Digital Dialog - safe, appropriate, and fun uses of digital technologies!

safe, appropriate, and fun uses of digital technologies!

Encouraging regular communication about safe, appropriate, and fun uses of digital technologies.

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Digital Dialog Podcasts

Podcast05: Comparing Parental Control Options in Windows Vista and Mac OS 10.5 Leopard

Podcast04: Introductory reflections on Children's Ministries in the 21st Century

Podcast03: Content Filters and Parental Controls

Podcast02: Avoiding Malware and Whitelisting Websites

Podcast01: Introducing Digital Dialog

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Thanks to the great folks at Club Penguin for granting us permission to use one of their site graphics as part of the logo for "Digital Dialog!"

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Wesley Fryer added 2 blog postsApril 20

Michelle Penman is now a member of Digital DialogApril 20

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Adina Sullivan left a comment on their own profileApril 8

Adina Sullivan updated their profileApril 8

Adina Sullivan and Wesley Fryer are now friendsApril 8

Alice Barr updated their profileApril 8

Wesley Fryer left a comment for Adina SullivanApril 8

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Anyone interested in learning more about Internet safety, safe digital social networking, and great ways to use the Internet for learning and fun is welcome to join this Ning social network! Related links, podcasts, and other resources are also available on our WikiSpaces site. This project started as a result of a 3-part class for parents offered on Wednesday nights in Spring 2007 at First Presbyterian Church, Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Digital Dialog wiki

I've created a Digital Dialog wiki to accompany this site, and serve as a curriculum portal for a class I'm planning to co-teach with my father in law next fall:

http://digitaldialog.pbwiki.com

We haven't finalized the class title, but I'm considering something like "Digital Dialog and Digital Discipline: Conversations for Lifelong Learners." We're going to address a variety of topics extending well beyond Internet Safety: digital photography, Face… Continue

Posted by Wesley Fryer on April 20, 2009 at 9:30pm

Thanks for the heads-up on inappropriate content

My apologies we had a spam blog post here on digital dialog, I have banned the member from the learning community.

I'm going to still leave the membership to this Ning open and unmoderated, hopefully we won't have more problems like this again.

It is sad to see the lengths spammers will go to reach our radar screens with content that is wholly inappropriate for a context like this. :-(

Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you see anything here on our website that is inappropriate… Continue

Posted by Wesley Fryer on March 9, 2009 at 10:48pm

Discussing profile pictures and avatars with kids

Have you had a conversation with your own children or students lately about their online profile? What's appropriate to use for a profile picture or avatar? What could the consequences be down the road (or right away) of using an inappropriate profile picture or avatar?

Some social networking sites use "gravatars" which can be "rated" like you rate movies.

… Continue

Posted by Wesley Fryer on August 5, 2008 at 12:33pm

About me

About Me

So, who am I?

This is a tricky question to answer as I’m not always entirely sure who I am from one moment to the next. In fact, all I'm certain of is that I'm not quite the same person as I was when I first arrived on the Indian land, all those years ago.

To keep things simple, I'm was not born on the Mainland, or to two Rich parents, so my views are quite different from most Mainlanders, and from most 'overseas and Indian'.

How I think of myself:
Sweet
Innocent
Honest
How my frie… Continue

Posted by Renny on July 25, 2008 at 12:39pm

New Internet Safety for parents resources

I have drafted a new presentation / workshop for parents that I will be sharing twice later this month in the Oklahoma City area. I have titled it "Internet Safety and Social Networking for Parents."

http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/internetsafety

At the suggestion of Karen Montgomery I added resources related to instant messaging yesterday. I would love feedback on the content and links.

I am also wondering about the best way to share these resources with parents. I am considering writing the… Continue

Posted by Wesley Fryer on January 11, 2008 at 4:44pm — 1 Comment

News updates

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A Good Person?

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- A New York woman, Margery Tannenbaum, was re-arrested today for further charges due to her posting a Craigslist ad under the guise of her nine year old daughter’s rival that said, “I need a little affection”. Of course, this resulted in a number of phones being made to the child of those who stood ready to provide this perverted affection. Her lawyer declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but said that his client is a good person. In the meantime, another mother across town is s

Block Objectional Youtube videos

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- The internet has opened up a whole new world of educational tools and ways of communicating with friends and family all over the world. It doesn’t take long until useful technology is used in ways that can cause harm to our families and the internet is no exception. Even if you don’t go looking for objectionable material it comes up, recently my husband and I were watching historical videos on youtube and accidentally stumbled on a video with content that was objectionable. Now we have a three y

Mom used Internet and sex against 9-year-old girl

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- New York mom accused of using Internet and sex to retaliate against 9-year-old girl Can a mother’s love go too far? It did in the case of 40 year old Margery Tannenbaum, according to Suffolk county prosecutors. The licensed clinical social worker from Hauppauge is facing upgraded criminal charges in a case Suffolk’s district attorney has called “strange and disturbing.“ It began back in February, when Tannenbaum came to believe her daughter was being harassed at a Hauppauge elementary s

“Lori Dew is Acquitted” or “Justice Served?” or “Parents: Will You Please Pay Attention Now?!”

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- SO, I was sitting here this morning thinking to myself, “what the heck and I going to blog about today?” Then I checked the news. Wow. Well, apparently the Lori Drew conviction was overturned by the judge. Lori Drew, who already got away on state and criminal laws, will now not even suffer the fate of a misdemeanor. She is 100% free. She convinced a troubled young girl to kill herself – and she will lead a free life unscathed… at least until the angry mobs get to her. There are millions of

“Lori Dew is Acquitted” or “Justice Served?” or “Parents: Will You Please Pay Attention Now?!”

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- SO, I was sitting here this morning thinking to myself, “what the heck and I going to blog about today?” Then I checked the news. Wow. Well, apparently the Lori Drew conviction was overturned by the judge. Lori Drew, who already got away on state and criminal laws, will now not even suffer the fate of a misdemeanor. She is 100% free. She convinced a troubled young girl to kill herself – and she will lead a free life unscathed… at least until the angry mobs get to her. There are millions of

My Page - Digi Parent

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Jenni Swanson Voorhees's Page on Digi Parent

Wake Up, America, Are Kids Are Dying…

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- A couple of nights ago I was awakened at 3:45 a.m. by a torrential rainstorm. After the intense thunder and lightening subsided, and still unable to get back to sleep, I turned on the television and began flipping through the channels. That mindless activity halted when my ears pricked up upon hearing an unfamiliar word: bullycide. Understanding instantly what the word meant — suicide as a result of bullying — I grabbed my eyeglasses so that I could watch the news report. Later in the day, I s