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Parenting In the Age of Apps DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SAFE AND

Parenting In the Age of Apps DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SAFE AND EDUCATIONAL WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY WITH KIDS. Ola Elementary Counselor’s Coffee. Amy Davis Tracey Glenn Professional School Counselors. February 26, 2016. Welcome to the Digital Generation.

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Parenting In the Age of Apps DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SAFE AND

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  1. Parenting In the Age of Apps DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SAFE AND EDUCATIONAL WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY WITH KIDS Ola Elementary Counselor’s Coffee Amy Davis Tracey Glenn Professional School Counselors February 26, 2016

  2. Welcome to the Digital Generation Childhood in the Digital Age Video http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+childhood+in+digital+age+technology+2&view=det ail&mid=95E86507FC026AC0ECB595E86507FC026AC0ECB5&FORM=VIRE1 • How can adults keep up? • How can we protect them?

  3. What Research Says: • Tweens(8-12 year olds) use an average of 6 hours of entertainment media a day • The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than two hours a day of screen time for children • Research is showing that technology overuse is changing brain chemistry, due to limited human connection, eye contact and dialogue(Rosen) • 36% of boys and 64% of girls under the age of 13 are active on social media. The minimum age is 13 for Facebook, Twitter & Instagram • Children are continuing to post personal content on social media with 39% having posted the name of their school • The bottom line is that too much screen time and not enough other activities, such as reading, playing games, and unstructured and imaginative play, will result in children having their brains wired in ways that may make them less, not more, prepared to thrive in this new world of technology.

  4. Top Parenting Tips for Kids and Technology

  5. 1. Get to Know Their World • Spend time with them together on the computer • Know the websites they frequent • What they are enjoying and why • Don’t wait for a negative incident

  6. 2. Respect for Self and Others Online • Focus on strengths, talents and abilities not outward appearance/be smart about pictures • Golden Rule • Don’t follow the crowd/bullying • Share with Care-internet is forever-once online, out of your control • No in person meetings • Imagine an adult is behind them

  7. 3. Safety Features • Parental controls- Kindle-child profile available & parental controls that block apps, web browser, email, etc. Ipad built in features that allow you to block certain apps and content, apps available, etc Android tablet-restricted profiles for kids available • How to install parental controls on all your gadgets http://gizmodo.com/how-to-install-parental- controls-on-all-of-your-gadgets-1495610077 • Verizon, AT&T, Comcast-free parental controls • Router options

  8. • https://www.faithandsafety.org/safe-web-browsing Kid friendly web browser-safe search settings in google, yahoo and bing Web Browsers There are a number of kid-friendly web browsers with features such as parental controls, age-appropriate games Kidzui,com (the only free browser in this list) Zoodles.com Kid-surf.com KidZui.com Zoodles.com • safesearchkids.com • Parent kit app-free one month

  9. You Tube

  10. Internet Safety Cheat Sheet Internetsafetycheatsheet.com

  11. Guided Access-lock an app into place http://its-fitting.com/2014/05/ipad-kid-mode- lock-ipad-app/#_a5y_p=3774931

  12. 4. Agree on a Game Plan • Internetsafety.com game plan-like a contract of family rules.

  13. Students Students Parents & Teachers “I love using Facebook to post pictures & connect with friends & family!” “I stopped using Facebook the “I stopped using Facebook the minute my parents started using minute my parents started using it.” it.” “Twitter is great for sharing resources & connecting and learn from other educators!” “Twitter is great to use with my friends!” “Twitter is great to use with my friends!” #don’tcarewhoseesmyTweets #don’tcarewhoseesmyTweets

  14. Parental Control Apps

  15. Common Sense Media Mediawise KidScore

  16. Recommendations Commonesensemedia.org/screen time- explore questions by age • How much screen time is OK for my kids? • What should I do about my kids’ video game addiction? • My kid texts constantly! What can I do? • Is watching TV really bad for kids? • Are some types of screen time better than others? • How can I get my kids to put down their phones?

  17. Informal Household Media Rules and Tips for Parents: Always be willing to sit down and talk to your kids about controversial and provocative media programming. Teach them the difference between fantasy and reality. Explain what is right or wrong from your perspective. And do it all in an open, understanding, and loving fashion. Strongly consider removing televisions, game consoles, computers, and other media devices from kids’ bedrooms. Parents who allow their kids to lock themselves in their rooms with media technologies have surrendered their first line of defense. Establish household rules governing when and where children can watch TV, play video games, surf the Internet, and so on. Use third-party ratings or advice to help construct a balanced “media diet.”

  18. . Create carrot-and-stick incentives to encourage your kids to complete other important tasks before allowing media usage. Establish a media budget that limits how much kids are allowed to spend overall or on certain types of content, software, or devices. Teach children basic etiquette as they start to use more interactive media and technologies, such as cell phones, instant messaging, blogs, and social networking websites. Finally, remember that you were a kid once too! Teach your children what you’ve learned and teach them how to be smart media viewers and consumers. With a little guidance and common sense, they’ll become savvy and discriminating media consumers just like you.

  19. Educational Apps that support learning IOS DEVICES-ALL SUBJECTS IOS DEVICES-ELA Acceleread Khan Academy Epic! Friendzy (By Grade-level) Reading Comprehension Starfall Stickstory Free StoryMaker Free

  20. Educational Apps that support learning IOS DEVICES-CREATIVITY IOS DEVICES-ALL SUBJECTS Photo Booth Khan Academy Racing the Car Brain Pop Jr. Make Up Genius Magic Movement (Active) ABCmouse Emotions and Colors IOS DEVICES-MATH iSpeakUpStory StickerStory Free Math Cards Splash Math StoryMaker Free Math Fight Home Design(Lots of Ads) Mental Math Cards Pets Vet Clinic iTooch-Middle School Car Race My Math App Piano Tiles 2 Traffic Rider

  21. Educational Apps that support learning ANDROID DEVICES-ELA Starfall Duolingo ANDROID DEVICES-MATH iTooch Monkey Jr. Sight Words to Help Kids Math Slicer Reading Friendzy Kids Story Builder Brain Pop Jr. iTooch iStory Math Workout Sight Word Stories Eggy 100 Math Friendzy Ultimate Reading *Math Workout (need a partner) Meg and Sam Reading ANDROID DEVICES-SOCIAL Little Explorer in Kindergarten Second Step-ParkPals

  22. Educational Apps that support learning ANDROID DEVICES-CREATIVITY ANDROID DEVICES-TESTS Guess the Emoji SAT Test Prep Free Comic Creator GRE Test Prep Math Toca Kitchen 2 GRE Vocabulary Crazy Piano Tiles GRE Test Mandala Coloring GRE Reading Comprehension Open Heart Surgery Word Brain Subway Surfer

  23. Kids React Remix-Old Computers, Walkmans, Rotary Phones https://youtu.be/i5xKJrF0TNI Kids React Remix -Nyan Cat https://youtu.be/aK4biyJ-xM0

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