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COWBOY CIRCUIT: Electronic Safety & Your Teen . Jennifer Carter RCMS Spring 2012. Allows for connecting to educational information and resources Students can connect with school friends to supplement daily interactions Family and friends that live at a distance can keep in touch
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COWBOY CIRCUIT: Electronic Safety & Your Teen Jennifer Carter RCMS Spring 2012
Allows for connecting to educational information and resources • Students can connect with school friends to supplement daily interactions • Family and friends that live at a distance can keep in touch • Keeping up to date about hobbies and interests Adolescent Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media
95% of teens have internet access • 3 of 4 teens (12-17) own a cell phone • 4 out of 5 have a social networking profile • Nearly half (44%) report lying about their age in order to interact socially online through social media sites such as Facebook, My Space, Twitter, and You Tube National AveragesPew Internet & American Life Project
Cyberbullying • Posting or texting inappropriate pictures • Friending unknown people on social networking sites and in chatrooms • Posting personal and traceable personal information • Password sharing • Not setting SN profiles to private Electronic Concerns
http://www.netsmartz.org/StreamingPresentations/InternetSafetyBasicshttp://www.netsmartz.org/StreamingPresentations/InternetSafetyBasics • http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/onguard/articles/kidsandsocializingonline.shtml • http://csriu.org/cyberbully/ • http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Advice-Articles/facebook-for-parents.html Resources for Parents