Digital+Parenting

=Digital Parenting: Protecting and Empowering Kids=

1. View "The Password Battle". Respond to the discussion board by speculating on the ways parents can keep their children safe, yet also offer them freedom as technology users. Assign one of your group members to embed "The Password Battle" in between activity 1 and 2 on this page.

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2. Read the poll questions from "Where do you stand?" After reading the statements and assessing your position on each statement, choose one of them that you feel the most strongly about and comment on it in the discussion board.

3. Read the "Your digital parenting style" quiz and evaluate how you would respond to the statements. When finished click on "Digital Parenting" and read the suggestions provided to parents. In the discussion board respond to the suggestions by citing those that you feel could be effective suggestions and those that are flawed.

4. Complete the "Parental Perceptions" quiz. After completing the quiz, respond to the discussion board as to which fact surprised you the most or that you found the most interesting and why.

5. Read "Tips for talking with kids". After reading the tips, respond to the discussion board as to which of the suggestions you think is most relevant or useful? Why? Respond to your peers.

6. View "A Digital Native in Action". View "Parenting and Technology". View "Follow-up with Evan Skinner". Respond to the questions posted in the discussion board. Embed the videos in the space provided between numbers 6 and 7.

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7.Read "Family Media Feast". Respond to the discussion board.

8. Read through the "Self Assessment". Respond to the discussion board.

= More Reading =


 * 1) Each group member needs to individually read / analyze / scan the available resources in the "More Reading" tab of your assigned site.
 * 2) As a group you need to collaborate to create a summary of the contents of each resource in the space provided below.

= Resource Summaries =

__**American Academy of Pediatrics**__

This content benefits parents with children. The content available shows parents what is appropriate and inappropriate for their children for media use. The content is presented in a clear manner on the website. The content is beneficial because parents can get advice on how to monitor their kids' media use.

__**Common Sense Media**__

This content benefits parents, teenagers, and young children. The content on this site shows these three groups appropriate choices in different types of media such as movies, books, and music. The content is shown in an appealing format for all ages to use. It is beneficial because it informs audience of new upcoming media.

__**Edutopia**__

This content benefits parents with children. The content teaches parents how to talk to their kids about media. The content is presented mostly in video format. The content is beneficial because the site uses video instead of articles to better engage the audience.

__**National Institute on Media and the Family**__

This content benefits whole families and schools. The content is made available through Twitter and their website. The content on the site in presented in the form of blogs and articles. It is beneficial because you can easily be updated by reading the blogs.

__**Center on Media and Child Health**__

The content benefits parents with children. The content available teaches parents how to parent healthy media using children. The content is presented through articles, blogs, Twitter, Face book, and other social networking sites. The content is beneficial because it is widely available and teaches parents how to positively parent their children in the media generation.

__**Netsmartz**__

The content benefits parents and guardians. The content is available by updating parents with articles they can read containing information. This content is presented by links and articles.This is beneficial because it keeps parents and guardians updated on information valuable to their child's needs.

__**Activities for Students: Life Online**__

The content benefits teachers. This allows teachers to get updated on what students are doing. This content is presented by letting teachers log on to their page and register. This site is not beneficial to anyone other than teachers because it allows them to keep up with their students.