go.

Always Connected: The new digital media habits of young childrenby Aviva Lucas Gutnick et al.

Digital Trends"We are living in exponential times." (Fisch, McLeod, & Bronman, 2005) The entire era of digital tools would represent the tiniest of dots on the extreme right hand edge of the background trend graphs above. Instead of millions of years, thousands of generations or centuries of time, these digital trends have taken shape in less than a single human lifetime, with significant developments occurring in the last ten years and even the last year. Digital tools have only been available for the last 60 or so years of human history, emerging duringWorld War II in the 1940's.

http://digiacademy.org/readings/Ch3_Trends_set.html

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It can be very powerful…

… for something positive and helpful…

…or for something negative and harmful.

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying

We Need to keep a close eye on it.

2. The Risks

TYPE EXAMPLES

Cyberbullying……………………………….…………. Exposure to pornography………………………….. Exposure to violence………………………………… Misuse of images/video by others…………….… Identity theft…………………………………...…..... Impersonation…………………………………..……. Sexting………………………………………………….. Trolling………………………………………………….. Teen fad surfing…………………………….…........ neknomination Copy cat phenomenon…………………….....…… cutting/suicide Being tracked……………………..…………………. (for marketing, by gangs,

by terrorist groups) Stalking………………………………………………… Receipt of malware and viruses………………... Online purchasing…………………………..……… Sexual exploitation/offending……………….…. And more……………………………………………… audience examples

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/18/world/europe/neknominate-drinking-game/

Wired and Re-Wired

• Neurology Now Article

http://patients.aan.com/resources/neurologynow/index.cfm?event=home.showArticle&id=ovid.com%3A%2Fbib%2Fovftdb%2F01222928-201410030-00017

Source: http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Slenderman-linked-to-two-other-crimes-outside-of-Waukesha-stabbing--262468731.html

Example From Across The Country

Who is on the other side of the

computer?

Who is watching who(m)?

POS? …….Parent Over Shoulder

The Perfect Storm Almost 93% of kids, ages 12-17, are online, and most exhibit a level of digital

proficiency bewildering to those of us who want to protect them. Kids are

feeling pressured to post provocative pictures, videos, and blog about their

deepest personal experiences in a very public forum. Without guidance from

parents and educators, few are thinking through the implications of their

online actions. To make matters worse, many of the legal measures we need

to protect kids on our virtual streets are unenforced or outdated, and law

enforcement and prosecutorial efforts are often underfunded.

Significant gaps exist between the Internet’s dangers to children and the level

of legal, enforcement-based, and industry-driven action dedicated to

protecting children. In this ever-changing world, parents must stand in the

gap and be the ‘first line of defense’ against child Internet victimization. The

challenge is that children are the “digital natives,” and parents are

the “digital immigrants.” Children are “native speakers” of the digital

language of computers, video games, and the Internet, and many parents

have not been able to develop digital proficiency. Parents are often left feeling

overwhelmed, uninformed, or ill-equipped to adequately protect their kids

online, but we at Enough Is Enough℠ are hear to help!

Over the past fifteen years, a number of dynamic, powerful, and destructive

elements have come together, creating a “perfect storm” scenario for our

children to fall victim to exploitation in the digital age. For the first time,

sexual predators can communicate with unparalleled and anonymous access

with our children, violating the safe walls of our homes, without our

knowledge. There are over 644,865 registered sex offenders in the United

States, and over 100,000 have been lost in the system. The Internet has also

become the leading technology for distributing hard-core pornography,

grossing $13 billion annually. Internet child pornography is a $3 billion per-

year industry, and sadly, this horrific abuse represents one of the fastest

growing businesses online. Everyone—including your child—is potentially

one click away from having a virtual sexual interaction or being exposed to

material once only available on the black market.

http://www.internetsafety101.org/Predatorstatistics.htm

http://www.internetsafety101.org/dangers.htm

What do we know about online predators?

Stories I wish weren’t true…

Text to Threat:

“Let’s get him!” –

the post suicide threat

Immediacy of information

doesn’t mean accuracy.

Gang Manual

Access can risk safety.

10 Yr Old Girl in 10 Days

Curiosity can kill a cat and

cost a kid.

