The Internet My New BFF

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The Internet - My New BFF
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Topics of Discussion

• Then VS Now
• What are your kids doing?
• Are things really that different?
• Popular Games, devices, activities
• Terms You Should Know
• Internet Slang (Handout)
• Internet Safety

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Then
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Now
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Then
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Now
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As Technology Changes, So Does Socializing

• Dont encounter teller
• Dont encounter attendant
• Less real world conversations, even fewer phone
  conversations
• People are seen as pictures and profiles, not
  individuals.
• Dont encounter clerks
• Kids dont get out and play anymore!
• Dont ask for directions.
• No more Eye-Spy

• 1. ATM
• 2. Pay at the Pump
• 3. Chatting
• 4. Online Dating
• 5. Online Shopping
• 6. Online Gaming
• 7. DVD Players in Cars
• 8. Navigation Systems
• 9. Virtual Pets
• 10. Guitar Hero
• Touch Screens.

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• All the worlds a stage
• - William Shakespeare

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Communication Evolves

• E-mail
• Chatting
• Gaming
• Texting
• Blogs Message boards with stories / ideas
• Forums Group discussions about a specific topic
  (games, politics, etc.)
• Social Networking Sites
• Photo Sharing Sites (Flikr)

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What are your kids doing?

• MySpace
• You Tube
• Chatting / Emailing
• Text Messaging
• Downloading Music
• Posting Videos
• Online Gaming

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Runescape

• RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by
  Jagex Ltd.
• With over nine million active free players and
  more than 850,000 paying members, RuneScape is
  rated among the most popular online games in the
  world.
• Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
  (Duh!!!)

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Runescape Continued

• Players are shown on the screen as customizable
  avatars.
• They set their own goals and objectives, deciding
  which of the available activities to pursue.
• Players interact with each other through trading,
  chatting, or playing combative or cooperative
  mini-games.

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• World of Warcraft is the world's leading
  subscription-based MMORPG.
• World of Warcraft has reached a new milestone
• 8 million players worldwide, more than 2 million
  players in North America.

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World of Warcraft

• Players control a character (avatar) within a
  persistent game world, exploring the landscape,
  fighting monsters and performing quests on behalf
  of computer-controlled characters.

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Club Penguin Facts

• Kid friendly chat
• Moderated environment
• Owned by Disney (subsidiary)
• Club Penguin has qualified for the Better
  Business Bureau - Kid's Privacy Seal of Approval.
• Designed for ages 6-14.

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Guitar Hero
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Guitar Hero Facts

• The game features a guitar-shaped peripheral
  (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) as the primary
  controller to simulate the playing of rock music.

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Online Games

• Why are these games popular?
• Membership has its advantages.
• Become part of a community
• Communicate with others
• Change their appearance
• Fantasy World
• Mimics real world motions / interactions
• Escape from reality

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Social Networking
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Social Networking Sites

• MySpace (over 14)
• Classmates.com
• Facebook (over 13)
• Friendster
• Photobucket
• Hi5
• Yahoo 360
• YouTube

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YouTube

• YouTube is a popular free video sharing website
  which lets users upload, view, and share video
  clips.
• Violence
• On their 630 PM bulletin on June 1, 2006, ITV
  News in the UK reported that YouTube and sites
  like it were encouraging violence and bullying
  amongst teenagers, who were filming fights on
  their mobile phones (see happy slapping), and
  then uploading them to YouTube.

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Intellectual Pursuits

• Text Twist
• Puzzle Express
• Typing Master
• Simon

• Hammerhead
• EyezMaze
• PowerPoint

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What do you do?

• Are you cooler than MTV, YouTube, WoW?
• Are you a role model?
• Are you fighting the system?
• Are you participating in your childs interests?
• Do your kids want something? Make them create a
  PowerPoint about it first.
• Do you watch South Park?
• How did parents disarm Chimpokemon?

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Safety Tips

• Keep your computer in a central place in your
  house to supervise web sites that your child
  visits.
• Have parental controls on sites that you feel are
  inappropriate for your child
• Have an open communication with your child.
  Discuss the possible dangers of the Internet with
  him or her.

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Safety Tips

• Do not post photos with school names, license
  plates, or signs
• Be aware of file names posting a picture called
  kohser.jpg will eventually end up on Google.

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Safety Tip

• Can you show your child something cooler than
  WoW? MySpace?

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Quiz TimeDefine These Terms

• Avatar
• MMORPG
• Emoticon
• Widget
• Chimpokemon
• Happy Slapping
• Drifting
• Blog
• Peripheral

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Internet Safety
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Web Blockerat Kentwood(Appliance)
Firewall
Hub / Switch
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Appliance Based Web Blocker

• Pros
• Individual users can have different blocks
• Universally block certain sites
• Track exactly where a user goes

• Cons
• Costs money
• Requires user to remember username and password
• Requires a log out

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AOL Parental Controls

• AOL's powerful Parental Controls are now
  available for free to everyone.

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• When you set up Parental Controls, you can
• Control sites your child visits
• Decide who communicates with your child
• Receive email "report cards" of online activity

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• Social networking services allow users to create
  a profile for themselves. Users can upload a
  picture of themselves and can often be "friends"
  with other users.
• Both users must confirm that they are friends
  before they are linked.
• Social networks usually have privacy controls
  that allows the user to choose who can view their
  profile or contact them, etc.

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Additional Features

• Some major social networks, such as MySpace, have
  additional features, such as the ability to
  create groups that share common interests or
  affiliations, upload music videos, and hold
  discussions in forums. These features are
  generally unmonitored.

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User Behavior

• Users often try to "collect friends", or try to
  be linked to as many friends as possible.
  Therefore, it is not uncommon for users to
  receive friend requests from people that they do
  not know. Some users will create additional
  profiles that assume the identity of someone
  else, such as celebrities, politicians, or even
  their pets. Some will create profiles for
  fictional characters, such as those from video
  games or Disney films (not dissimilar to
  role-playing), and some will even create profiles
  for inanimate objects, such as the Sun or the
  dwarf planet Pluto.

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Privacy issues

• On large social networking services, there has
  been growing concerns about users giving out too
  much personal information and the threat of
  sexual predators. However, large services, such
  as MySpace, often work with law enforcement to
  prevent such incidents.

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Handout Table of Contents

• Internet Safety
• Online Tools to Protect Your Child
• Chat Room Caution
• Warning Signs
• E-mail Safety

• Tips for Teens
• Internet Chat Acronyms
• MySpace article
• Web Blocking Software