Cyber Education

It is recommended that students refrain from using technology after 9:00 p.m. at night to ensure a good night's sleep!  Difficulties often arise when students do not have a technology curfew because middle school students are often tempted to chat, text, and watch videos after hours on their smart phones, tablets, laptops, and other devices.  

Be sure to talk to your middle schooler about being online, discuss guidelines, and expectations.  Consider a parent-teen agreement when it comes to devices.  Here is a copy of one agreement Cell Phone Contract  Here's an online technology safety contract for both teen and parent to sign Technology Safety Contract

Parents...start these conversations today.  Talk to your student(s) about internet safety, your concerns, your expectations, their limitations. Ask/tell them to share their passwords with you, check the apps on their phone (many out there are deceiving), check their photos, read their texts.  This is not to invade their privacy but it is to help protect.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Approximately  40% of students polled did not recognize the dangers of chatting online with strangers.

• Approximately 50% of students polled did not understand the dangers of exchanging pictures with, or meeting in person, people they have met on the internet.

• Approximately 50% of children use the internet alone.  -www.Parentalsoftware.org