Porn – Oh! - Graphic“You might as well help my friend. I’m too far gone.” Repeated exposure reaps havoc.

http://www.badappreviews.com/apps/49651/talking-ginger

Jessica Johnson, a mother and avid social media user who lives in Dallas, Texas has already

started introducing her 4-year-old daughter Layla to technology.

“We travel frequently, so I bought her a Nook so she has some entertainment while we are

waiting in the airport or flying,” Johnson told RIA Novosti. “She is ridiculously savvy when it

comes to iPhones, tablets and computers, but I don’t allow her to access the Internet.”

Johnson, who is also a caregiver for her 11-year-old nephew has active accounts on several

popular social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

But as Johnson recently found out, even those who are in the know about the latest apps and trends have had situations where

inappropriate content has slipped through the cracks.

Johnson’s nephew used a mobile device to search for videos of the popular video game

character Mario. Rather than the traditional cartoon, a pornographic animation appeared

instead.“He just searched ‘Mario Brothers,’” Johnson said. “There are not really even any settings we

could use to filter that out. But afterward, I talked with him and explained if he ever

accidentally came across something like again to immediately get an adult.”http://en.ria.ru/business/20130320/180119929/New-Mobile-Apps-Let-Kids-Stay-Ahead-of-Their-Parents.html

My children LOVE to play the “talking games”  There is Talking Tom, Talking Perry, Talking Roby…. the list goes on and on and on.  Since our iPod Touch doesn’t have an internal microphone, they use headphones with a mic to make those guys repeat them.I was sitting on the couch next to my daughter as she was playing one of the talking games and I heard a naughty word coming out of the headphones.  I immediately sat up and went… what the heck is going on?  First as a disclaimer… my husband and I do not curse.  So never before have my children heard us say these words.  So I checked out what she was listening to.  Apparently you can record your own Talking Tom videos and upload them to YouTube.  Where the system breaks down though, is that you can view videos other people have uploaded.  Let’s just say not all of them are kid appropriate.

http://www.tech4mommies.com/2012/05/talkingtom_outfit7_inappropriate/

I’m extremely technically savvy.  My devices and my children’s access is extremely locked down and secure, and yet it can still happen.  ALWAYS be on the lookout.

“Mobile apps can capture a broad range of user information from the device automatically – including the user’s precise geolocation, phone number, list of contacts, call logs, unique device identifiers, and other information stored on the mobile device – and can share this data with a large number of possible recipients. These capabilities can provide beneficial services to consumers – for example, access to maps and directions, and the ability to play interactive games with other users – but they also can be used by apps to collect detailed personal information in a manner parents cannot detect.”

https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/reports/mobile-apps-kids-current-privacy-disclosures-are-disappointing/120216mobile_apps_kids.pdf

Online Computing is Big Business

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/amazons-net-sales-were-74-45b-last-year-up-22-from-2012_b82308

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323293704578334401534217878

They are watching

your brain

even if you are

not!

Source: http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2349065/5-ways-to-use-your-visitors-cognitive-biases-to-your-advantage

“Even people who think

of themselves as totally

rational and logical

individuals have

cognitive biases at work,

continuously distorting

how they perceive

things. In fact, some

cognitive biases are so

widespread that you can

actually expect most of

your Web visitors to

have them. And this can

be very useful to you as

a marketer.”

Impact on Social Communication

Letters and LandlinesTexting to Twitter

Face-to-Face Facebook-to- Face Time

3. The Benefits

For

Education

Research Teaching Tracking

Progress

http://www.edudemic.com/internet-education/

How Is The Internet Changing Education?•In 1971, The Open University in England begins broadcasting lectures on TV•The now well known Univ. of Phoenix opens in 1989•The term e-learning was coined in 1999•Online education is currently a $34 billion industry•The Open University is now the UK’s largest with 250,000 students•The University of Phoenix is the largest in the US, with more than 500,000•Khan Academy has over 41 million views on its courses•Online learning can offer more personalized learning options•Students can learn at their own pace, taking as many or as few classes at a time as they choose•There are fewer one size fits all lecture based courses•The London School of Business and Finance offered an MBA delivered entirely through a Facebook app

http://www.edudemic.com/internet-education/