1. NCMEC Blog
2. The Screenagers Blog - Home of Tech Talk Tuesdays
3. Thorn Blog

Student Exploitation Prevention & Resources

Student exploitation based on online interactions is on the rise, and is incredibly alarming. Below are links to two incredible organizations who do amazing things for students, schools, and parents.

NCMEC - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - has so many tools and resources, we ask you to explore them all. They even have a tool for helping people get images removed from the Internet if they have posted nude or innapropriate images called "take it down". 

1. NCMEC blog (consider subscribing)
   1. Kidsmartz (resources for Tk-5th grade)
   2. Netsmartz (resources for 6th-12th grade)
   3. Take it down (tool to get help removing unwanted images from the internet)
   4. Safe to Compete (information on safety in youth sports)
   5. Cyber Tipline for reporting suspected child sexual exploitation

Thorn is an amazing tech-based organization that also focuses on ending child abuse and empowering parents to fight against child exploitation online. We recommend reading their blog articles and subscribing to their blog posts.

1. Thorn blog
2. Thorn Home

Social Media Resources

1. 1. Common Sense Media

      1. Instagram search

      2. Instagram parent guide

      3. Tiktok search

      4. Tiktok parent guide

      5. Snapchat search

      6. Snapchat parent guide

   2. Other sources

      1. Parental guides for privacy settings on social media sites (article from CNN)

Gaming Resources

1. Roblox

2. Discord

3. Kik

4. Twitch

Parental Controls Resources

1. You can now control your student iPad at home between the hours of 6:30pm and 6:00am and all weekend long: Go to your students school website, under Parents > Control Your Students iPad at Home. Click below for tutorial videos for controlling the ipad.
    
   • ScreenGuide Tutorial Videos
   • How To Translate Captions On ScreenGuide Videos

2. Can Parents use the screen time feature on student devices?

   Because Apple's Screen Time feature requires an individual student apple ID we do not use Screen Time on the student devices. However, through the ScreenGuide feature of our mobile device management (MDM) software (outlined above), parents can set time limits at night and on weekends to have greater control of their student's devices.

3. Here are some links to great resources for how to control your student's personal devices like a phone or gaming console
   1. Common Sense Media's Guide to Parental Controls
      
      
   2. CNN's 2024 Guide to Parental Controls
      
      
   3. Setting Parental Controls on Mobile Phones (By Provider)
      
      
   4. Parental Control Apps

Geotagging Resources

What is geotagging, also known as geofencing, and how does it work? Learn more here.

Find additional resources and information for geotagging/geofencing below.

a. Life360

• Features: Real-time location sharing, driving reports, crash detection, emergency SOS, geofences.

• Platform: iOS and Android.

• Privacy: Robust privacy settings.

• Website: Life360

b. Google Family Link

• Features: Location tracking, screen time limits, app management, location history, geofences.

• Platform: iOS and Android.

• Privacy: Integrated with Google’s privacy features.

• Website: Google Family Link - https://families.google/familylink/

c. Apple Find My

• Features: Location sharing, lost device tracking, AirTags integration.

• Platform: iOS.

• Privacy: Strong privacy controls.

• Website: Apple Find My

d. Bark

• Features: Social media and text monitoring, location tracking, alert notifications.

• Platform: iOS and Android.

• Privacy: Designed with privacy in mind, customizable monitoring.

• Website: Bark

e. Glympse

• Features: Temporary real-time location sharing, no account required.

• Platform: iOS and Android.

• Privacy: Temporary location sharing for privacy.

• Website: Glympse

f. Qustodio

• Features: Location tracking, geofencing, panic buttons, detailed activity reports.

• Platform: iOS and Android.

• Privacy: Customizable settings, transparent monitoring.

• Website: Qustodio

Student contracts for mobile devices

We suggest that any parent who gives their student a device should first agree on rules for that device and any consequences for breaking rules before a device is given and maybe rewards for great online behavior. We implore all parents to remember that you are in charge of the device and can take it away or lock it up at night or stop paying for service if the device is abused.

FSD Student Digital Responsibility Agreement

Please use the searches below, look at a number of contracts, then work with your student to create your own family contract.

Print At Home Cell Phone Contracts For Tweens

Print At Home Cell Phone Contracts For Teens

Home Internet Filtering and Safety

All district student devices are filtered everywhere they go. However, we highly suggest that parents filter their home internet as well as their student's personal devices like phones. Please see the parent control resources area for phones control. 

Your internet provider typically has a way to filter your internet at home. Please contact your provider or do an internet search for your provider and "internet filter". Or you can search for your provider and "parental controls"

Here is a search for Spectrum

You can also search to see if your email has been exposed in a data breach so you know to go change your passwords

1. Check if your email is in a data breach