Family Media Agreement: K-5

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1 Family Media Agreement: K-5 I will nt give ut any private infrmatin, such as my full name, date f birth, address, r phne number, withut my family s permissin. I will keep my passwrds private and nly share them with my family. I will tell a trusted adult if anyne nline makes me feel uncmfrtable, sad, r unsafe. I will recgnize that my safety is mre imprtant t my family than anything else. I will cmmunicate kindly when I use the Internet r my cell phne. I will nt tease, embarrass, r bully thers. I knw that the Internet is public, and I will respect myself and thers when I m using it. I will nt pretend that I created smething that s nt actually my wn wrk. I knw that nt everything I read, hear, r see nline is true. I will respect my family s decisins fr what I m allwed t watch, play with, r listen t, and when. I will cntinue t enjy the ther activities and peple in my life. In echange, my family agrees t... recgnize that media is a big part f my life, even if they dn t always understand why. talk with me abut what wrries them and why, befre saying n. talk t me abut my interests and help me find stuff that s apprpriate and fun. signed by my parent r caregiver

2 Family Media Agreement: 6-8 I will nt create accunts r give ut any private infrmatin such as my full name, date f birth, address, phne number, r phts withut my family s permissin. I will nt share my passwrds with anyne ther than my family. I will ask my family t help me with privacy settings if I want t set up devices, accunts, r prfiles. If anyne makes me feel pressured r uncmfrtable, r acts inapprpriately tward me nline, I ll stp talking t that persn and will tell a friend r family member I trust abut it. I will nt bully, humiliate, r upset anyne nline r with my phne whether thrugh sharing phts, vides, r screenshts, spreading rumrs r gssip, r setting up fake prfiles and I will stand up t thse wh d. I knw that whatever I share nline r with my cell phne can spread fast and far. I will nt pst anything nline that culd harm my reputatin. Whenever I use, reference, r share smene else s creative wrk nline, I will give prper credit t the authr r artist. I knw that nt everything I read, hear, r see nline is true. I will cnsider whether a surce r authr is credible. I will help my family set media time limits that make sense, and then I will fllw them. I will be mindful f hw much time I spend in frnt f screens, and I will cntinue t enjy the ther activities and peple in my life. In echange, my family agrees t... recgnize that media is a big part f my life, even if they dn t always understand why. talk with me abut what wrries them and why, befre saying n. talk t me abut my interests and embrace my wrld, including helping me find media that s apprpriate and fun. signed by my parent r caregiver

3 Family Media Agreement: 9-12 I knw that there are scams nline that I can avid. Therefre, unless I am filling ut a trusted frm with my family s permissin, I will nt give ut my private r financial infrmatin. I will read the privacy plicies f any scial netwrk sites r apps that I want t use, and I will pay attentin t the types f infrmatin these cmpanies can cllect abut me. I knw that I have a chice in the kinds f relatinships I have nline. I will stp talking t anyne wh makes me feel pressured r uncmfrtable, r acts inapprpriately tward me. I will mdel kind behavir nline. I will nt bully, humiliate, r upset anyne nline r with my phne whether thrugh sharing phts, vides, r screenshts, spreading rumrs r gssip, r setting up fake prfiles and I will stand up t thse wh d. I knw that the phts and vides I pst, and everything that I write abut myself and thers nline, can be saved and shared withut my knwing. Therefre, I will nt pst anything nline that I wuldn t want my family, teachers, cllege admissins fficers, r future emplyers t see. When I use, reference, r share smene else s creative wrk nline, I will give prper credit t the authr r artist. I als knw that I have a right t receive credit fr any riginal wrk that I share nline. I knw that nt everything I read, hear, r see nline is true. I will cnsider whether a surce is credible. As an authr, I will als cntribute infrmatin thughtfully and hnestly. I will be pen with my family abut hw I spend my time with media and shw them that I use it respnsibly. I will be mindful f hw much time I spend in frnt f screens, and I will cntinue t enjy the ther activities and peple in my life. In echange, my family agrees t... recgnize that media is a big part f my life, even if they dn t always understand why. talk with me abut what wrries them and why, befre saying n. talk t me abut my interests and embrace my wrld, including helping me find media that s apprpriate and fun. let me make sme mistakes and help me learn frm them. respect my privacy and talk t me if they have cncerns. signed by my parent r caregiver

