What's a Parent or Educator to Do?
Contributed by: bNetSavy.org The negatives seem to outweigh the positives, but texting seems to be here to stay, at least until something even quicker and “cooler” takes its place. Parents and educators can’t afford to ignore the practice or wish it away. Before allowing your child to text or making school policy regarding texting, make sure you feel well-informed and ready to set clear guidelines. Education, awareness and communication are crucial. Want addresses, locations, or phone numbers without paying for 411? You can text the name of a business or restaurant to GOOGL on your wireless phone keypad (that’s google without the “E”), and it will look up the information and text it to you. Free, from Google, but you may have to pay for incoming or outgoing text messages. For more information: http://www.nsteens.org/ Jace Shoemaker-Galloway is the Regional Office of Education #26 Internet Safety Coordinator. What began three years ago as an interest and hobby has become a full-time career and passion. To date, she has educated over 750 children with personalized curriculums she created. She also educates parents and teachers. She is Chairperson of a team of community leaders she assembled, the Macomb Online Safety Team (M.O.S.T.) and is a regular newspaper columnist for the Macomb Journal.TECH TIP FOR PARENTS
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