Internet Safety
"But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety." (Deuteronomy 12:10)
At a recent Single Moms Brunch, Officer Sherry Sullivan of the Geneva Police Department joined us and presented on "Internet Safety: What Moms Need to Know". Officer Sullivan's presentation was an informative eye opener for many of us and included... - Tips for watching our kids online
- Understanding Internet terminology
- Chat abbreviations
- Cyberbullying
- Resources to help protect our children
- Strategies for safe Internet use
- Knowledge about how predators find kids
- Suggestions on what to do when a child is unsupervised online
- Safe photo sharing
- Social Networking safely
- Using parental controls
- And much more
At the end of Officer Sullivan's presentation, we had a question and answer session and it was very apparent that this issue is a great concern for all vigilant parents. She probably could have spent an entire morning with us! A book titled "Online Predators, A Parents Guide For The Virtual Playground" which was written by Deputy Chief Mike Sullivan, co-creator of "Safety Monitor: How to Protect Your Kids Online" was available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing this highly informative book please contact Officer Sherry Sullivan at the Geneva Police Department. Officer Sullivan has done a great deal of work in helping to fight cyber crimes, locate predators, educate parents and much more in an effort to help keep children in our communities safe. She's researched logging, filtering, monitoring and other software and recommends the following resources... Spectra Pro Monitoring Software. Very well regarded. Automatically monitors everything your kids do on the Internet. Spectra Pro records EVERYTHING they do on the computer - their chats, instant messages, emails, the web sites they visit, what they search for, what they do on MySpace, the pictures they post and look at, the keystrokes they type, the programs they run and much more. And because of its advanced surveillance screen snapshot features, you get to see not only WHAT they do, but the EXACT order in which they do it, step by step. Cyber Sentinel Parental Control Software. Helpful parental control software comparison chart on this site. Allows parents to filter, monitor and track their childrens' activity on the computer. Monitors sites such as MySpace.Com, Facebook, etc.
On behalf of the FBCG Single Moms Ministry and their families who will be better protected online, we would like to thank Officer Sullivan for her educational presentation and dedication to keeping our children safe online.
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