FREE Parent Cyber Safety Class!
taught by Ben Halpert (Internet safety expert and founder of Savvy Cyber Kids)
COME JOIN US!! OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH AND BEN WILL TEACH US WHAT TO DO TO PROTECT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ONLINE!
When:
October 18, 2011
7:00 p.m.
(following 6:30 p.m. PTO Membership Meeting)
Where:
Dunwoody Elementary School
1923 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Who?
Parents from any school welcome!
Why?
Our children are growing up in a connected society. They are being exposed to technology before they understand the implications of their actions. Laptops, iPads, smartphones, and portable gaming devices are great technologies for performing specific tasks or providing a source of entertainment. For adults, these devices are simply the new gadgets of our time. For our children raised in an electronic environment, familiarity breeds acceptance and a false feeling of safety and normalcy.
You would never leave your child alone at a public playground for fear they may be abducted; so why would you let them loose on Internet-connected devices without properly preparing them for the dangers that lurk there? Children must learn coping mechanisms and appropriate responses to misinformation, cyber bullies, predators and other threats they will be exposed to in games, social networks, or other activities online.
