For anyone with school-aged children, its back to school time!
For some families, this means a new building and new teachers. It might also mean additional ways for kids to access unsupervised technology.
In the digital age, it would be unusual to find a school that didnt have at least a few doorways to the Internet through tablets, Chromebooks, laptops, and desktops.
It is essential for the mental and emotional well being, that parents ask the following to school administrators:
Technology Questions to Ask School Administrators
1) What device(s) will my child be using at school? In what environments will my child have access to school-owned devices
2) What rules exist for use of non-school electronic devices in the classroom?
3) What network-level and monitoring controls exist to protect my child while using school-owned devices?
4) Do teachers attend any professional development to keep them current on the digital culture of kids?
5) What is the schools process for handling various digital incidents, including cyber bullying, sexting, or p0rnography on non-school and school owned devices?
Parents (and schools) should quickly realize its almost impossible to control every Internet doorway that kids have access to. One of the most effective ways for parents to pass on their values to their children is through open and honest conversation about life, including how technology is used, and when and how to refuse to look at of have shared with them sites their parents wouldn't approve,
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