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<\/a><\/p>\n\nTo youth, social media and technologies are not something extra added on to their lives; they\u2019re embedded in their lives. Their offline and online lives have converged into one life. They are socializing in various environments, using various digital and real-life \u201ctools,\u201d from face-to-face gatherings to cell phones to social network sites, to name just a few.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Youth Safety on a living Internet<\/a>:<\/p>\n
Report of the Online Safety and Technology Working group<\/p>\n
The above quote is taken from the US online Safety and Technology Working group, who produced a 148 page report looking into Internet Safety.\u00a0 The report was published on June 4 2010 and makes much use of the wording \u2018responsible use\u2019 when referring to child Internet safety.\u00a0 Amongst other things the report includes 106 Internet based resources on the subject of Internet Safety and Responsible Use.\u00a0 We are busy looking through these resources and will be asking practitioners to review the best ones to share with the learning community in Scotland.<\/p>\n
We have always taught our children to be safe.\u00a0 I can still remember being taught the Green Cross Code<\/a> when I was at school.\u00a0 The issues we are addressing here are no different.\u00a0 The sole purpose of resources and conversations like this is to keep our children safe.\u00a0 As educators, parents, carers, grandparents and adults we have a responsibility to keep children safe, whether they are offline or online.\u00a0 We know what way the traffic flows, but do we know how Facebook privacy settings<\/a> work, how to record MSN chat by default<\/a>, how to set up parental controls on the Nintendo Wii<\/a>, that the DSi has Internet access<\/a> or what POS<\/a> means?\u00a0 Before we can begin to help our children we must educate ourselves.\u00a0 We are willing to teach ourselves, provide information and resources, engage in conversations and ask for help.\u00a0 Who is willing to join us?<\/p>\n
You can contribute in a number of ways, via the new Glow group<\/a>, commenting on this blog or adding a resource to the new resources blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n
PS \u2013 I only learned POS (parent of shoulder) last week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Internet is a living thing, which is changing daily.\u00a0 More and more we are seeing users, and young people in particular, driving the Internet forward, in terms of content and what you can do online. To youth, social media and technologies are not something extra added on to their lives; they\u2019re embedded in their … Continue reading The need for education?<\/span>