Information/Technology
Security and Safety for
Kids!!
Overview
 Technology Safety
 Safety with
Communication
 Internet Safety
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Technology Safety
Safely use cell
phones to play
games and surf
the net…
Safely use tablets to download apps,
play games and surf the net…
Technology Safety
Use of Tablets and Cell Phones
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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
Safety with Communication
Email
• 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.
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Use your name but put numbers between
the letters
k1e2n3n4e5d6y7
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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 Communication
Social Media
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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.
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Togetherville
What’s What
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ScuttlePad
giantHello
Skid-e Kids
http://mashable.com/2010/10/11/social-networks-children/
and
Friends
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
Questions