4 Custmizable Device Cntract Things t keep in mind... Befre creating a family cntract abut yur kid s persnal r schl-issued device, talk abut hw the device will be used at hme. Use the suggested guidelines belw t help make sure that yu and yur kid are n the same page. Then use the custmizable frm t utline yur agreed-upn epectatins. Where, When, & Hw Lng? Decide where yu re cmfrtable having yur kid use the device. Can they nly use it in family spaces, like a family rm r kitchen? Can they bring it int their bedrm r the bathrm? Can they use it at the dinner table? Cnsider the difference between using a device fr hmewrk and using it fr entertainment. Yur kid s schl may have specific plicies fr what a device is t be used fr and by whm (e.g., n siblings!). Talk abut what it means t balance time spent with technlgy, media, and ther activities. What are sme steps yur family can take t balance screen time with face-t-face time? D yu want t make the dinner table a device-free zne, in which n family member (nt even the adults) may use a cell phne, tablet, r cmputer? D yu want t set a curfew fr when devices need t be shut ff? Checking In Eplain that as the parent r caregiver, part f yur jb is t guide them. Identify ways t maintain pen, hnest cmmunicatin with yur kids abut their device. Discuss hw yu ll mnitr the device. D yu want t check up n yur kid s activity? If s, hw? Will yu ask yur kid t give yu access t s, tets, and IMs? Will yu review his r her search histry (which can be deleted) frm time t time? Talk with yur kid abut the kinds f apps they ll be using and accunts they ll have. Ask them t shw yu their favrites, as well as the nes they use mst. Hw d they wrk? What s s cl abut them? Hw d these tls supprt their learning? Privacy Settings Practice creating a strng passwrd tgether. Use at least eight characters (miing letters, numbers, and symbls) and avid including any private infrmatin such as names, addresses, birth dates, etc. Remember t have yur kid write dwn usernames and passwrds and keep the infrmatin stred in a safe place. Discuss the imprtance f nt sharing passwrds with thers, and decide whether parents shuld be an eceptin t the rule. One idea is t have kids create their wn passwrds but then keep them accessible t parents in a sealed envelpe fr emergencies. Review privacy plicies and privacy settings tgether. Make sure yur kids understand what private and persnal infrmatin cmpanies may r may nt be cllecting. Decide hw public r private an audience yu all are cmfrtable with when it cmes t sharing and psting. Care & Maintenance Discuss what yu cnsider t be respnsible care and maintenance f what are ften epensive tls. Where will the device be stred and charged at hme? Why is it imprtant t treat the device gently and nt shve it int a backpack? Outline the respnsibility factr. Discuss what will happen and wh s respnsible if the device gets stlen, lst, r brken even if by accident. Cmmunicating Respnsibly Online Talk abut the difference between using the device t cmmunicate with classmates fr schl-related wrk and using it fr hanging ut r gfing ff with friends. What are the schl s guidelines fr apprpriate use? Hw will yu enfrce similar epectatins at hme? Discuss yur family rules fr scial netwrking and messaging with peple they knw, srt f knw, r dn t knw at all. What des it mean t be respectful t and respected by thers? What des that lk like? Use this as a springbard fr a discussin abut cyberbullying, privacy, and safety. CONNECTING FAMILIES

5 Our Cntract This cntract utlines my family s epectatins fr hw I use my device at hme. We agreed upn the fllwing: Where, When, & Hw Lng We talked abut what it means t use the device apprpriately and respectfully at hme. We agree t: Checking In We talked abut hw we, as a family, will stay invlved in hw the device is used and what it s used fr. We agree t: Privacy Settings We talked abut what kinds f accunts I ll have and hw I can best prtect my private infrmatin. We agree t: Care & Maintenance We talked what it means t take gd care f my device at hme, and what might happen if it s brken, stlen, r lst. We agree t: Cmmunicating Respnsibly Online We talked abut the different ways I might cmmunicate with ther peple using my device, and what safe, respnsible, and respectful cmmunicatin lks like. We agree t: signed by my parent r caregiver CONNECTING FAMILIES