Social Media, Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship 101 For Parents
How To Keep Our Children Safer In The Cyber World
By the year 2011, it was estimated that there were approximately 1.9 billion people online, a large segment of which are children, pre-teens, teens, and young adults. As the Internet continues to grow in popularity, we are depending upon it more and more to conduct everyday life, which also includes the sharing of private and at times very sensitive information about ourselves with others on-line knowingly, and at times, unknowingly. Many who are now on-line use the Internet for communication, entertainment, information gathering,business, socializing, and commerce. It is a reality however, that the Internet (just like the real world) has also created a virtual environment where thieves, vandals, conartists, and sexual predators will hunt their prey. Unfortunately, many of us who are using Social Media and the Internet are not taking the appropriate safety precautions to help mitigate the risks from those who might want to victimize our families on-line for personal gain. Our Social Media, Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship 101 seminars will provide information that will help to keep parents and families safer, while protecting their on-line digital footprint, when interacting in the cyber world. Topics discussed in this seminar include:
What is the Internet
Internet Stats and fact
What are our kids doing on-line
The threat of Internet pornography
When to be concerned when your child is on-line
The four step process to Internet safety that all parents should know
Hardware/Software monitoring/protection issues
Internet filtering the pros and cons
Internet Chat abbreviations and acronyms all parents should be aware of
What are Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging, and SMS/MMS texting and how to stay safe while using them
Cell phone/ Smart Phone and Web Cam safety
The good and bad of Social Networks such as "Facebook"
How to ensure your child's Social Network is secure
What is your "digital dossier" and how students are placing their reputation and privacy at risk when on-line
Why future employeers, colleges and universities are checking a student's digital dossier
Things students can do immediately to protect their digital dossier
Safe gaming and Blogging
The dangers of Screen Names and Profiles
Who is the Internet predator
The Predator's "grooming" process and the"lures" they use in Chat Rooms and Social Networks
How the Internet predator uses "Social Engineering" to build rapport
Actual Social Engineering examples using local teen profiles on Facebook and Nexopia
What is Cyber Bullying/Violence and what can be done to stop it
What is Sexting and what be done to stop it
The law as it relates to Cyber Bullying and Sexting and their unintended consequences
Why Schools have a part to play
The "dark side" of the Internet
It is a fact, that most youth and teenagers know more about the workings of the Internet than we as parents do. This seminar is designed to educate even the most computer illiterate parent. Knowledge and the understanding and application of that knowledge is power. This seminar will provide the knowledge and information that parents need to know about the Internet to help keep their children safer.
Here are two great videos from the "Family On-Line Safety Institue" specific to current digital media use and our kids.
Here's What The Media Are Saying About Our Internet Programs
Here's What Students, Teachers, and Parents are saying
Our Program Was Recognized By The BC Information & Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, In A 2011 Keynote Address To The Privacy and Cloud-Based Educational Technology Conference Where She Stated:
" I read a wonderful story in the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper last month about a Victoria Police Staff Sergeant named Darren Laur who poses as a teen on Facebook in order to educate students about privacy and security. Laur, who is 46, maintained a fake profile for over a year on Facebook using purchased pictures and information gleaned from the Facebook accounts of real teens. When he made a presentation at Cedar Community Secondary in Nanaimo las month, he had already friended 30 students at that school who had no idea that their "friend" as actually him. He had done such a convincing job with the profile that one of the real teens even asked the fake teen out on a date. When Laur revealed during the presentation that he was their friend, students were shocked and pledged to pay more attention to their privacy online."
Seminar Length: 2 hours
Seminar Cost: Greater Victoria $400.00 (rate includes HST). Outside Greater Victoria please call for quote.
Class Size: Unlimited
**SPECIAL**: Bundle an Internet school presentation with a parents Internet presentation and save $150.00
Prices listed reflect programs delivered in the Greater Victoria area. For those who are interested in our programs outside of Greater Victoria, please contact us directly for a quote
