Internet and Media Safety for Families Ward 1

Internet and Media Safety for Families Technology is always a two-edged Sword 2

Internet and Media Safety for Families How many of us have these devices in your home?  Television sets  Smartphones  Game consoles  Computers  Tablets  DVD players 3 How many of these devices can access the Internet?

Internet and Media Safety for Families Presentation Outline  Presentation Objectives  Why even use the Internet?  Stay safe tips for the Internet  Parental Controls  Plug In to your Family  Suggested Actions 4 Discussion throughout

Internet and Media Safety for Families Presentation Objectives  Understand what we and our children face on the Internet  Understand how Internet content can benefit your family  Understand protecting your children on the Internet  Understand how to be involved with your children and technology  Encourage us to BE INVOLVED and not be a bystander 5

Internet and Media Safety for Families Why even use the Internet?  Communication  Entertainment  Education  Personal research  Gospel study  Shopping 6

Internet and Media Safety for Families Jeff Huber from Google 7

Internet and Media Safety for Families Social Networking Addiction 8 What do you need the computer for?

Internet and Media Safety for Families Stay Safe Tips for Social Networking  Don’t leave a computer when still logged in  Always be suspicious of others online  Don’t provide personal information  Never meet without taking someone with you  Only visit sites intended for your age  Check the privacy settings  Don’t interfere with other profiles  Post only items that are in good taste 9 “We were ready to hire you until we saw the photo of you on Facebook sliding on the ice at Rockefeller Center wearing only bowling shoes and a Viking helmet” Internet

Internet and Media Safety for Families How to Recognize Dangerous  You don’t know the person sending  Claims sound too good to be true  Someone wants to send you money or a prize  Bank asks for your account information  asks to click on a link or download a file  has misspellings or sounds awkward  Never click the Unsubscribe link 10

Internet and Media Safety for Families Good Web Surfing Habits  Update anti-virus and anti-malware programs  Use a physical firewall  Never click on pop-ups  Be selective about registering at websites  Avoid suspect websites  Use credit card only on well-known websites  Avoid peer-to-peer (P2P) network programs  Log out from websites before leaving computer 11 “Quick! Go online and find out how to do CPR on a fish.”

Internet and Media Safety for Families Parental Controls 12 Jeremy, can you help us ?

Internet and Media Safety for Families Parental Controls 13 There’s something fundamentally wrong when you need your kid to unlock the TV’s parental controls.

Internet and Media Safety for Families Internet Content Filtering  OpenDNS - DNS service for Internet Content Filtering  Software Packages for Internet Content Filtering Product comparison website 14

Internet and Media Safety for Families Implementing Parental Controls  Televisions/Cable  Netflix/Hulu and others  Computers/laptops – PC, Mac  Smartphones – IOS, Android, Windows 15 Discuss handout

Internet and Media Safety for Families 16 “I can’t go to bed. I told all the guys that when school was out, you’d let me stay up and watch David Letterman!”

Internet and Media Safety for Families Plug In to your Family  Hold Family Home Evening  Create a family identity  Set times for TV, video games and Internet  Be OK with unstructured time 17

Internet and Media Safety for Families Twelve Tips for Parent-Child Interviews 1. Hold interviews regularly 2. Mothers and fathers can interview children jointly or take turns 3. Pray beforehand 4. Begin with a prayer 5. Plan to listen more than you speak 6. Don’t compare one child with another 7. When correcting, give a clear but loving explanation 8. Agree together what words best describe each problem 9. Don’t compromise gospel standards “just this once” 10. Praise each child generously and cheerfully 11. Bear your testimony often 12. Don’t discuss one child’s problems with other children 18

Internet and Media Safety for Families 19 “Well Robbie, you broke into NASA and caused a ruckus again. You know the consequences: No SpongeBob for a week!”

Internet and Media Safety for Families We need to protect our nestlings Boyd K. Packer 20

Internet and Media Safety for Families Deseret Book Clean & Safe Media Pledge 21 Discuss handout

Internet and Media Safety for Families Conclusions  The Internet is a wonderful resource  Internet hazards can be managed  Parents need to set the right example 22

Internet and Media Safety for Families Suggested Actions  Read: LDS Gospel Topics - Internet  Search for: Internet and Family Safety  Hold a Family Home Evening on this topic  Stay involved with your children  Send me an for a copy of this presentation  Attend the 7-lesson Sunday School class on this topic 23 “You said I should spend more time with our children; I turned their faces into icons on my desktop.”

Internet and Media Safety for Families Internet and Media Safety for Families 7-Lesson Sunday School Class 1. Children are an Heritage of the Lord 2. The Sacred Roles of Fathers and Mothers 3. Internet and Media Safety for Families 4. Teach your Children about Media Choices 5. Teach your Children to prevent/avoid Pornography 6. Teach Your Children about inappropriate Internet/Media Exposures 7. Make Emergency Response Plans 24

Internet and Media Safety for Families Discussion 25

Internet and Media Safety for Families WEBWISE  A teen guide to staying safe online –  Internet use and safety – -use-and-safety -use-and-safety  Parents on social media –  Top ten online safety tips –  What can parents do? –

Internet and Media Safety for Families Bibliography - 1  Agency and Accountability – accountability?lang=eng accountability?lang=eng  Avoid Unsafe and Scams – -and-scams.html -and-scams.html  'The Big Disconnect' helps parents and kids navigate the digital world – +kids+navigate+digital+world/ /story.html +kids+navigate+digital+world/ /story.html  Deseret Book - Clean & Safe Media Pledge –  Entertainment and Media – and-media?lang=eng and-media?lang=eng 27

Internet and Media Safety for Families Bibliography - 2  Good practice – mail-practice.html mail-practice.html  How do I keep my child safe on social networks? – social-networks social-networks  How you can protect your family online –  How To Set Up a Network Router – ng/ht/routerconfigure.htm ng/ht/routerconfigure.htm 28

Internet and Media Safety for Families Bibliography - 3  Internet Safety 101 –  LDS Gospel Topics - Internet – 9daac5d98010VgnVCM d82620a____&vgnextoid=bbd5 08f54922d010VgnVCM d82620aRCRD 9daac5d98010VgnVCM d82620a____&vgnextoid=bbd5 08f54922d010VgnVCM d82620aRCRD  LDS Tech - Internet and Family Safety –  Safe Search Kids –  Should a 4-year-old own a smartphone? – news/should-a-4-year-old-own-a-smartphone/article / news/should-a-4-year-old-own-a-smartphone/article / 29

Internet and Media Safety for Families Bibliography - 4  Staying Safe on YouTube –  Twelve Tips for Parent-Child Interviews – By Steven B. Glade – child- interviews?lang=eng&query=interview+children+interview+NEA R/1+children child- interviews?lang=eng&query=interview+children+interview+NEA R/1+children  Unplug so you can plug in to your family – ojects-teach-children-sewing.html?nclick_check=1 ojects-teach-children-sewing.html?nclick_check=1  YouTube Safety Center –

Internet and Media Safety for Families Fake LinkedIn 31

Internet and Media Safety for Families The Internet is not a place for irresponsible behaviour 32 “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all!” “If you can’t say anything nice, then just say it online!”

Internet and Media Safety for Families 33 “We don’t all follow you on Twitter, Kayla. So please just tell the class what you did during the summer...”

Internet and Media Safety for Families Write down your passwords 34 Sometimes my memory fails me, so I changed my password to “incorrect”. That way, when I login with the wrong password, the computer responds with: “Your password is incorrect” to remind me.

Internet and Media Safety for Families Typical Home Network Configuration 35 Shaw Internet modem Internet In-home router (back view) Laptop