Penggunaan teknologi digital dalam kehidupan sehari-hari tumbuh dengan pesat. Anak-anank dan remaja tidak luput dari senuhan teknologi digital. Mulai Sekolah Dasar kemana-mana sudah membawa dan memakai handphone. Sepulang dari sekolah berktivitas dengan internet dan game mutipleyer. Layanan download game , akses konten dengan skema Reg ... , ditawarkan dengan berbagai hadiah yang menarik. Belum lagi konten yang sifatnya porno atau menyerempet porno diiklankan secara gratis melalui berita-berita kriminalitas. Semuanya mudah diakses dengan perangkat digital dari genggaman tangan.
Banyak orang belum menyadari kemajuan digital selain membawa manfaat juga memberikan ancaman terhadap pertumbuhan anak. Kecanduan internet, paranoid, kecanduan pornografi, sering berbohong, merupakan gejala-gejala yang sering tidak disadari berawal dari penggunaan teknologi digital yang tidak terkendali.
Dibutuhkan sarana untuk berbagi petunjuk (guidance) pemakaian peralatan digital untuk kalangan anak-anak dan remaja supaya tepat penggunaanya. Sehingga kita bisa merasakan manfaatnya, dan bukan mendapatkan sampah informasi yang tidak berguna.
Link-ling berikut menarik untuk dikaji lebih lanjut :
1. http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/videos/kacie/
2. http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/24/1452713-myspace-can-bring-shy-kids-out-of-their-shells
3. http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/28/1457305-how-to-buy-a-basic-digital-tv
4. http://www.loebjack.com/Loebjack/digital_parenting.html
5. http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/03/01/541701.aspx
6. http://komputekonline.net/basic/parental-controls-untuk-multimedia/
7. http://rajaoff.blogspot.com/2008/10/mengasuh-bayi-di-era-digital.html
8. http://bangdanu.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/mengontrol-kegiatan-berkomputer-anak-dengan-fasilitas-parental-controls-pada-windows-vista/
9. http://cincinnatifamilymagazine.com/news.php?viewStory=199
10. http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=1003053
11. http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/07/1415921-confessions-of-a-modern-mom
12. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26665698/page/2/
13. http://www.kidzui.com/plans
14. http://www.mykidsbrowser.com/demo_kids_www_browser.php
15. http://safekids.com/
16. http://www.wiredsafety.org/flashandvideo/ANW-Part-1.swf
17. http://www.connectsafely.org/videos/
18. http://www.netfamilynews.org/
19. http://www.safeteens.com/
20. http://safekids.com/child-safety-on-the-information-highway/
21. http://kids.getnetwise.org/tools/tool_result.php3?display_start=1&functionality_id_array[]=931542385.18341
22. http://www.connectsafely.org/powerpoint-and-pdf-files/powerpoint-and-pdf-files/
23. http://www.cybersitter.com/
24. http://www.wiredsafety.org/
25. http://www.wiredsafety.org/flashandvideo/index.html
For many of the parenting skills we use, it is only necessary to look to our own upbringing for guidance. However, the rapid growth in technology is unique to our generation of parental responsibility. The digital environment kids live in is foreign to most parents, even the techno-savvy ones. The Digital Parenting Seminar is aimed at education parents about the emerging issues facing their children and providing a discussion of what our responsibilities are, as parent, in our children's digital lives.
The primary goal of this three hour seminar is to cover the ethics, practice, and role of modern parenting. We will also cover the basic how-to of setting up parental controls on the current Windows and Mac OS. The final segment of the seminar will be an open discussion about the individual challenges you are currently facing with your children and, as a group, we will strategize on realistic solutions.
Seminar Outline
1. Introduction, What do I bring to the discussion.
2. Landscape of influence
a. texting, IM, You Tube, Myspace, Facebook, etc.
b. friends, bullies, perverts
c. you, siblings, teachers
3. Ethics of Parenting in your child's digital life
a. boundaries, is this your computer or theirs
b. snooping / watching
c. location
d. passwords, locks, secrets
4. Setting rule of conduct
a. your three rules
b. violation vs. disregard of rules
c. discus situations frequently
5. Graduation, age specific privileges
a. where do you start
b. choosing the right computer
c. over the shoulder participation
d. working harder when the computer is out of sight
6. Tools available on Windows systems
a. creating separate user accounts
b. Vista Parental Controls
c. checking logs and VNC
7. Built in not bolted on, Mac OS Parental controls
a. creating separate user accounts
b. Mac OS X Parental Controls
c. viewing logs and Screen sharing
8. Don't wage a "Tech War," you'll loose
a. managing your tools
b. over protection and invasion
c. life rules not tech rules
