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On a scale of 1-5 (1 being least, 5 being most) how much do you feel that you know about Teen Technology Trends? Technology and Your Text your answer to: Children (765) 2RMSSAC

Why?  Why are you here tonight?  Why am I here tonight?

By The Numbers  29% - percentage of students who believe that their guardian would disapprove of what they are doing on the internet. Would you Approve? Parents would Disapprove Parents would not disapprove http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a rt.asp?articlekey=62993&page=2

What Do You Know?  64% – percentage of teens that believe most teens do things online that they wouldn’t want their guardians to know about  One-third (33%) of 13-17 year olds and nearly half (48%) of 16-17 year olds report that their parents or guardians know "very little" or "nothing" about what they do on the Internet. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a rt.asp?articlekey=62993&page=2

Stranger Danger

Stranger Danger

Stranger Danger

The Scary Reality  30% OF TEENAGE GIRLS (age 14-17) HAVE MET WITH SOMEONE IN PERSON THAT THEY ONLY KNEW FROM ONLINE INTERACTION

How Does This Happen?  67% of teenagers say they know how to hide what they do online from parents  How are they hiding?  Limited Profile on Facebook  Fake Accounts  InPrivate Browsing  Sleepovers  iPads, iPhones, Kindles, etc.

And this is why a dialogue is extremely important

And this is why a dialogue is extremely important

What Are They Doing?  Snapchat  Kik  Facebook  Instagram  Twitter

Snapchat

Kik

Facebook

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Twitter

How to Keep Your Child Safe  Know which social networks your teen uses.  Keep a copy of your teen's passwords , but do not use them unless it is an emergency.  Set rules and expectations with your child through a family discussion. Use a contract with consequences .  Follow through .

Recommendations for Rules and Expectations  Keep your personal information private.  Only add friends you know in real life.  Set your profile and blog to private .  Use a nickname that doesn’t identify your location, gender, or age.  Never meet in person with anyone you first met online.  Contact the site administrator if someone creates a social networking page in your name.  Alter your pictures and videos before you post them to remove identifying information.  Profile and photo share only with people on your friends list .  Don’t post your plans or whereabouts on your site.  Ignore or Report harassing or rude comments posted on your profile.  Think about the possible consequences of the information and photos you post.  Never post sexually provocative photos.  Set a time limit .  Your child must tell you any new accounts they make

To Learn More  Commonsensemedia.org

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On a scale of 1-5 (1 being least, 5 being most) how much do you now feel that you know about Teen Technology Trends? Text your answer to: (765) 2RMSSAC