Presented to St. Dominic Elementary School Board and parents. April 3, 2014 Updated version uploaded on April 8, 2014 to include new information. http://www.14str8.com/keeping-up-with-your-digital-child

1. Monitoring Your Digital Child
John Doyle

2. About Me
Director of Technology & Communications,
Alure Home Improvements
Active in social networks for almost 10 years.
Speaker/presenter at many digital marketing
events.
Proud dad of two boys…

3. Why are kids hyper-connected?
Because they can be.
F.O.M.O.
Easy access.
Everyone else is doing it.
Social credibility.

4. Where are they?
Twitter - short msgs w/links
to photos, videos, etc, teen
use doubled since 2011.
Instagram - photos & videos
SnapChat - text, photos,
videos with time limit,
“disposable social media”
Vine - short looping videos

5. ask.fm - feeding ground for bullies, many anonymous profiles
Teens are self censoring on Facebook because they know their
family is there.
Celebrity profiles on twitter and instagram are very appealing to
teens
And many more…

6. Behavior is on public display…
Word of mouth on steroids, do you know what your
children are saying or doing?

7. What’s the risk?
Headline from:
http://capitalismisfreedom.com/teen-twits-gone-wild-twitter-account-
broadcasting-incriminating-photos-underage-teens-crazy-long-island-parties/

8. People are making decisions about your kids
based on their online behavior.

9. Daughter's Facebook Brag Costs Her Family $80,000
“Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver.
Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.”

10. Where do we go from here?
Time to get educated!!

11. Information Super Highway
Prepare our children for the road, do not prepare
the road for our children.

12. Most important step you can take…
Connect with your child on social networks!!

13. Tips
Get access to and check cell phones and PC’s regularly.
Dig into folders to see what is really there.
Google is a great resource.
ask.fm tips http://www.chicagonow.com/tween-us/
2013/10/facts-about-ask-fm-parents/
Get active on the platforms and become familiar.
Set a good digital example.

14. More tips…
Search is a powerful tool
search.twitter.com
Be creative when searching, not just child's
name.
Set up google alerts, that will be emailed to
you. (www.google.com/alerts)

15. Twitter Search
Mobile version displayed
here.
Be creative, think of what
your children may be
discussing.

16. And there’s more…
Discuss the importance of online reputation with your children.
Understand that everything has the potential of going public in
the connected society. Privacy settings do not matter.
Golden Rule
If you wouldn’t share it with grandma, don’t share it digitally!!
The real golden rule applies as well!!

17. And then there’s this…
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-mom-checking-facebook-may-have-saved-her-sons-life/

18. Questions & Comments
Let’s connect online if you want to continue
the discussion.
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