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Slide Notes

This Parent University session will include the following topics:
✿ Discuss Internet safety
✿ Tour basic social networking sites
✿ Show privacy settings
✿ Tips for monitoring device usage
✿ Guidelines for creating a web presence
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Parent University: Social Media & Teens

Published on Feb 12, 2016

This parent university session is about creating an awareness of some well-known and some not-so-well-known social media sites that teens frequent. Parents will also learn how to teach their children to utilize privacy settings to protect their online accounts.

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Social Media & Teens
This Parent University session will include the following topics:
✿ Discuss Internet safety
✿ Tour basic social networking sites
✿ Show privacy settings
✿ Tips for monitoring device usage
✿ Guidelines for creating a web presence

The Basics

The least you need to know
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The Players

who the kids hangout with

Twitter

Twitter:
✿ Definition: A micro blogging site that allows users to share text, photos, links, and videos in 140 characters
✿ Privacy Settings
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Instagram

Instagram:
✿ Definition: A photo sharing app that allows users to edit and share images
✿ Privacy Settings
✿ Photo ranking based on looks
✿ Privacy – limit photos to friends only

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Ask.fm: 13+
✿ Question and answer format
✿ Anonymous users
✿ Bullying, harassment linked to suicides
✿ Blocked users are still able to access profiles
✿ Unable to increase privacy settings

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Tumblr does NOT censor posts regardless of content. This is problematic because several users upload pornographic media (photos & videos).

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Snapchat:
✿ Definition: A photo sharing app that allows texting pictures that disappear between 1-10 seconds
✿ Privacy Settings
✿ Warnings:
o Recipients can take a screen shot and share
o Third-party apps that can save Snapchat pics w/out the sender knowing

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Vine:
✿ 6 second looping videos
✿ No content filters (mature content not blocked)
✿ Privacy Settings
o Phone discoverability
o Email discoverability
o Twitter discoverability

No age verification, High risk for predators, graphic

Kik: 17+
✿ Instant messaging app
✿ No age verification
✿ Graphic images
✿ High risk for predators

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Omegle: 18+
✿ Social networking app that allows users to anonymously chat with strangers
✿ Video chat option
✿ Sexual content, nudity, profanity, drugs & alcohol references
✿ Users can save chat log and share the link with anybody

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Tinder: 12+ (not a typo)
✿ One night stand or “hook up” app
✿ Uses GPS to locate and suggest other users
✿ Vile, crude, nudity, foul language
✿ High risk for predators

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Voxer: 13+
✿ Turns a smart phone into a walkie talkie
✿ Users send voice messages, texts, photos, and location information
✿ Default settings: app enables Share Location and disables Privacy Mode
✿ Cyberbullying

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Whisper: 17+
✿ Social networking app that encourages users to share secrets, pics, or meet new people
✿ Reveals user’s location
✿ Requires a pin number to search history

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Yik Yak: 17+
✿ Anonymous digital bulletin board
✿ Users can comment on other users’ posts anonymously
✿ App reveals location and allows users to find live feed posted by others
✿ Frequent intense sexual content, nudity, profanity, drug & alcohol references
✿ Harassment and cyberbullying

The rules

It's never too late
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✿ MONITOR YOUR CHILD’S SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE

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✿ Create ground rules.

✿ Check privacy settings.

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✿ Talk to kids about online dangers

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✿ Teach kids about their digital tattoo.

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✿ Keep the computer in a central location.

✿ Use filtering software.

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beware

kids may have Multiple accts.
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search

full name, phone #, address
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The setup

safety & Privacy

Questions?

Resources