Comments on: Internet Safety Issues: What can librarians do? http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/12/internet-safety-issues-what-can-librarians-do/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Luke Gilkerson http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/12/internet-safety-issues-what-can-librarians-do/#comment-52133 Luke Gilkerson Fri, 16 May 2008 14:37:15 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/12/internet-safety-issues-what-can-librarians-do/#comment-52133 There are some great suggestions here! Thanks for the info. Did you know that the largest group of viewers of Internet porn is children between ages 12 and 17? According to the second Youth Internet Safety Survey there is a documented increase in the proportion of kids reporting unwanted exposure to pornography. I'd love to hear your comments on some blog posts I published a while back about cyberbullying and online predators: 1. Safety Tips for Parents: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-parents-guide-to-internet-safety-for-children/ 2. Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/protecting-kids-online-the-myths-and-realities-of-online-predators/ 3. Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyberbullying-the-new-playground/ I'm curious: have you heard of the Covenant Eyes filter and accountability programs? What makes them unique is that it gives you the option to simply monitor your Internet surfing, filter it, or both. A good filtering program is very helpful for children and families, but a good monitoring program is great for adults and children alike who want to be accountable to others about where they go online. If you want to know more, read up on it at: http://www.covenanteyes.com/help_and_support/article/covenant_eyes_products There are some great suggestions here! Thanks for the info.

Did you know that the largest group of viewers of Internet porn is children between ages 12 and 17?

According to the second Youth Internet Safety Survey there is a documented increase in the proportion of kids reporting unwanted exposure to pornography.

I’d love to hear your comments on some blog posts I published a while back about cyberbullying and online predators:

1. Safety Tips for Parents: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-parents-guide-to-internet-safety-for-children/
2. Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/protecting-kids-online-the-myths-and-realities-of-online-predators/
3. Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyberbullying-the-new-playground/

I’m curious: have you heard of the Covenant Eyes filter and accountability programs? What makes them unique is that it gives you the option to simply monitor your Internet surfing, filter it, or both. A good filtering program is very helpful for children and families, but a good monitoring program is great for adults and children alike who want to be accountable to others about where they go online. If you want to know more, read up on it at: http://www.covenanteyes.com/help_and_support/article/covenant_eyes_products

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]]> By: Al Smith http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/12/internet-safety-issues-what-can-librarians-do/#comment-52090 Al Smith Tue, 13 May 2008 21:58:11 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/12/internet-safety-issues-what-can-librarians-do/#comment-52090 As a high school teacher-librarian I completely understand the concerns raised in this thread. Internet safety and access to content is always a tricky balance. Finding methods for reinforcing youth safety is a challenge. The fact that many parents do not utilize their public library or school library is part of this challenge. Sometimes our board of education blocks but mostly in high school it is open via a proxy/firewall but the real power is in developing a workplace culture that is conscious and encouraging. We try very hard to make our school library a place of interaction, service and scholarship. The school library staff is deliberately available for service but we are also supervising. I think that sets the tone of behavour online as much as anything. Almost all our inapropriate online actvity has actually been sourced back to unsupervised home computers. I offer workshops each year and onliy get a few parents. I hold a session on digital cameras and get plenty. We do not like dealing with the messy things in life. We should. Whether smoking, bullying, or internet ethics, we( the entire community including parents) need to engage our youth in the discussion and not be afraid to say NO or STOP! Teens get it! As a high school teacher-librarian I completely understand the concerns raised in this thread. Internet safety and access to content is always a tricky balance. Finding methods for reinforcing youth safety is a challenge. The fact that many parents do not utilize their public library or school library is part of this challenge.
Sometimes our board of education blocks but mostly in high school it is open via a proxy/firewall but the real power is in developing a workplace culture that is conscious and encouraging. We try very hard to make our school library a place of interaction, service and scholarship. The school library staff is deliberately available for service but we are also supervising. I think that sets the tone of behavour online as much as anything.

Almost all our inapropriate online actvity has actually been sourced back to unsupervised home computers. I offer workshops each year and onliy get a few parents. I hold a session on digital cameras and get plenty. We do not like dealing with the messy things in life. We should. Whether smoking, bullying, or internet ethics, we( the entire community including parents) need to engage our youth in the discussion and not be afraid to say NO or STOP! Teens get it!

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