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Kids love mobile phones and computers, but They need to learn how to responsibly use restriction.


In recent years, mobile phones farm Become extremely popular with young people
The Age That kids are getting cell phones Which is dropping, and many elementary school-aged children now carry cell phones. This trend is even more markets in countries outside the United States, for example, in New Zealand 84% of children's farm, a cellphone by age 14

Many parents Want Their two children's farm, cell phones Because They Want To Be comfortable reach Their two children That Delhi hour. It Also gives parents peace of mind to know That Can Their children call restriction or the police in case of an emergency. However, Other parents worry That the risks of having a cellphone outweigh the benefits. There are two risks Certainly having a cellphone, but with education and the proper tools, your child's garden Can the security of a cellphone with Few of the dangers.

What are the risks?

Cyberbullying: Cyberbullying is When kids use the Internet two harass, intimidate, embarrass, or demean Others. Kids Can use cell phones send two threat projection text messages or make phone calls threat projection, and cell phones make it easier These two do things without being detected by parents or teachers.



Many cell phones are now equipped with cameras That Can take still pictures and short videos, Which Can simply ask two pretend Other mobile phones or uploaded to the Internet. According to a survey by the National Children's Home charity and Tesco Mobile, 10% of children ages 11-19 farm Had a picture of restriction Taken with a cellphone camera That restriction made feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or threatened.


Hidden Costs: Most cellphone Plans charge Additional fees for accessing the Web and text messaging, duck Kid Can Easily rack up high charges Thu cell phones by going above Their plan minutes, downloading expensive ringtones, music and games, duck broadcast Too Many text messages. Your child Could Also sign up for one of Several services That Will send heaven or in text messages, news alerts, photos and Other Content for a set fee per message.


Predators: Cell Phones Can allow Strangers two contact your child without you ever knowing about it. As with instant messaging and chat Wed your home computer, your child needs two understandable Hubble They never give out personal information Any two people They do not know, including Their phone number, address, full name, or school.


Phones in Schools: Many schools farm favor two restrict cellphone use in schools Because They Can Be a disruption two students. They Can Also ask unusual for cheating, as in one case at a California high school wherefores a student was caught taking pictures of a test with historical cellphone camera. While some schools require cell phones two ash That turned off hum class periods, Other schools ban cell phones Completely. Find out what the rules are Regarding cell phones That your child's school and make sure your child Obey These rules.


Theft and Loss: Cell phones are small, expensive objects That are Easy to lose or break, and some children May not responsible enough two ash two take care of restriction. Losing a cellphone Can Be dangerous, since children some great times Their personal contact information in restriction. Cell phones are easy targets for theft Also, so make sour your child Great historical or in cellphone in a safe place and doesn't call attention two it in the public. Also, your children know two Hubble never let Strangers borrow Their phone.

Inappropriate Content: Many of today's cell phones farm Wireless Internet Capabilities That allow two kids browse the Web, instant message Their friends, and download ringtones, wallpaper, videos, music, and games. Mobile phones present a challenge for the Protective parentheses Because They are often extraordinarily outside of the home, away from parents' watchful eyes. It is much more difficult two monitor the Internet activities of your children on a mobile phone Than on a home computer, and Kids May Be comfortable two access adult Web sites, videos, photos and text messages through Their Cell Phones.

Health risks: So far, no scientific studies conclusively sample farm That cellphone use presents a health risk. However, some Scientists still recommend limiting cellphone use by children. The United Kingdom's National Radiological Protection Board Warns That May Be children more vulnerable the two radiation That cell phones EMIT, and That They recommend children only use cell phones for essential phone calls.

There has Also Been some concern about children developing repetitive strain injury from typing text messages constantly with Their thumbs, however, little research has yet Been done Wed this subject. To be on the safe side, make sure your children take breaks Between texting and Occasionally Other use digits besides Their thumbs.

How Can you protect your kids?

The Best Way to make sure That your children use Their phones securely is to talk two restriction about what services They Can Use Their Wed phones, what content download They Can, and Who They are allowed two communicate with overusing Their phones. Also, make sure your children know That They Hubble never give out Their phone number two people They do not know in real life.

