1. Parent Social Media Training: Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
November 14, 2012

2. Today’s Agenda
• Sites
kids
are
using
• Sta.s.cs
on
Kids
usage
online
• Top
Safety
Tips
for
Kids
Online
• Tell
your
kids
• Safety
Contract
• Facebook
&
Twi=er-­‐
Profile
SeAngs
• Instagram-­‐
Facts
• Monitoring
Tools
• Resources

3. SITES
KIDS
ARE
USING
MOST
• Twi%er:
Informa.on
network
that
brings
people
closer
to
what’s
important
to
them.
Used
to
collect
interests,
share
info,
and
find
out
what’s
happening
in
the
world.
Write
and
share
messages
up
to
140
characters
for
anyone
to
read
whether
they
are
logged
in
or
not.
• Facebook:
Social
networking
site
launched
in
2004
with
one
billion
users.
AVer
crea.ng
a
profile
you
can
add
users
as
friends
and
exchange
messages
and
post
updates
that
can
be
seen
by
your
circle
of
friends
or
by
anyone
on
Facebook.
Users
can
create
profiles,
add
photos,
list
personal
interests,
and
contact
informa.on.
Facebook
users
can
“like”
pages,
places
and
groups
to
follow
updates
from
them.
• Instagram:
Free
photo-­‐sharing
program
and
social
network
launched
in
2010.
Service
enables
users
to
take
photos,
apply
digital
filters
and
then
share
it
with
other
Instagram
users
as
well
as
a
variety
of
social
media
networks.
Currently
has
100
million
registered
users.
Facebook
owned.

4. STATISTICS
ON
KIDS
ONLINE
• 96% of teens use social networking applications such as Facebook, MySpace, Chat
rooms, and blogs
• Only 15% of parents are “in the know” about their kids’ social networking habits, and
how these behaviors can lead to cyberbullying
• 69% of teens regularly receive online communications from strangers and don’t tell a
parent or caretaker
• The largest group of Internet porn consumers is children ages 12-17; Law enforcement
officials estimate that more than 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given
moment
• 44% of tweens admitted they’ve watched something online they shouldn’t have
• Female teens are far more likely than male teens to post personal photos or videos of
themselves online
• 69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on
social networking sites, however, 88% of teens have seen someone be mean or cruel
to another person on a social networking site
• 41% of social media-using teens have experienced at least one negative outcome as a
result of using a social networking site
• More than 25% of Facebook users last year were under the age of 10 and 38% under
13.
• Only 18% of parents with children under 10 on Facebook are actually "friends" with
their child on the site
• 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media site more than 10 times a day
• 72% of teens have a social networking profile and nearly half (47%) have a public
profile viewable by anyone

5. TOP
SAFETY
TIPS
FOR
KIDS
ONLINE
• Even if it’s not your kid being inappropriate online, you should contact their parents to
alert them.
• Check if GPS Location data is being stored when you put in info (mobile mostly)
• If your kid has a smart phone, turn off GPS on Photos or people can see where they
are when they post the photo online
• Use privacy settings to restrict who can access and post on your child’s profile.
• Tell your kids to never impersonate someone else.
• Only add friends you know in real life.
• Use a nickname that doesn‘t identify your location, gender, or age.
• Never meet in person with anyone you first met online.
• Profile and photo share only with people on your friends list.
• Don’t post your plans or whereabouts.
• Never post sexually provocative photos.
• Have your kid’s passwords so you can check on them when you want to- and do it
often- Tell them you will too!
• Have your kids use strong email passwords.
• Don’t click on links from people you do not know (email or online).
• Tell your kids not to download any “free” stuff unless they ask for permission (free
games, ring tones or other downloads)

6. TELL
YOUR
KIDS
• Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they met
on- line
• Never upload (post) pictures of themselves onto the Internet or
on-line service to people they do not personally know
• Never give out identifying information such as their name,
home address, school name, or telephone number
• Never download pictures from an unknown source, as there is
a good chance there could be sexually explicit images
• Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are
suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing
• That whatever they are told on-line may or may not be true
• Tell them if they ever get in a weird situation to let you know so
you can help- not get mad at them.

7. I Prom
ise to..
.
SAFETY
CONTRACT/PLEDGE
I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number (cell or home), parent’s
phone numbers, or the name and location of my school without my parents’ permission.
I will not post information or updates about where I am when not with the family or an adult.
I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.
I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online.
I will never send a stranger my picture or details about my family or me.
I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable.
I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of
the day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online and appropriate access for me to visit. I
will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.
I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (not even my best friends) other than my parents.
I will not stay logged in when I leave my computer.
I will not video chat or message chat with anyone I don’t know.
I will check with my parents before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could
possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my family's privacy.
I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law.
I will help show my parents the great things online I learn and share with them updates regularly about
my online activities.

