If your child is on Facebook and other social networking sites, you may want to check out a free parental control that monitors what they are doing.
GoGoStat is an application you can use right inside your own Facebook. Have you seen those Geico commercials, “It’s so easy a caveman can do it!”? Seriously, this application really is that easy.
You will receive notifications if your child posts foul language, vulgarities, anything pertaining to drugs and cyber-bullying, sexual or otherwise unsafe activity. You will also receive notifications if your child is posting embarrassing or personal information about themselves or their families, and when they are connected to a new “friend.” The Parental Guidance will show you an in-depth chart on the age, location and information about the new friend.
GoGoStat also allows parents to print out up to the minute information about their child if they go missing. You will be able to pass over the latest photos, messages to friends, status updates and anything else your child was doing online before they vanished.
If your child is on Facebook and other social networking sites, you may want to check out a free parental control that monitors what they are doing.
GoGoStat is an application you can use right inside your own Facebook. Have you seen those Geico commercials, “It’s so easy a caveman can do it!”? Seriously, this application really is that easy.
You will receive notifications if your child posts foul language, vulgarities, anything pertaining to drugs and cyber-bullying, sexual or otherwise unsafe activity. You will also receive notifications if your child is posting embarrassing or personal information about themselves or their families, and when they are connected to a new “friend.” The Parental Guidance will show you an in-depth chart on the age, location and information about the new friend.
GoGoStat also allows parents to print out up to the minute information about their child if they go missing. You will be able to pass over the latest photos, messages to friends, status updates and anything else your child was doing online before they vanished.
In an effort to keep children off of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, Togetherville is stepping up to the plate to provide a safe area for kids to network. The new site allows children to play games and network in a “neighborhood” environment and teaches them how to use the technology to communicate safely online. Parents will build and monitor their child’s network, and other family members onFacebook are encouraged to interact with their younger family members online.
Togetherville is currently free, and they have a controlled environment where kids will interact with people they know in real life. What’s interesting is you can only sign your child up for Togetherville if you have a Facebook account. This partnership serves as a safeguard for the child site.
According to Togetherville’s site, applications are kid-size and ad free, “In Togetherville, kids can design logos, cards and collages to display on their profile or share with friends and family.” Kids can also watch videos. Togetherville’s site says, “All video content is pre-screened to be safe and age-appropriate.” Another fun feature is the drop down text messages called “quips.” This feature allows children to express thoughts and feelings and allows other kids to comment on the quips.
In an effort to keep children off of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, Togetherville is stepping up to the plate to provide a safe area for kids to network. The new site allows children to play games and network in a “neighborhood” environment and teaches them how to use the technology to communicate safely online. Parents will build and monitor their child’s network, and other family members onFacebook are encouraged to interact with their younger family members online.
Togetherville is currently free, and they have a controlled environment where kids will interact with people they know in real life. What’s interesting is you can only sign your child up for Togetherville if you have a Facebook account. This partnership serves as a safeguard for the child site.
According to Togetherville’s site, applications are kid-size and ad free, “In Togetherville, kids can design logos, cards and collages to display on their profile or share with friends and family.” Kids can also watch videos. Togetherville’s site says, “All video content is pre-screened to be safe and age-appropriate.” Another fun feature is the drop down text messages called “quips.” This feature allows children to express thoughts and feelings and allows other kids to comment on the quips.
NetSmartz is a unique resource provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The safety approach this program offers is one-of-a-kind. The goal of the NetSmartz program is to team up with law enforcement, educators, and parents to educate the safest practices on the web.
NetSmartz411 is a page specifically designed for parents. You can send detailed questions to experts, and get all the answers needed about the newest lingo used by kids or technology. You can even call 1-888-NETS411 and ask an expert a question over the phone. Parents and teachers, this resource is FREE and it is something you can actively be involved with. If you take the time to learn the latest trends of the virtual like gaming, social networking, sexting, video sharing, photo sharing and blogging it may prevent a potentially negative situation in your child’s life.
If you have questions, or need more resources, please visit the RESOURCE section of this site or if you have a specific question you would like to ask, please visit the ASKMICHELLE section.
Attorneys are expected to enter not guilty pleas today for three teens charged for bullying 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. The teen committed suicide earlier this year after she was allegedly targeted and bullied relentlessly for months. Nine teenagers, seven females and two males, are all facing a variety of charges including statutory rape, criminal harassment, violation of civil rights and disturbing a school assembly resulting in bodily injury. This past Tuesday, three other teens entered not guilty pleas for their roles in this alleged crime. Those suspects are scheduled to appear back in court on September 15, 2010.
Phoebe took her life on January 14, 2010 after she was allegedly bullied inside her South Hadley High School in Massachusetts and online. Many reports indicate that administrators and staff of the school knew about the bullying and abuse, but did nothing to help. Phoebe’s aunt even visited the school before her arrival from Ireland and told them about her bullying experiences overseas, and how they should be aware that her niece was susceptible to this type of abuse. Reports indicate the teachers and administrators may have even witnessed physical abuse, and had full knowledge about the situation, but turned their heads to the situation.
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
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