Schools cannot prepare students for life in the 21st Century alone! It's essential that a positive partnership with the whole community exists. To help foster this we hope to be holding a series of Technology Coffee Mornings to look at some of the issues raised within this Wiki.
This page will provide links to resources that are of particular interest to parents and which we feel will be helpful for the Kellett community to read, watch or listen to.
Resources - (Many of these also appear on other pages)
Schools cannot prepare students for life in the 21st Century alone! It's essential that a positive partnership with the whole community exists. To help foster this we hope to be holding a series of Technology Coffee Mornings to look at some of the issues raised within this Wiki.
This page will provide links to resources that are of particular interest to parents and which we feel will be helpful for the Kellett community to read, watch or listen to.
Resources - (Many of these also appear on other pages)
Specific Websites
The Online Mom - Technology Advice for Parents; http://theonlinemom.com/main_cmt.asp
Thinkuknow - age specific resources provided by CEOP, including parents section; http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Articles, News and Blogposts
Social Neworking:
Mastering MySpace: 10 Tips for Concerned Parents; http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2009/01/09/mastering-myspace-dangers-10-tips-for-concerned-parents.html
Facebook - 10 New Privacy Settings Everyone Should Know; http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/12/facebook-privacy-new/
Daily Telegraph; Debating Facebook; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/6455335/The-ugly-side-of-the-internet.html
US News; Girls With Provocative Avatars Face Greater Risks Online; http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-parenting/2009/05/26/girls-with-sexy-avatars-face-greater-risks-online.html
Mobile Technologies:
Parental Controls for Apple iTouch/iPod; http://knol.google.com/k/how-to-setup-parental-controls-on-iphone-ipod-touch-os-3-0-edition#
Connect Safely; Tips to Prevent Sexting; http://www.connectsafely.com/Safety-Tips/tips-to-prevent-sexting.html
Net Family News; Sexting; The Truth or Dare Scenario; http://www.netfamilynews.org/2009/12/sexting-new-study-truth-or-dare.html
Tips to Prevent Sexting .pdf http://ncmec.vo.llnwd.net/o15/downloads/special/Sexting_Prevention.pdf
Gaming:
Parental Controls for Wii; http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/settingsParentalControls.jsp
Parental Controls for Playstation3; http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Features/ParentalControls
Parental Controls for PSP; http://www.us.playstation.com/psp/features/parentalcontrols
Research and Periodicals
Pew Internet - Teens & Sexting (Dec 09); http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx?r=1
Videos
Danah Boyd on BBC Digital Revolution
Today Show (MSNBC) advice segment on sexting; http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28793204#28793204
Queen Bees Go High Tech (Dec 09) - excellent podcast discussing behaviours of female teens online with Annie Fox interviewing Rosalind Wiseman - link to mp3 file hre; http://anniefox.com/podcast/FC013.mp3 or subscribe in iTunes here; http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=313148780
Connect Safely co-director Anne Collier presenting two-part video; Youth Safety on the Social Web, originallt broadcast in Second Life; http://gallery.me.com/clayhammer#100365&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=2