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It’s Social, and Can Be Safe Too
Helping Youth Stay Safe Online
SCLS Brainsnack
Friday, October 17, 2008
12:00 noon
Cheryl Becker, Public Library Administration Consultant
Shawn Brommer, Youth Services and Outreach Consultant
Social Software
• Connect
• Interact
• Share data
• Communities
• “Web 2.0”
• “Power to the people”
Social Software
• “Ready for 2.0”– Presentation and recording (mp3)
• Five Weeks to a Social Library
• Project Play
Social Networking
• Meet and communicate
• Shared interests/causes
• Combines– Chat– Blog– Photo sharing– “Friending”
Social Networking - parents
How kids are using - Neopets
How kids are using – Club Penguin
How kids are using – National Geographic for Kids (blog)
Blogs – elementary school
Teachers and kids - TeacherTube
TeacherTube - SCLS
How are teens using - Runescape
How teens are using – summer camp blog
How teens are using - MySpace
YouTube!
Teen Read blog (SCLS)
Library Blogs
• Baraboo Public Library Teens
• Director’s Blog (Menasha Public Library)
• More at Menasha– (see “Library Blogs”)
Internal Library Blog
Wikis
• Stevens County, Washington
• Loudonpedia (Loudon County, Virginia)
• SkokieNet (Skokie, Illinois)
Social Networking
• Seattle Public Library FaceBook
• Topeka-Shawnee County (Kansas) Public Library FaceBook
• Denver Public Library MySpace
• Middleton Public Library MySpace
YouTube
• Denver Public Library
• Columbus (Nebraska) Public Library
• McCracken County (2007 Kentucky SLP)
Flickr
• Westerville (Ohio) Public Library→ “About us” → “Tour the Library”
• Lester Public Library (Two Rivers)
→ “LPL Online”(MySpace and blogs too!)
Food for Thought
• User 2.0: Innovative Library Sites (LibraryGarden blog entry)
• “Technology Goes Local” (American Libraries, September 2008)
• Users want companies to use social media(ReadWriteWeb, September 2008)
Benefits of social software
• Critical thinking
• Reading and writing skills
• Collaboration
• Communicating with authors, experts, etc.—Social and cultural competence
• Boundaries and expectations
Benefits (2)
• Communication between those with special interests
• Equalizing – Appearance, status, disabilities
• Gaming: “Subversive Learning”– Learn skills– Form coalitions– Decision making
• “Virtual malt shop”
Benefits (3)
• See the YALSA articles (bibliography)
– Social Networking and DOPA
– Teens & Social Networking in School & Public Libraries
Social software for kids in libraries because. . .
• They live their lives online
• They get their information from the Internet
• They socialize online
• They expect it
Additionally. . .
• They are future tax-payers and future library supporters.
• This is the way teens seek, share and recommend information
• We want libraries to remain relevant
• . . . Remember – there are benefits
But is it safe?
• Maybe.
• Maybe not.
Maybe not
• Accuracy?
• Anonymity can encourage bad behavior.
• Potential for online scamming, identity theft, predation.
• But, wait. . .
But wait—
• Online networking isn’t going away
• We don’t ban automobiles, TV, or children walking home alone
• Are we over-reacting?
• Safety measures exist
Are we over-reacting?
• The news: “1 in 7 children approached by predators”
• The reality: – Teen to teen– Very few lead to actual contact or assault– Most abuse committed by persons known to
youth
NCMEC, 2006
Safety Measures
• Education and Involvement
• Tips – For youth– For parents
• Library policies and programs
• Sites themselves
• Helpful sources
Tips for Youth
• Be smart about what you post and say.
• Be careful about sharing personal info.
• Don’t get together in person with someone you “meet” online. – 3 P’s
• Report people acting inappropriately. Don’t play along.
Tips for Parents
• Talk to kids!
• Learn what they’re using: – Spend time with them online– Get your own accounts and explore
• Set and enforce rules.
• Monitor computer time.
• Keep computer in visible area.
Tips for Parents
• Be aware of other computers your child uses
• Tell them about “Tips for Youth”
• Know who they’re emailing and chatting with.
Policies
• Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
• Thomas Ford Memorial Library (Western Springs, Illinois)
• E.G. Fisher Public Library (Athens, Tennessee)
Programs
• Springfield (Nebraska) Memorial Library
• Putney (Vermont) Public Library
Site Safety Measures
• MySpace
Other Helpful Sources
• Federal Trade Commission
• StopCyberbullying.org
• NetSafe (Illinois Library Association)
• WiredSafety.org
• TeenAngels
• Wisconsin Department of Justice
Think About
• The world is changing
• Are we meeting changing needs?
• “Did You Know 2.0” (YouTube)
• How will libraries respond?
Questions?
Cheryl Becker cbecker@scls.lib.wi.us
Shawn Brommer sbrommer@scls.lib.wi.us
Thank you!
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