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Tech Savvy Parents

Learn how to keep kids safe online with practical guidelines, monitoring software, parental control settings, and software recommendations to protect against online risks. Educate yourself on potential dangers such as social media, messaging apps, online gaming, and more. Take proactive steps to safeguard your children's digital activities and establish healthy online habits. Stay informed and equipped with the necessary tools to ensure your children's online safety in today's digital age.

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Tech Savvy Parents

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  1. Tech Savvy Parents Tools & Tips for keeping your kids safe online By TanyaChant

  2. Where are they at risk? • Social Media (e.g. Intagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Kik) • Chat Rooms • Video Streaming (e.g. Youtube Live with comments enabled) • Online Games (e.g, Minecraft online, Xbox live, phone games) • Voice-Over Internet Protocols (e.g. TeamSpeak, Diskord, Skype) • Message boards & Forums (e.g. Steam) • Instant Messaging (e.g. WhatsApp) • Texting (Sms / MMS from a phone or internet site) • Emails (Gmail / Yahoo / Outlook)

  3. General Guidelines • Blanket banning phones / internet may just make them do it in secret. • Teach them ‘why’ there are rules: safety rather than punishment • Privacy settings on all media apps • DO NOT SHARE IDENTIFYING INFO – e.g. school, name, age, pics with school uniform / home. This applies to parents with ‘open’ profiles too. • Do not accept “friend requests” from anyone they don’t know in real life • No “Sexting” • Educate yourself on abbreviations kids use (e.g. LMIRL Let’s meet up in real life)

  4. General Guidelines cont. • Computers kept in a common room / no gadgets in your room at night policy • Don’t “Check In” to places / mark the location on posts. • Create a technology inventory list. Identify what technologies kids want to use / are using. Educate yourself on these & their parental control settings. • Agree that you can log into their Social Media Accounts

  5. Specific Software • Usage Limits • Restrict access to internet based on a time schedule / data consumption • e.g. LeechBlocker / BitDefender • Content Filtering • Grants permission to a select group of websites only • Limits the type of sites kids may visit. • Software: e.g. Verizone, Net Nanny, Safe Eyes • “Safe search” (e.g. Google / Bing) screens for sites that contain explicit sexual content and deletes them from your search results to avoid accidental exposure. • Web Extensions: e.g. ProCon / FoxFilter

  6. Specific Software cont. • Age Restrictions • Restrict access to adult content / set age brackets • e.g. YouTube Safety Mode/ Netflix Kids Profile, Verizon • Word of Warning: YouTube’s age restrictions rely on user reports; things sometimes slip through. • Monitoring Software • Real-time web tracking • Track their social media behaviour (posts, friends and interactions on social networks). • Request adult permission to visit unauthorized Web sites. • Set Up Tamper controls alert • History: Web Activity report • Search monitoring (check what words they use in searching) • e.g. Hootsuite, Verizon, Comcast

  7. Specific Software cont. • App Managers • restrict the download / installation of new Apps • E.g. iPhone Built-in restriction Settings • Family Location Services • Tracking service to let you know where they are / if they move away from set location • e.g. Family Locator / Verizon • TV Content • Set access to TV channels • e.g. DSTV Parental Controls • If no built-in restrictions, check TV schedule to avoid adult content

  8. Specific Software cont. • Parental Control Settings for Gaming • Enable restricted features for online gaming / sharing • Check Age restrictions • Monitor kids while playing • E.g. Xbox Parental Controls / Family View in Steam • Playing Games in “Offline Mode” on a phone

  9. Bibliography • Ben-Joseph, E.P. (2018). Internet Safety. Accessed from: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/net-safety.html • Borba, M. (2016). Protecting Kids from Online Predators. Accessed from: http://micheleborba.com/ • Crecente, B. (2010). How To Protect, Not Isolate, Your Child From Online Gaming. Accessed from: https://kotaku.com • Lee, S. (2018). Top 6 Android App Manager: Manager All Apps on Your Android Device Effortlessly. Accessed from: https://drfone.wondershare.com/android/ • Mindruta, R. (2018).Top 15 Free Social Media Monitoring Tools. Accessed from: https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/ • NCL Staff. (2011). Parents: Take control over your children's use of technology. Accessed from: http://www.nclnet.org/ • Warner, R. (2014). Tips for Parents to Avoid 4 Online Traps for Kids. Accessed from: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/russ-warner/

  10. Thank You!

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