Just saw this upcoming promotion for "growing up digital", a Frontline piece, so thought I'd try embedding the "preview".
Ok let's see if it worked.....
Well, I can see it! I just thought, in light of our scili conversation about awareness of one's online presence, this might add some more dimensions to the discussion. More information about the series can be found at Frontline's site.
(2 minutes later) Hmmm, now I can't, see the embedded video, that is. Maybe once you've embedded a video and watched it, it needs to rest for awhile? Will come back later to check.
(A day later) Nope. It appears to be gone. But you can see it at Frontline's site, or also, here is today's article from the NYTimes about the show. This link, of course will only work for the next 5 days or so, retrievable later through the subscription databases of BPL and other libraries.
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Interesting! I am in the middle of Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens by Nancy Willard. Have you read it? If not, it's an excellent resource for parents about providing guidance and guidelines around internet usage. It addresses kids in three major groups -- children, teens, and tweens -- and talks about developing guidelines/agreements for internet usage that are developmentally appropriate. It's practical, not alarmist, and makes a strong (convincing, I hope) argument for developing supports for kids/teens/tweens to be able to make smart, safe decisions about internet usage rather than simply restricting their access via filters, etc... assuming that when they're 18, they're going to have to make those decisions anyway, and you want to have given them the tools to be safe. I'm thinking about ordering a copy for the library... it might be great to have a small "for parents" section with resources like this and Give the Gift, etc.
I agree, both with your assessment of the book and with Nancy Willard's approach in general, and with creating a small "Parent Resources" section in the library. Unfortunately, so often such a section is never utilized, but as long as the resident librarian makes it useful and known to the parents, it's worth it.
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