Social Media Resources
The COMMUNITY FORUM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, presented by the School District of Collier County and the Naples Daily News, was held at the school district offices in Naples on Monday, April 19th, 2010.
Watch the Community Forum on Social Media Video
It was all about awareness. During the forum, several panelists shared Web sites that they felt may be helpful to parents who wish to be more aware, and parents who are interested in monitoring the social media activity and the Internet activity of their sons or daughters.
Here are links to some of those Web sites. Note that there may be charges for some of the services offered and the school district is, in no way, endorsing any of the sites or the services being offered.
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Andrea Lynn, Managing Editor. Audience/Niche for the Naples Daily News suggests this is a great place to learn about keeping kids safe online. Additionally, Andrea recommends that parents dive in and read all of those Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, and Usage Policies each social network has. “Our kids aren’t reading the policies, but they contain a lot of critical information parents should know,” according to Andrea. “Incidentally, everyone who signs up to be a part of a social network is ‘accepting’ the terms and conditions of that site, even though they may not recognize the terms to which they are agreeing.”
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There are pages for kids and adults including advice on what kids can do and what parents can do to stop bullying. This site was suggested by Kevin Stockman, the district’s Director of Student Relations.
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According to the site, this is parents’ and guardians’ premier, online resource for answering questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web. Search the knowledge base for answers to all of your questions about the online world. If you can’t find what you are looking for, use the “Ask the Experts” tab to send a question. Or call 1-888-NETS411. NetSmartz is a service of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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This site is said to provide tools to monitor, protect, and improve your online reputation.
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This Internet monitoring software claims to record everything your child does online. (There is a charge.)
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Panelist Marc Meyer of Digital Response Marketing Group says that Facebook takes safety very seriously and strives to create an environment where everyone can connect and share comfortably. Find answers to a variety of safety questions here.
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Read Marc Meyer's blog. Marc is the Director of Social Media and Principal of Digital Response Marketing Group, a social media and search agency. Marc's 20 Point Checklist for Parents
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Allows you to check for the use of your brand, product, personal name, or username instantly on over 350 popular and emerging social media Web sites.
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This is a real-time people search tool that looks into nearly every corner of the web to find comprehensive and centralized people-related information consisting of images, videos, phone numbers, email addresses, and social networking and Wikipedia profiles. |
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