Restrictive Options for Mobile Devices:
- Blocking calls & texts
- iOS - Blocking calls, texts and FaceTime are built into operating system
- Android - Sending calls straight to voicemail built into operating system
- Apps available to extend functionality - Example: Mr. Number-Block calls, texts: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en
- Apps available to extend functionality - Example: Mr. Number-Block calls, texts: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en
Recommended Videos
- Restrictions on settings, downloads
Social Media Protection Tips:
- Set up kid's email addresses so that you can monitor what new networks they sign up for
- Check Facebook and Twitter for authentications to new networks
- Help them manage and set up security settings
- "Takes a village to raise a kid" mentality - Have extended friends and family help "watch" over kids on social media
New & Common Social Networks:
- Facebook (Text, photos, video, links to other sites, private messaging)
- Twitter (Text, photos, video, links to other sites, private messaging)
- Google+ (Text, photos, video, links to other sites, private messaging)
- Instagram (photos & video)
- Vine (videos)
- Foursquare (Geolocation)
- Tumblr (short style blogging, text, photos, video, links to other sites)
- Reddit (Forum, anything goes)
- 4chan (Forum, anything goes)
- Snapchat (private messaging, sharing text, photos and videos)
- Pheed (private/closed group messaging, sharing text, photos and videos)
- Kik (private messaging, sharing text, photos and videos)
- WhatsApp (private messaging, sharing text, photos and videos)
- Wanelo (bookmarking links and or photos)
- Pinterest (bookmarking links and or photos)
- Ask.fm (annonymous Q&A)
- Connected to 5 teen suicides
- Whisper.sh (annonymous posting and Q&A with GPS)
- Tindr (pretty much online dating but teens are using it to rate and "like" eachother)
Social Management and monitoring tools:
- Hootsuite - Dashboard for monitoring multiple social media networks from one place. https://hootsuite.com
- Good list of tracking tools - http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/22159117/tracking-teen-technology-parents-guide
- PhoneSheriff: http://www.phonesheriff.com/
- mSpy: http://www.mspy.com/?gclid=CPD81MOv87YCFYhAMgodPQ4AEg
- MobileMonitor: http://www.mobilemonitor.com
- SpectorPro: http://www.spector.com/parental-control-software/parental-control-software.html
- SecuraFone: http://www.securafone.com/home/
- SpeedBump: http://www.speedbumpgps.com/web/guest/home
- Footprints: http://www.footprints.net/
- MamaBear App: http://mamabearapp.com/
- Life360: http://www.life360.com/
Other helpful links:
http://www.cyberbullying.us/Questions_Parents_Should_Ask.pdf
http://socialmediatoday.com/augieray1/1749691/teens-new-sharing-options-social-media-concern-parents
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