Children can access the internet from other places than your personal computer.
Click here to find out other ways your child can be accesing the internet. This website also talks about the pros and cons of the "Information Highway".
Things to take away:
Your child can access internet from personal computers at home, a friend’s house, in school, a library, club, cafe, game consoles, cell phones, ipads, and ipods.
Did you know that 95% of teens (age 12-17) are on the internet?*
Click here to find out basic internet safety tips that you can do when your child uses the internet.
Things to take away:
- Limit usagae
- Keep your computer in a high traffic area
- Check the browser history
- Know who communicates with your child online
*Quote from: Lenhart A. Cyberbullying and Online Teens. Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2007.
Children and teens are spending 20 hours a month on average on the internet. Do you know what your child is doing? 41% of kids say their parents do not know what they are doing on the internet.*
I am an aspiring school leader who wants to help inform parents how. The internet is an amazing invention that brings information about the world into our homes quickly. It allows for people to instantly communicate with people across the country, play games online, share pictures, and go shopping. However, this wonderful invention can also be dangerous if your child is not monitored. Some of the issues that could arise are cyber bullying, viewing inapporpriate content, predators, and sharing personal information to name a few. This blog will help you to protect your children while they are online by identify some potential problems and give you tips to prevent it. Knowledge is power.
*You can view more facts about children using the internet here.
Things to Take Away:
Read the remaining postings in this blog to find out what you can do to protect your children while they are on the internet.
