internet safety adults

Online safety for children:social media, social gaming and GPS technology,

what’s next?

Mari Anne Snow – CEO, SophiaThink ConsultingJanuary 11, 2011

Copyright © 2011 SophiaThink Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

Agenda

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• Today’s realities – what does the research say?• What are children doing online?• Online use today• Mobile devices provide access • Data privacy online – best practices• Online sharing - best practices• Bad things can happen• Adult etiquette online• Your role• Future trends


Digital Natives

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Reluctant participants?



Norton Study: June 2010

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• Children spend an average of 11.4 hrs a week online (up 10% from 2009 figures).

• 52% of parents stated they sometimes know what their children are looking at online.

• Two thirds of all children (65%) reported a negative experience online• Only 45% of adults realized this.


http://us.norton.com/content/en/us/home_homeoffice/media/pdf/nofr/Norton_Family-Report-USA_June9.pdf

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What are children doing online?

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• 83% play games• 73% surf the net• 71% do homework• 67% talk to friends


http://us.norton.com/content/en/us/home_homeoffice/media/pdf/nofr/Norton_Family-Report-USA_June9.pdf

Online use today

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• Facebook has 500M+ users worldwide.• Young people using social media have an average of

56 friends online.• Girls are more active users of social media.• Boys are more active online gamers.


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Mobile devices provide access


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Data privacy online – best practices

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• Wild, wild west right now.• The current legislation is insufficient for the

new technology. • Understand privacy policies – check your

settings often.• Make sure your anti-virus software stays up-

to-date, run scans often.• Don’t save passwords. • Clean out your cookie file routinely.


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Online sharing – best practices


• Don’t use complete name, avoid last names. • Don’t post personal addresses, home or cell phone

number.• Don’t post GPS whereabouts (Foursquare).• Establish daily time limits for internet and cell use.• Establish clear guidelines for posting content, pictures

and videos.• Never meet anybody offline you don’t personally know.• Use privacy settings, parental controls and check them

often.

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Bad things can happen


• 65% of children reported a negative experience online.

• Continuous change requires continuous dialogue.• If you sense changes in a child’s behavior,

investigate early.• Children tend to feel it’s their fault – help them

see it is not.• Encourage them to seek help when they need it.

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Adult etiquette online


• Remember you are the adult in the room.– Role model– Mature voice– Observe the trends

• Watch first, learn the environment then participate.

• Face-to-face is not always possible.• Don’t take it personally if they un-friend you.

Your role


• Keep current with the trends.• Educate yourself on the technology. • Discuss appropriate online behavior. • Maintain a dialogue – online and/or offline. • Set rules that are age appropriate.• Know what your children are downloading and

uploading – check browsers.• Use tools available to you - online and offline.

Future trends


• Increases in mobile applications.• Ever increasing levels of integration.• A continued rise in behavioral advertising. • More gaming via mobile devices. • Rise in mobile use, desktops disappear.• Lots of discussion on data privacy.• More charges for online services.

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Group discussion


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Contact informationMari Anne SnowCEO, SophiaThink(c) 401.286.9828msnow@sophiathinkconsulting.comwww.sophiathinkconsulting.comwww.sophiathinkblog.com@SophiaThinkhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannesnow1


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ty-tips-middle-school-kids

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