a presentation I gave at my children's school on how the Internet is changing our children's lives and how you can learn to be able to help them use it.
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Transcript
1. Parents and the InternetWhat you can do to know how to
assist your children.
2. Who Am I?- Business Owner and Consultant (xlerate.ca)-
Internet Hound (Facebook, Twitter, Google)- Most important, a
Parent!
3. What Not to ExpectFear of the Internet, or media
sensationalism.Discussions around banning social media.Great
discussions into Internet Security
4. Is The Internet A Bad Place?Not inherently.Bad things can
and do happen.Inherently important to know the dangers ofanything,
Internet included.To better protect and assist your children, YOU
mustlearn and know what the Internet is, does and can do.
5. A quick overview of how things have changedThe Internet A
Quick 101
6. Differences between then and now When I Was A Kid Now I Have
Kids Telephone for talking Email, chat, skype for talking Outside
for playing Outside still exists Atari 2600 was video games
Consoles, MPOG, Steam No Internet Everything News came by Paper
News web, social media. No mobile Everything is mobile Controlled
environment Control is not as available
7. How Has The Internet Age Changed Us?
http://youtu.be/APE8M9MeOWA
8. Stats on Internet Use 48 Hours uploaded each minute 100
Million mobile views per day 3 BILLION hits per day to site More
video is uploaded in two months than the three major U.S. networks
combined created in six decades.
9. Stats on Internet Use 100 Million users+ 250 Million tweets
per day. # (hashtag) becomes a society norm. Instant access to
news/entertainment/life as it happens from a 1st person
perspective.
10. Stats on Internet Use 800 Million+ Users 400 Million+ Users
active every day 70 different languages 75% of users are outside
the US If Facebook were a country, it would be the 3rd largest
nation in the world!
11. Has It Changed Our World?
12. YouTube not Television
13. People are now the News Media
14. And its making change
15. But its just a personal thing, right?
http://youtu.be/pqHWAE8GDEk?hd=1
16. Apps and SitesWhats my kid using these days?
17. So, what next?
18. Facebook
19. Look and Feel of FacebookHow to RegisterAreas to watch
Privacy Feeds You can now block certain people from certain friends
(like mom and dad) Messaging Groups/Likes
20. Demo
21. Twitter
22. Look and Feel of TwitterHow to RegisterAreas to watch
Followers Lists Direct Messages
23. Demo
24. MSN
25. Look and Feel of MSN (Application, Mobile, Browser)How to
RegisterAreas to watch Friend List File Sharing / Web Cam Usage
Message archiving Not as Big Brother, but to monitor for issues
with cyber bullying, and ensuring you have proof of what is
occurring.
26. Demo
27. Skype
28. Look and Feel of SkypeHow to RegisterAreas to watch Friend
List Web Cam Usage Spam calls
29. Demo
30. Instagr.am
31. Look and Feel of Instagr.amHow to RegisterAreas to watch
Friends Security (defaults to Public) Likes Photo Types and Styles
One persons art is anothers offence
32. Demo
33. What the heck did I just see? Review
34. ReviewThe Internet isnt going away in fact, it is becominga
fundamental part of our lives.Our children use these applications
and social mediasites, right now!If you dont teach your child how
to use socialmedia, and the Internet, someone else will.Your first
step in helping and assisting your childrenguide their way through
this is to know theseyourself.
35. Reaching MeFacebook facebook.com/nikpanterTwitter
@nikpanterThe Old School [email protected]