Information/Technology Security and Safety for

Kids!!

Overview Technology Safety Safety with

Communication Internet Safety

Advertisement Spam – Spot Fake Sites

Technology Safety

Safely use cell Safely use cell phones to play phones to play

games and surf games and surf the net…the net…

Safely use tablets to download apps, Safely use tablets to download apps, play games and surf the net…play games and surf the net…

Use of Tablets and Cell Phones

• Set built-in safety setting• Set passcode (parents)• Add child profile• Kindle Free Time• Maxthon Kid-Safe browser for

iOS and Android is a good dedicated searching app to download– provides easy-to-identify icons– offers the flexibility to “search”

for sites they love within the app after you’ve determined which ones are okay

• You should always be careful with who you text and talk to

• Like in public, you should never talk to strangers

• Always make sure to ask mom or dad before using their phone

• Make sure to ask if websites you want to access are ok to use.

• Never click on advertisements

• Never provide any personal information

Technology Safety

Safety with CommunicationEmail

• Kids + AOL = KOL• KOL offers not only games, music,

movies, and other stuff aimed at young children, but also free e-mail accounts with robust parental controls.

• Create a unique email name that does not contain any personal information like name, birthday or age.

• Create a unique password that is easy to remember but hard for others to figure out.

– Use your name but put numbers between the letters

– k1e2n3n4e5d6y7

• If you access mom or dad’s email, make sure that you do not open any emails before asking for permission.

• Never click on any link sent in an email unless mom or dad says its ok.

Safety with CommunicationSocial Media• Stick with age-appropriate sites. • For kids 5-8, there are sites with strong safety features that help

kids play without risking inappropriate content or contact.• Your parents can sign you up by using their own Facebook

accounts to create a profile for their kids on this Facebook-like site.

• Your parents can select your friends by searching for other students at your school, they can add family friends from their own Facebook profiles, and send e-mail invites.

• Children have access to selected YouTube videos, games, and creative projects. The site has other features that mirror Facebook, like the ability to "heart it," buy and send gifts using a virtual currency (the twist is that parents give the currency to their children free of cost as "allowance"), and share videos and other parts of the site with their friends.

http://mashable.com/2010/10/11/social-networks-children/

• Togetherville• What’s What

• ScuttlePad• giantHello• Skid-e Kids

and and FriendsFriends

True or False Game

• Get out your cards• Let’s see what you have

learned:

– We read something about technology and safety

– You tell us if it is true or false

Always Remember

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