• Know the Apps your Child May Be Using
    Facebook FACEBOOK
    Aims to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
    INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM
    Free photo sharing app that allows users to take photos, apply filters, and share on social media.
    KIK KIK
    Aims to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
    LINKEDIN LINKEDIN
    Business-oriented social network that allows users to maintain professional connections.
    OMEGLE OMEGLE
    Online chat website that allows users to communicate with non-registered users.
    OOVOO OOVOO
    Video and messaging app that allows users to video chat with up to 12 people at one time.
    PERISCOPE PERISCOPE
    Location-based app that allows users to watch and broadcast real-time videos.
    PINTEREST PINTEREST
    Visual discovery tool that allows users to find and save ideas.
    SNAPCHAT SNAPCHAT
    Allows users to send photos and short videos that disappear seconds after opening.
    TUMBLR TUMBLR
    Blogging platform that allows users to post multimedia content
    to a short-form blog.
    Twitter TWITTER
    Online social network that allows users to send messages up to 140 characters.
    VINE VINE
    Allows users to film short, separate instances then link them together for a full six-second video.
    WHATSAPP   WHATSAPP
    Instant messaging app that uses the Internet to send messages, images, audio, or video.
     WHISPER WHISPER
    Aims to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
    YIK YAK YIK YAK
    Anonymous social network app that allows users to see messages posted by other users within a 5-mile radius.
    YOUTUBE YOUTUBE
    Free platform for watching and uploading videos.
    Classroom Apps
     
    BLENDSPACE
    BLENDSPACE
    Allows teachers to create multi-media lessons that students can access online. Lessons can include vidoes, links, images, and quizzes.
    CLASS DOJO
    CLASS DOJO
    Digital classroom management tool designed to help teachers improve student behavior and communicate more effectively with parents.
    CLASSKICK
    CLASSKICK
    Allows teachers to see and give feedback on students’ work as they progress through an assignment in real-time.
    EDMODO
    EDMODO
    Educational tool that allows teachers to share content, distribute assignments, and manage communication with students and parents.
    KAHOOT!
    KAHOOT!
    Allows teachers to create learning games with embedded videos, images, and diagrams toamplify engagement and assess knowledge.
    MIMIO MOBILE
    MIMIO MOBILE
    Learning platform that allows teachers and students to collaborate and allows for real-time assessments to assess progress.
    NEARPOD
    NEARPOD
    Allows teachers to engage students with interactive lessons and assessments that students can access on mobile devices.
    ZAPTION
    ZAPTION
    Interactive video-based learning platform that allows teachers to quickly add images, text, and questions..
    parental monitoring tools  

    QUSTODIO
    QUSTODIO

    MY MOBILE WATCHDOG
    MY MOBILE WATCHDOG
     
    NET NANNY
    NET NANNY
         
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Protect Your Child Online

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How Dangerous Are Social Media Apps

  • Resources
    • Never give out identifying or personal information – home address, school name, telephone number, age, marital status, or financial information in chat rooms or bulletin boards.

    • Don’t post photographs of your children on Web sites that are available to the public.

    • Inquire about your Internet Service Provider’s (ISP’s) privacy policies and exercise your options for how your personal information may be used.

    • If you have are concerned about your children’s online activities, talk to them. Remember, how you respond will determine whether your children confide in you the next time they encounter a problem.

    • Never allow your children to arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they’ve “met” online unless they’ve received your permission.

    • If you become aware of the transmission, viewing, or use of child pornography while online, immediately 
      report it to the National Center for Missing and 
      Exploited Children’s CyberTipline at 1-800-843-5678 
      or www.cybertipline.com.

    • Instruct your children not to click on any links that are contained in email from persons they don’t know. Such links could lead to inappropriate Web sites.

    • Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Someone indicating that “she” is a “12-year- old girl” could really be a 40-year old male predator.

    • Be careful about offers that involve personally coming to a meeting, having someone visit your house, or sending money or credit card information.

    • Keep the computer in a family room rather than the child’s bedroom.

    • Share an email account with your children to oversee their mail, and consider joining your children when they are in private chat areas.
    • Utilize filtering features built into the popular Internet browsers and software programs that block areas known to be inappropriate for children. You can find information about filtering programs at www.getnetwise.org/tools.

    • Know the lingo used by teenagers in chat rooms and email correspondence. 
     
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  • Fast Facts
     91%  
    of teens go online daily

    73%  
    of teens have or have access to a smartphone

     71%  
    of teens use more than one social network site

     90%  of teens text

     17%  
    of teens read or comment on online discussion boards

     11%  
    of teens using cell phones use anonymous sharing

     47%  
    of teens talk on video connections like Skype, ooVoo, or Facetime

     22%  
    of teen girls admitted to sending nude photos or videos of themselves to someone.

     58%  
    of students admit someone said hurtful things to them online. 4 out of 10 say it happened more than once.

     71%  
    of students report bullying as a problem at school

     88%  
    of social media using teens have witnessed online cruelty and say they ignored mean behavior.

     90%  
    of cyber bullying victims will not inform a parent or trusted adult.

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