digital safety helping parents navigate the social media waters

Digital Safety

Helping Parents Navigate the Social Media Waters

Helping Parents Navigating the Waters

• Why Social Media is on the Rise• COPPA – What does it Protect?• Current Social Media Sites• Terms of Use for Sites• What is Your Students Digital Identity• Tips for Protecting Your Student• Prosper is Cyber Savvy - October

COPPAChild Online Privacy Protection Act• Effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online

collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction from children under 13 years of age.

• It details what a website operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent or guardian,

• Many websites altogether disallow underage children from using their services due to the amount of work involved

The “Current” Popular NetworksNetwork

NameIntended Purpose

Icon Type of Communication

Twitter Share Updates

Instagram Share Pictures*privacy settings critical*

Vine Share Videos*can have duplicate

usernames

KikMessaging Only requires a

username

FacebookDoes all of the

Above

* Limit to Real Life Friends

* Limit to Real Life Friends

The “Current” Popular NetworksNetwork Name Intended

PurposeIcon Type of

Communication

SnapchatReal time picture and “disappears”

only need to know username.

PinterestCreate interest

boards and share with others

Tumblr Share anything effortlessly

Unable to provide copies to parents.

Upcoming NetworksNetwork Name Intended

PurposeIcon Type of

Communication

RedditOnline

Community where users vote of

feeds

PheedCreate and post a personal “pheed”

channel.

Wanelo Want, need, Love online shopping

4ChanImage based

bulletin board where anyone can

post

Know the Terms of Use

• Each Site Has its Own Terms Of Use• Most Do Not Encourage Use for Students

Under 13• Know Your Rights as a Parent• Know Who to Contact if Issues Arise

Helping our Students Understand their Digital Identity

School Friends

School Friends

Extra Curricular Team Friends

School Friends

Extra Curricular Team Friends

Camp Friends

School Friends

Extra Curricular Team Friends

Camp FriendsEvent / Party

School Friends

Extra Curricular Team Friends

Camp FriendsEvent / Party

School Friends

Extra Curricular Team Friends

Camp FriendsEvent / Party

Real Life Friends

Mega Search Engines

Pipl

Ways to Help Our Students

• Teach about Digital Identity• Have them Check Their Security Settings Often• Have them Disable Location Services for Most

Apps• Know your Student Accounts• Monitor Sites Frequently for “Fake” Accounts

Prosper is Cyber Savvy

• October Internet Safety• Cyber Savvy Pledge• Month of Tips and Ideas for Parents and

Students

Contact Information

Laurie VondersaarDirector of Learning Services & CommunicationsProsper ISDlmvondersaar@prosper-isd.net469-219-2020