How to Reboot an iPad

Parent iPad Meeting Information

Basic Internet Safety Tips

• Be Aware. Keep the computer or iPad in a public area in your home.
• Get online. Visit forums, chat rooms and social networking sites. Understand how these sites work so you can talk to your children about them.
• Know where they go. Ask your children to show you their favorite websites. Encourage them to tell you about the exciting learning they have experienced online as part of their classroom or library activities.
• Be accessible. Encourage your children to come to you if they feel uncomfortable about information they see online or receive via e-mail.
• Add filters. Turn on parental controls and purchase content filters for Internet accessible devices.
• Think about the pictures. Photos of your children in their school uniform in front of their school can help predators find them. Consider keeping these kinds of pictures in photo albums or on protected web sites.
• Understand the lingo. Check your child’s cell phone message history occasionally. Learn the shorthand of texting and IMing.
• Stop the sexting. Sending and receiving nude or semi-nude pictures of boys or girls under the age of 18 is considered child pornography and your child can be prosecuted.
• Pause before you post. Anyone may be able to read those posts. This includes Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr. and messaging. Your 140 characters or fewer public “tweets” on Twitter will now be archived in the Library of Congress.
• Beware of strangers. Make sure your children understand that not everyone is who they claim to be when online. They should NEVER give any personal or identifying information without first checking with a parent.
• “Friend” your children. If you are concerned about what your children are doing on Facebook and other social media sites, consider “friending” them. Another option is to have your child give you her password and user name and then log in occasionally to her page. If your children know that parents are watching, they are less likely to post inappropriate content.