8. Drop down
FACEBOOK
-­‐
ACCOUNT
SETTINGS
General Settings: Change password once a month
Security:
- Enable Secure browsing
- May be interested in enabling login notifications, login approvals, app passwords
- Active Sessions- delete old sessions
Notifications: Update your notifications appropriately
Subscribers: Do not check this box or public (not friends) can have access to posts
Apps: Kids use a lot of apps- so you can clean this up regularly and delete things not
being used. Edit apps they use a lot to protect them from giving away other people’s info.
Mobile: If you list your kid’s cell phone it will be here- they can have it registered for text
messaging for updates. I do not recommend.
Payments: Make sure you do not have a payment method stored in this area.
Facebook Ads: List “no one” in both “Ads show by third parties” and “Ads and friends”

9. FACEBOOK
-­‐
PRIVACY
SETTINGS
Drop down
Click
“Frie
nds”
Disab
l
Perso e Instant
naliz
ation

10. FACEBOOK
-­‐
PRIVACY
SETTINGS-­‐
CONT.

11. TWITTER-­‐
FACTS
• Never Share Personal Information
• Review Applications That Use Your Twitter Account Avoid web-based applications that
ask you to supply your Twitter username and password.
• Regularly Change Your Password
• Beware Of Unsolicited Direct Messages that lure unsuspecting users to a login page
where they are asked to provide their username and password. The problem is that
you may receive such a DM from a trustworthy user you are following, whose account
has been compromised. Hence, there is no foolproof way to ascertain whether a DM
is authentic or suspicious.
• Block & Report Spam If you receive spam via @replies, block and report the account
as spam.
• Use An Anti-Virus and Firewall - protect your computer using firewalls and an up-to-
date anti-virus.

12. TWITTER-­‐
PROFILE
SETTINGS
• Account:
• Username: You can choose to uncheck the box “let others find me by my email address” as this will allow friends
to find your username and request to follow you if they have your email address.
• Tweet Location: I do not suggest you check the box “Add a location to my tweets” as this will show where your
kids are located.
• Tweet Media: Make sure both boxes are not checked
• Tweet Privacy: Click this box to protect tweets and you will have to accept someone before they can see your
tweets.
• Personalization: I suggest you check this box as it requires personal information to reset your password. Since
there are a lot of people hacking Twitter accounts, this will protect you further.
• Password Reset: Check this box to require personal information to reset password. Since there are a lot of
• Email notifications: These are optional for your kid to see updates about activity related to their network.
• Profile:
• Photo: Do not use a photo of yourself if you are a child. Also make sure they are not using an inappropriate
image.
• Location: List city reside in- not more than that
• Website: nothing needs to be in here
• Bio: This is a place to add 160 characters about yourself. Make sure what they write is appropriate.
• Facebook: If you allow this option, Facebook can post on your behalf your tweets to your Facebook profile.
• Apps: Review apps and make sure they are needed or “revoke access”

13. INSTAGRAM- FACTS
• The only information required when signing up for Instagram is an email address and desired username.
• Phone is not required, so make sure your kids are not entering it.
• Anyone can view the photos that are uploaded to Instagram (unless you tell it otherwise).
• Instagram is not for children under the age of 13.
• Settings:
• Go to your profile page (tap the Profile tab)
• Scroll down to the bottom of the Profile page, where you’ll see a “Photos are private” switch
• Toggle the “Photos are private” switch to ON to turn on privacy.
• Once you set your profile to private, anyone who wants to see your photos will need to be your friend/
follower first, meaning they’ll have to send a request and you’ll have to approve.
• Geotagging:
• During the process of uploading a photo, the geo-location data of the photo you’re uploading can
easily be shared with your followers if you’re not careful. Fortunately, Instagram turns geotagging off by
default, but it’s easy to accidently turn it on.
• When uploading a photo, be sure to avoid tapping the button shown in this screenshot. If you do, you
can always tap it again to turn it off.

14. MONITORING TOOLS
• Check your Antivirus software you use/purchased:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2012/09/29/techlicious-internet-
security-parental-controls/1590941/
• Free resources
• http://www1.k9webprotection.com
• http://www.kidzui.com
• http://www.visikid.com
• http://www.pikluk.com
• Safeeyes by McAfee: $49.99/1 yr subscription and can be used on up to 3
computers
• http://www.internetsafety.com/safe-eyes-parental-control-software-affiliate.php
• You can also get an extension of it for your iphone, ipad or ipod for $14.99 through
the app store (https://itunes.apple.com/app/safe-eyes-mobile/id298505665?mt=8)

15. RESOURCES
• Great Websites for Kids: http://gws.ala.org
• NET CETERA: Chatting with Kids About Being Online, bulkorder.ftc.gov
• OnGuardOnline.gov
• GetNetWise.org
• CyberBully411.org
• ConnectSafely.org
• iKeepSafe.org
• NetFamiyNews.org
• StaySafeOnline.org

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• Connect
and
follow
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Socially
/
Offer
tes.monial
• Follow
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on
LinkedIn:
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• Holly
directly
on
Linkedin:
h=p://www.linkedin.com/in/hollysolomon
• Twi=er:
@expandsocially
• Facebook:
h=ps://www.facebook.com/ExpandSociallyLLC