Screenagers Viewing/Skinner MS – Oct 2017
Agenda
Presenter:
Raising
Media Smart Kids
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What exactly are kids doing with technology these days that concerns parents?
Kids aged 0-8 spend 48 minutes per day on a mobile device
DPS students receiving Chromebooks to take home
YouTube: 66% of children ages 6 to 12 visit YouTube daily, including 72% of 6-to-8 year-olds
78% of teens check their mobile devices at least hourly
Key Issues
Raising
Media Smart
Kids
Raise Media Smart Kids
Set limits On screen time
American Academy of Pediatrics:
Common Sense Media:
Set limits
On screen time -
American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations for families (Oct. 2016)
Parent Concerns Page
Set limits (on content)
Choose age-appropriate media (TV, games, apps, etc.)�
Educational
Entertainment
Violent
Set limits (on content)
The content of what children watch is very significant:
“Media violence will never be good for kids;
sexual content at a young age will never be good for kids;
first-person shooter games will never be good for kids.
The research is very clear, and it will never change.”
Dr. Victor Strasburger, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, co-author of the original policy statement by AAP, Oct. 2016
source: link
Set limits (on content)
Parental Guidance Around Media:
“Parental monitoring of media has protective effects on a wide range of academic, social and physical child outcomes.”
Ratings & Reviews
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media
and technology.
Reach of Common Sense Education
Ratings & Reviews
Ratings & Reviews
Ratings & Reviews
Set limits – cont’d
“The Internet was designed for adults.”
-Dr. Mary Aiken
Set limits – cont’d
Set limits – cont’d
MyTech Chromebook Use and Student Safety
Students use Chromebooks for school work and research
Only dps.net accounts can be used. (iBoss filter active on all networks and at all times)
Set limits – cont’d
Set limits – cont’d
Website blocking/filtering �
Set limits – cont’d
Website blocking/filtering
DPS Library Resources – Free at Home
Set limits – cont’d
Cell phone use
Set limits – cont’d
Cell phone use
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Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: I spent my career in technology. I wasn’t prepared for its effect on my kids (Aug. 24, 2017).
“And I think back to how I might have done things differently. Parents should decide for themselves what works for their family, but I probably would have waited longer before putting a computer in my children’s pockets…”
Set limits – cont’d
Make rules
Example Rules:
American Academy of Pediatrics:
Make rules (cont’d)
Also consider:
Make rules (cont’d)
“Middle school students: they cannot control themselves if they have screens in their bedroom….”
--Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD (Author), The Big Disconnect
“Children’s rooms are now almost pathogenic because they have so many distractions...”
--Martha Bridge Denckla, neuroscientist at Kennedy Institute and Johns Hopkins University.
Discuss Online Safety
Discuss Safety – Social Media Red Flags
Age-inappropriate content. (examples: Ask.fm, Tumblr, Snapchat, Instagram)
Apps feature a lot of user-generated content that isn't appropriate to your kid's age. Your teen may not even need to follow users who are posting explicit stuff to come across it.
Public default settings. (examples: Instagram, Twitter, Vine, Ask.fm)
Some apps are public by default, which means that a kid's name, picture, and posts are available to everyone.
Location tracking and sharing. (examples: Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Messenger)
Wherever you go, there you are -- and your social media apps know it.
Real-time video streaming. (examples: Facebook, Periscope, Instagram)
Live streaming is just that -- live -- so it's very easy to share something you didn't mean to.
Source: https://www.commonsensemedia.org
Discuss Safety – Social Media Red Flags
Ads and in-app purchases. (examples: Kik, Line, Snapchat, Facebook)
Free apps have to get paid somehow, and many developers do it through advertising and providing purchase opportunities.
"Temporary" pictures and videos. (examples: Snapchat, Burn Note, Yik Yak, Line, Meerkat, Periscope, YouNow)
Nothing shared between devices is truly temporary, even when an app builds its whole marketing around it.
Anonymity (examples: Yik Yak, Whisper, Ask.fm, Omegle)
Anonymity doesn't always breed cruelty, but it often does.
Cyberbullying. (examples: Yik Yak, Ask.fm, Burnbook)
Though many apps have improved their monitoring and reporting features, cyberbullying is still a reality.
Rank of Social Media Platforms
based on issues on body image, depression, anxiety, loneliness, �FOMO, sleep and more
Source: www.yhm.org.uk
Be A Media Critic
Be A Media Critic
-Ned Hallowell, Psychiatrist and � Author of Driven to Distraction
Be A Media Critic – Cont’d
On the Common Sense Media Site, view helpful articles for parents and media use
10 Shows to Watch with Your Teens
Join The Fun
Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum�(used in 1300 Colo. schools)
Goal: To empower young people in grades K-12 to be safe, respectful, and responsible digital citizens
Modular + flexible: Teacher-guided instruction; 45 minute lessons; 3 main topic areas to choose from
Approach: Balanced tone, student-centered, media-rich, whole-community. Delivered online on CSM site and iTunes U.
School Programs & Assemblies
Key Common Sense lessons can also be taught in a fun, motivating approach for assemblies, after-school programs or libraries. (K-8 focus)
Next Steps - Stay Informed
Other Resources
Brian Dino, Denver Public Schools
Contact
Slide deck: �www.tinyurl.com/DPS2017