Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
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1. How to keep your adult
children safe on the Internet
and still give them their space
Kathy Schrock
kathy@kathyschrock.net
2. Itinerary
• Overview of concerns
• Up to speed
• Practical ideas to help
• Monitoring
• Support links
• Questions and comments
3. Overview of concerns
• Revealing too much personal information
• Sharing passwords and other information
• Bullying
• Social relationships online
• Meeting up in person
• Scammers and phishing
4. Some other concerns
• The discernment skills to be able to determine
whether or not to friend someone
• Knowledge and skills to get out of a sticky situation
• Being able to interpret the rules and expectations
10. Twitter
• Cross between IM and text messaging
• 140 characters
• Posts are public unless you set them
otherwise
• Private conversations are possible
27. Practical ideas: passwords
• Passwords need to remain private
• Passwords should be changed often
• Use different passwords
• Write down all the passwords together
28. Practical ideas: checker friend
Have your adult child make you their
“checker friend”
A checker friend is:
• Someone you go to
• Someone who will check on you
• Someone who is your “friend”
29. Practical ideas: privacy settings
• Social networks often change their
privacy setting options
• Check privacy settings regularly
30. Practical ideas: social time
• Remind your adult child the Internet is
just one part of their life
• Set time limits on online time
• Real world social interactions
• Friends respect the time limit
31. Practical ideas: just say no
• Easy to “un-friend” or “un-follow”
someone
• Only friend those they know
• It is fine to say “no”
32. Practical ideas: look
• Never click on an attachment from
anyone or one you are not expecting
• Have their “checker friend” look at a link
before clicking on it
33. Practical ideas: think
• Never post an embarrassing or
inappropriate picture
• Never giving out personal information
• Re-read everything before sharing
34. Practical ideas: personal things
Have a discussion with your adult child and talk
about things that should never be posted online
- Banking information
- Home or work address
- Social Security number
- Phone numbers
- Medical or physical information
- Anything someone can use against them
35. 1. Talk only with friends.
2. Keep address, phone
number, social security #, and
banking information secret.
3. Talk to Mom/Dad when
someone you do not know
tries to talk to you.
Final practical idea
48. Software solutions
For Windows/Mac
For Windows only Spector Pro $100
WebWatcher $100
For Windows only
For iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad
$29.95
K-9 Web Protection
Free
50. Links (clickable in PDF)
PDF Version of this Presentation http://linkyy.com/eso
Snopes Internet Rumors http://snopes.com
Phishing Quiz http://linkyy.com/esh
Handout to share with your child http://linkyy.com/esi
I Can Be Safe Online http://linkyy.com/esj
LD Online Internet Safety Articles http://linkyy.com/esk
Online Safety for Teens with Intellectual Disabilities http://linkyy.com/esl
Internet Safety for those with Asperger’s and Autism http://linkyy.com/esm
FTC Identity Theft or Fraud Reporting http://linkyy.com/esn
NSTeens Videos http://linkyy.com/esE
Software Monitoring Solutions http://linkyy.com/parentguide