21st Century Parent

These days, mobile technologies make it both easier and harder to be a parent.  Cell phones, play stations, iPods, and iPads and other tablets are all small, portable, and able to connect to the web.  Younger and younger children possess wired devices.  Your children are rarely disconnected.  Parents need to carefully monitor their children's uses of cell phones, computers, and connected video game systems.

At WES we want to work with you to create 21st century digital citizens.

Below are some links to resources and information to help you make informed decisions about how and when your children connect.

          Digital Citizens -  What it means and how to be one.

          Wired Kids   Information for both parents and students.   Resources for

          young children, tweens, teens, and parents.   

          Safe Kids  A blog with links for online safety and civility.  Playstation data theft

          Google Safe Search Lock

          Online Safety Rules for Kids

          YouTube Content Filter

          Fair Use and Copyright   An interactive quiz with explanations

 

 

Did you know Facebook requires account holders to be at least 13 years old?

Facebook For Parents

This is a sensible policy.  Students younger than 13 (all WES students)  are too young to understand the complex dynamics of an online social network.

Any outside of school cyber bullying situations which impact learning at school become school discipline issues.

Bullying Report Form