Safety tips for using email

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Having an email account is a big responsibility. Your child is probably going to start asking for one, somewhere between 8 and 10 years old. It is okay to give them an email account if it is set up appropriately. You may want to start out with a kid friendly account. This way you, as a parent, can have control over what they say and with whom they talk. As your child gets a little bit older, you want to make sure that email stays open and transparent. They are going to need some help understanding email etiquette. That they know that anything they put online can be forwarded to somebody else and has a life of its own. It never goes away. When they understand those guidelines and those rules, and they understand your expectations; then you can begin to give them a little more freedom. You want to role it out slowly, so that they know how you feel about their online worlds.

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Lori Getz, M.A.

Technology Expert

Since 2004 Lori has worked as an Instructional Technologist in Los Angeles, CA. She has a Master of Arts in Educational Technology from San Diego State University and is certified by isafe.org as an Internet Safety Specialist. In September 2008 Lori founded Cyber Education Consultants and began speaking to students, parents, and educators about Internet safety, security and ethics.  Since that time Lori has reached out to Internet users across the world!  Her mission is simple- to help bridge the gap between a young generation of digital natives and their parents and teachers. 

Today, Cyber Education Consultants provides workshops, professional development and consulting services to more than 100 schools across the country.

Lori is an educator, mother, and Internet safety expert.  She has appeared on the "Dr. Phil Show," "Today," "HLN," “Dr. Drew” and several other local news and radio programs (including the Ryan Seacrest show on KIIS FM).  She often lectures live, speaking to parents, teachers and students. Lori has been published in several areas including as an online expert for momlogic.com and kidsinthehouse.org.  Most recently was featured in Rachel Simmons’ new edition of “Odd Girl Out” and Lucie Hemmen’s, Ph.D “Parenting a Teen Girl.” She is currently working with the “I Have a Plan” series to develop a children’s book on online safety.  Her insight comes from both her professional and personal life working with children, tweens and teens.  

 

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