INTERNET SAFETY PARENT RESOURCES GENERAL RESOURCES • Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI): https://www.fosi.org • Pew Research Center: http://www.pewinternet.org/ PARENTING • "Parenting in the Digital Age: How Parents Weigh the Potential Benefits and Harms of Their Children's Technology Use" https://www.fosi.org/policy-research/parenting- digital-age/ • Parents and Social Media (PEW Research Center): http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2015/07/Parents-and-Social-Media-FIN-DRAFT- 071515.pdf • Screen time contracts: http://www.screenagersmovie.com/contracts-1/ Common Sense Media – dedicated to supporting parents, kids and families in a world of technology and media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parent-concerns CYBERBULLYING • Cyberbullying Research Center: http://www.cyberbullying.org • Stomp Out Bullying: http://www.stompoutbullying.org • A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez story (documentary about a young woman’s empowering response to horrific cyberbullying): http://imwithlizzie.com/ TEENS • Teens, Social Media and Technology (PEW Research Center): http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/ • Tip sheet for parents on popular apps: https://www.fosi.org/good-digital- parenting/app-tip-sheets/ • ‘Screenagers’ movie website with information and resources: http://www.screenagersmovie.com/ TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTS • Guide for developing a screen time contract with your teen: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/family-contract • Sample contract: https://cyberbullying.org/technology-use-contract-2014.pdf 1 SOCIAL MEDIA ‘CLEAN UP’ APPS These apps scan your social media accounts to identify potentially inappropriate post content that could reflect poorly to potential employers, friends, schools, etc. The user reviews flagged content and decides whether or not to edit or delete the content. • Rep’N Up: https://www.repnup.com/ • Scrubber: https://www.scrubber.social/ PARENT CONTROL APPS: • General list of parental control apps and resources: http://www.screenagersmovie.com/new-page-1/ • http://ourpact.com/ - Family locator parental control app for your family, available for iOS and Android • https://screentimelabs.com - Parental controls for iOS, Android and Kindle devices • https://meetcircle.com/ - Parents can filter content, limit screen time and set a bedtime for every device in the home, wireless and wi-fi. • http://www.curbi.com - Parental controls for Android and Apple mobile devices • Parent Kit https://www.parentkit.co/ - Control and schedule what is on your child's iPod, iPad or iPhone • Net Sanity https://netsanity.net/features - Parental controls for iOS • Family Time - https://familytime.io/ - Parental controls for iOS and Android • Net Nanny https://netnanny.com Parental controls for Android and iOS • Mobile Fence https://www.mobilefence.com Parental controls and GPS tracking for Android devices ARTICLES ABOUT APPS • It’s 10 pm. Do You Know What Apps Your Children Are Using? New York Times, Sept. 6, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/style/teen-apps-bullying.html • 17 Apps and Websites Kids are Heading to After Facebook Common Sense Media, July 15, 2017 https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading- to-after-facebook • 12 Apps Parents Should Know About: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-12- apps-that-every-parent-of-a-teen-should-know- about_us_56c34e49e4b0c3c55052a6ba 2 .