Digital+Parenting

=Digital Parenting: Protecting and Empowering Kids=

1. View "The Password Battle". Respond to the discussion board by speculating on the ways parents can keep their children safe, yet also offer them freedom as technology users. Assign one of your group members to embed "The Password Battle" in between activity 1 and 2 on this page.

2. Read the poll questions from "Where do you stand?" After reading the statements and assessing your position on each statement, choose one of them that you feel the most strongly about and comment on it in the discussion board.

3. Read the "Your digital parenting style" quiz and evaluate how you would respond to the statements. When finished click on "Digital Parenting" and read the suggestions provided to parents. In the discussion board respond to the suggestions by citing those that you feel could be effective suggestions and those that are flawed.

4. Complete the "Parental Perceptions" quiz. After completing the quiz, respond to the discussion board as to which fact surprised you the most or that you found the most interesting and why.

5. Read "Tips for talking with kids". After reading the tips, respond to the discussion board as to which of the suggestions you think is most relevant or useful? Why? Respond to your peers.

6. View "A Digital Native in Action". View "Parenting and Technology". View "Follow-up with Evan Skinner". Respond to the questions posted in the discussion board. Embed the videos in the space provided between numbers 6 and 7. media type="custom" key="5734833" media type="custom" key="5734865" media type="custom" key="5734875" 7.Read "Family Media Feast". Respond to the discussion board.

8. Read through the "Self Assessment". Respond to the discussion board.

=More Reading =


 * 1) Each group member needs to individually read / analyze / scan the available resources in the "More Reading" tab of your assigned site.
 * 2) As a group you need to collaborate to create a summary of the contents of each resource in the space provided below.

= Resource Summaries = American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics websites benefits parents because it gives them helpful tips about positive viewing of technology. Gives them tips on how to manage the time their kids spend on different media sources. They bullet the important ideas and split it into categories and then explain why that point is beneficial. They made the article easy to understand and follow through.

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media benefits parents because it gives parents information on music, books, new movies, websites, and TV shows that are becoming available to the public. It's beneficial because it's giving information on what their children are watching or reading. The website provides recommendations for new media and gives information on what age group it is appropriate for. The website also rates the new media coming out by using stars so it will help the kids enjoy what they are doing but still have it being appropriate for their age.

Edutopia Edutopia benefits parents because it gives parents a perspective on how their children view technology. There are videos you can watch with a variety of people in them giving their views on technology and how it should be used. The website uses videos, each dealing with a different topic. The content is beneficial because it's giving parents different view points on how others view technology.

National Institute on Media and the Family This website provides information to parents or guardians. It shows parents how media can affect their children's health, behavior, and education. There are links to different organizations that can help families deal with the media. The content is beneficial to families because it helps them balance media with other healthy activities.

Center on Media and Child Health This website is beneficial to parents. They are able to find information on how the media will effect their children in positive and negative ways. It gives you four different links so you are able to find information on how to use media in a healthy way, the links are broken down into specific groups. The information is beneficial because it is helping parents protect their kids when they are using the media and teach them how to use it in a positive way.

Netsmartz This website is very beneficial to parents and kids. It teaches kids the dangers of the internet and how to use the internet properly. They use fun videos and activities that make learning about the internet fun. The website makes learning about how to use media the right way. The website presents the information in a way kids would enjoy.

Activities for Students: Life Online This website is beneficial to everyone. The videos are very eye-opening and get right to the point. They use videos of real life people and situations they experenced. The website also asks questions and wants you to post your answers or notes about the video, that way you can have your notes to discuss in-class or with your group. This website is very beneficial because of the real life experiences these people in the video experienced and they also tell the consiquences of what happend.