Internet Safety for summer
Internet Safety News and Information You Can Use - Joe Showker passes along some sage tips for summer safety on the internet
This issue of The Frontline zeroes in on year end and summer thoughts for parents and net safety facilitators.
1. Cell phone Internet use continues up among teens...
Just when you thought you had safe netting in your home... your kids get internet on the cell phone. After purchasing a treo with full web access, I realized that web use is moving to the person, anywhere, anytime. Read more...
2. Parental Control Service for Cell Phones.
Now what? Here's one solution if you care to monitor your childs cell phone use and help them be safe. www.mymobilewatchdog.com/
3. "You found THAT on my old myspace account?"
... Attendees at my net safety presentations leave with a core impact that "what goes online stays online"-- This article poses some interesting and scary possibilities.
observer.guardian.co.uk
4. Saving Money?
"My daughter gets music for free online - I'm so proud of her for saving money!"... Another ear catcher in my presentations, this one is a true story. The mom had no idea just how illegal her daughter's savings were.
Read the current post by the patent and trademark office on dangers of file sharing.
5. Webkinz: I fell in love with a cyber alley cat
A gateway drug is something that leads the user to stronger and riskier substances. I've reported about Second Life for Teens being that type of experience. Well now there's Webkinz... a starter web site for your "just out of diapers" child! Almost like a virtual beanie baby. Read on.
6. 3 Million American Youth are affected...POSITIVELY..
WebWiseKids.org's reference material is making a difference with the Games we use all around Virginia. The Missing, Mirror Image/Cyber Cops, and Air Dog games were home runs to all that used them this year. Contact WebWiseKids for your school. webwisekids.org
Happy Summer! Stay in touch!
Joe
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"From the Frontline" is a News Brief with current news about all things Internet Safety. Compiled by Joe Showker of Rockingham County Schools from up to the minute research and postings about internet safety issues. Net Safety for Schools: What we're doing about Net Safety ...
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