PROGRAMS
Internet Safety Concepts has taught thousands of students and parents about the importance of safety when using technology. Scott Driscoll’s style of presenting captures the audience and shows – through his firsthand experience in law enforcement – how powerful and potentially dangerous today’s technology can be if we do not think about safety.
After his presentation, you will ask yourself, “Am I being as safe as I can be?”
Student Presentations
60 minutes
This presentation heightens students’ awareness of what could happen if they are not thinking about safety or the consequences of using today’s ever-changing technology. Students will learn how a picture shared could impact their future, how comments on a social networking site can come back to haunt them, and how cyberbullying – if not addressed appropriately – can have severe outcomes.
Presentation topics are tailored to the specific age group, from
4th grade through college.
Topics covered range from the following:
- Social Networking: Positives, negatives and potential impacts
- Cyberbullying: Protecting yourself and others, and creating a positive outcome
- Texting and Sexting
- Popular/Trending Apps
- Picture Sharing
- Video Chats
- Sharing too much information
- The importance of privacy settings
- Email concerns
- Creating your “digital footprint/tattoo”
- How technology can help or hurt your future
Parent Presentations
90 minutes
With the constant surge of new information, programs and apps, the world is a click or text away. But with new advances come new dangers and concerns. Parents need to be aware of the technology their children use and the trouble that can follow if safety rules are not in place.
Most apps can be used in fun, positive ways – but not all programs are appropriate for all ages. This program shows parents the positives and potential pitfalls of today’s most popular programs.
Topics covered range from the following:
- Social Networking: Concerns parents should have
- Cyberbullying: How to talk to your children about getting involved
- Texting and Sexting
- Popular/Trending Apps
- Picture Sharing
- Privacy Settings: Understanding the importance
- Digital Footprints: Positive and negative impacts
- Apps/programs that help parents monitor their families
- Parental controls and available resources
Professional Development
1-3 hours
Principals and teachers need to be up to speed on what their students can do, and may be doing, online. Internet Safety Concepts offers customized, professional development presentations for school systems and faculty, including principals, teachers, social workers, guidance department personnel, and school resource officers.
Topics covered range from the following:
- How kids use technology to cheat
- Accessibility of information to children on current drug trends and trends in school violence
- Keeping schools safe through awareness of situations students face
- How to protect your own professional identity
- Appropriate levels of online contact with students and colleagues
Businesses & Organizations
1-3 hours
Internet Safety Concepts tailors presentations to the audience…from educating employees on keeping their families safe while at work, to health professionals seeking to understand the dangers of the Internet facing their patients, to law enforcement organizations wishing to train their officers on how to help their communities. Internet Safety Concepts can assist a corporate luncheon of 20 to a convention of thousands.
Topics covered range from the following:
- How kids can stay safe online when their parents are at work
- Texting and Sexting
- Popular/Trending Apps
- Cyberbullying
- Topics tailored to specific audiences
