Social Media What Parents Need To Know To Keep Students Safe Online

Facts and Statistics

91% of teens access the internet through a mobile device 50% of teens use Social Media while doing homework
80% of teens sleep with their phone in reach and get less than 8 hours of sleep per night

72% of teens reported being cyberbullied in the last year 16% of parents use parental controls to restrict cellphone use On a typical day, Teens consume 3 hours of media
42% of teens use aliases online

Parental Guidelines

Go digital together

Be aware of what is on your child’s phone Open each app
Check privacy settings Turn off location settings
Establish limits on technology usage Add teens to iCloud account
Teach your child not to over share online and what happens when they do

Parental Guidelines

Enable Family Sharing Set up Ask to Buy
This will require a parent to give permission to buy/download apps

Go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up Family Sharing (tap name of family member)

Tap Ask to Buy

Parental MonitoringApps

Apps to Monitor computer use and browser history Spy Agent
Web Watcher PC Pandora
Apps to monitor phone use, texts, photos, videos, browser history, and apps

UKnowKids Netsanity
Go to Safesmartsocial.com Free 60 minute webinar

Contracts

Set family expectations for all devices

Set guidelines about where and when the devices can be used Encourage your child to stop and think before they post Require permission to download
Know all user id’s and passwords for all devices and apps Talk about online reputations

Green Zone Apps

Facebook Facebook Messenger Pinterest
Linked in Instagram Twitter YouTube

Grey Zone Apps

Houseparty Minecraft Musical.ly Pokemon Go Periscope
SMS Text Messaging Snapchat
Vine (closed in 2016) Whats App Messanger

Red Zone Apps

 AfterSchool  Ask.fm
 BurnBook

 Calculator% YouTube Video  Finstagram/Trap Account
YouTube Video  Jott Messenger
 Kik Messenger  Ogle
 Omegle  YouNow
 Hot or Not

 Kik

 ooVoo YouTube Video

 Secret

 Tinder

 Wattpad

 Wishbone & Slingshot

 StreetChat YouTube Video

 Tumblr

 WhatsGoodly

 Whisper

 YikYak

 MeetMe

 Bubbly

Challenges With Social MediaAnd The Internet

Not emotionally ready for interactive technology Keyboard Bravery
Tech Addiction Fear of Missing Out
Underground Language & Codes (Emojis) Secretive Relationships
Cyberbullying

Social-emotional pressure…depression, anxiety, & suicide

Websites For Parents

www.safesmartsocial.com Footprint Friday Webinars
www.educateempowerkids.org www.FOSI.org www.mamabearapp.com