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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Parents, Please Read

Student safety is always a priority of R. L. Young. I often run across things that may benefit the parents of our children. Here is an example that caught my eye (thanks, Dr. Buck for sharing): a guidebook to FACEBOOK for parents. 
Below you will find the guide's table of contents.


Table of Contents 

INTRODUCTION 2 
What is Facebook? 2 
What do people do on Facebook? 2 
Why do young people use Facebook? 3 
Is Facebook safe? 3 
What are the risks involved in social networking? 4 
How do we parent Facebook users? 5 
Ways to monitor your child’s Facebook activities 6 
Safety, privacy and reputation protection in the digital age 6 
Digital footprints & good reputations 7 

HOW TO OPTIMIZE FACEBOOK SETTINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 8 
Your children's profiles are a reflection on them 8 
Why children should be honest about their age 9 
Choose friends wisely 10 
Messages, Wall Posts & News Feed 11 
To limit what’s on your child’s profile 12 
See what your profile looks like to others 14 
Configuring who can see what you post 14 
Extra protections for minors 15 
Basic privacy controls 15 
Customizing privacy settings 16 
Limiting who can see your info or search for you 18 
Controlling who can see individual posts 20 
Lists: A powerful privacy feature 21 
Using the Groups feature 22 
Photos and tagging 24 
Controlling Facebook applications 26 
Limiting individual applications 27 
Facebook's location-sharing Places 28 
Reporting problems 31 
Preventing suicide and other self-harm 33 

CONCLUSION 34 

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