FREE Workshop for Parents
Keeping Your Kids Safe
Fight Back Against Internet Dangers
Learn How to
Block Unwanted Web Sites &
Get Kids to Talk about
Surfing Habits
Visiting Geeks Recommends
CyberPatrol
for effective parental controls. We teach how to
install
this software at our free workshops. Or, for more
aggressive
parental control or employee monitoring we recommend
Spector Pro.
It records email, chat, IMs, keystrokes, Web sites
and more.
Visiting Geeks
Has Recently
Facilitated Workshops at...
Newburyport Public Library
Wood Hill Middle School
in Andover
Fuller Meadow School in Middleton
During Our Workshop You’ll Learn How To
- Use the security controls already on your computer that block certain Internet usage
- Prevent technically-savvy kids from undoing security put in place by you
- Choose off-the-shelf software products when more aggressive controls are needed
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We'll walk
you through step-by-step how to install
CyberPatrol and you'll receive a detailed
handout with instructions
Special Guest Appearance
There will be a special appearance by Newburyport
psychotherapist Jan Nealer, who has a doctorate in
family counseling. She’ll discuss the emotional
drive behind kid’s Internet surfing behaviors and
how to build open communication between parent and
child, so kids make safe online choices.
Reserve your seat, call 978.346.4087.
WORKSHOP
OUTLINE
Refreshments will be served.
Basic do’s and don’ts for safe online behavior
you can teach your child, such as: never give out
any personal information, do not download anything
that’s not from a trustworthy source, never say
anything in a chat room you wouldn’t say in public,
people are not always who they seem to be, and more.
The two key rules-of-thumb for safe online computing
are:
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Keep your identity private
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Never meet someone in person you first met online
MORE...
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An overview of the latest Internet perpetrator techniques used to lure teenagers into dangerous situations, specifically through use of Instant Messaging, Chat rooms and Bulletin Boards/profiles.
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Software tools currently on most computers that allow parents to enable various filters that’ll block certain Web sites from being accessed. For example: Internet Explorer has some parental control features that in many instances are not enabled. The user must purposefully activate the features.
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Use of existing software parents may already have installed on their computers for other purposes, that when enabled, can also block certain Web sites from being accessed. Example: Trend Micros’ anti-virus software has a built in firewall that’ll accept a list of Web sites that may not be accessed. Visiting Geeks will instruct parents on where to go within their software program(s) and enter the necessary information.
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Tactics young adults use to circumvent their parents’ monitoring efforts. Most teenagers know far more about how to navigate and take advantage of a computer’s “powers” than most adults. Thus, parents may proactively set parental controls that even a non-savvy teenage computer user could circumvent. We’ll describe the most common and effective strategies.
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The availability of various software that’s exclusively for parental controls, both filtering and monitoring tools, what type of ratings they have, what works, what doesn’t, and how to use them.
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Throughout the workshop we’ll have hands-on opportunities for parents to watch and use various parental control software programs available to them.
FUTURE
WORKSHOP DATES
Email us
to learn about our upcoming workshop dates.
The workshop is
FREE. However, seating is limited.
Reserve your seat by calling
978.346.4087 or
email.