April 23, 2015
Beauty and the Beast of Social Media
Internet Safety Workshop
Presenter: Mary Rokhvadze
Take Away
If you only "take away" one site from this workshop, then it should be Common Sense Media. This site is chock full of reviews, articles, and resources for parents and families.
Be sure to also read their article "15 Apps and Websites Kids Are Heading to After Facebook."
Articles and Info
- PC Magazine's article reviewing Parental Control and Monitoring Software
- What Parents Should Know About the Popular Apps Kids Are Using Today
- Safety Beyond Facebook: 12 Social Media Apps Every Parent Should Know About - useful article from Family Education
- Internet Rules of the Road to share with your child
- Facebook settings - What's the Scoop on Facebook's Timeline?
- Netsmartz on Gaming
- Do You Know What Your Kids Are Doing Online? These Tools Can Help - PCWorld
- The Secret Life of Kids Online - CNN
- Frontline - Growing Up Online
- College Recruiters Look at Facebook - US News
- Monitoring Kids on Facebook Without Being Their Friend
- Facebook New Sharing and Privacy Changes Overview
- 99 texting acronyms and phrases that every parent should know
- CNN-28 Internet acronyms every parent should know
- From Pew Internet - Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015
- Mashable - An excellent source for keeping up to date on Social Media and new technology.
- Internet Slang
- WebWatcher and SpectorSoft both offer products that can be used to monitor and log smartphone activity. WebWatcher Mobile is available for BlackBerry and Android
- Spectorsoft's eBlaster Mobile is also available for both BlackBerry and Android smartphones.