Some cellphone companies Guard responded two the concern of parents by Creating special "kid-friendly" cell phones, including the TicTalk and the Firefly. These phones usually farm a simple interface with only a Few buttons and a small screen, and They allow you two programs in a restricted list of cellphone numbers That Can your child call. Another service is two consider Disney's mobile phone service provider Which parents with a range of services, including the ability two Sets limits Wed cellphone usage, create a list of Approved and Prohibited numbers, and track a child's location Using GPS.

If you are worried about your child racking up big charges Wed historical or this phone, you Might Want to consider getting a pre-paid cellphone. With typical cellphone Plans, you buy a package That allows you use a two certainties number of minutes per month. If you go over These minutes, or if you use Additional services Such as text messaging and Web browsing, you are overcharged extra fees. With pre-paid phones, you buy a number of certainties minutes That the outs, and If You Want minutes more, you two farmers pay for them up front. This Can help limit your child's cellphone use and Prevent surprise phone bills.

If you farm a Conventional cellphone plan and you know your child Uses text messaging a lot, you May Want to add a text messaging bundle two your plan, Which allows your child and send two certainties Receive a number of text messages for a set fee. No matter Which kind of plan you Decide two use, make sure you and your children know what the fees are for different services, and check your bill Every month to see what services your child is overusing

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Data Violence - Parents have the responsibility

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This post by Margaret Østerud is interesting. I have 4 boys at home, and 3 of restriction are very keen of the computer games or TV games above Their own age. I have daily Discussions with These 3 Why They Can not Play These Games. But I Know That When They are visiting some friends, They play These games anyway. Some parents are too indifferent When It Comes to the limits about what Their children Can play. I see it, Among Other Things In My Job Which children Who are playing violent games, and Those Who do not get.

My opinion is also: ask strict! AND FOLLOW THE AGE LIMIT Recommended ON GAMES!






Conclusion: dataviolence don`t necessary create violent people.

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Is it necessary that children have their own PC and internet access?

In Our house we garden rules of Our PCs and internetuse.
I think it is Necessary Avoid two computers Dependence. Before we introduced this rule, They fought about Who Could get the computer first and for the longest hours. That was not a happy hour for none of us.
< br /> In Our family there are 2 PCs. One That is Stationary, and one That is portable. The laptop is my job and school PC. It Can not ask the kids in contact with, and it has its own code. When it Comes to the desktop, it is added two user accounts with hours limits and Age Restrictions When It Comes to access two games with age.
This I Believe is an appropriate way two deal with children's data on the rules. Does anyone disagree or farm Other solutions, feel free two write a comment:) This link goes to my Other post: Is it Prudente two let the 8 Year Olds get Their own mobile phone and computer? http://monasynnoveskaget.blogspot.com/2010/03/welcome- two-mona-synnve-Skagen er_28.html blog

Pages which are safe for children at the internet are NRK Super , Kvasir Junior and 123skole.no. Theese pages are recomended of the organisation BarneVakten. Read more at this page: http://www.klikk.no/foreldre/foreldreogbarn/article422942.ece

Everyone can be anybody they want at internet. Children can talk to a person who isn`t the one he seems to be. This is dangerous.Many children and young people find that it can cause disputes when one hides their identity. Phraseology is tougher and you may pretend to be someone else than you actually are. It is allowed to be themselves, but you must know the possibilities and dangers. Others do not prefer to be who they pretend to be.

Adults should take the discussion of child / youth:
Claiming themselves to be other than themselves?
What are the restrictions they put on their own Internet use if they are themselves?
You act differently online than you would do face-to-face?
- Look at this video from youtube, an excample:

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ICT in school - is it enough?

Digital skills are one of the five basic skills in the curriculum. The international study shows SITES That there is more use of ICT in the Norwegian school, Than in other countries.


In Norway, overtaken ICT often exceptionally two help students in exploratory and Investigative activities.

Norwegian schools scored very well in terms of basic equipment Such as computers, projector, and network access, Compared with The Other countries surveyed. Over 60 percent of Norwegian schools reporting five or fewer students per computer.

That all exceptional schools ICT in teaching, and all schools give students access to the Internet. A substantial majority of the Norwegian school leaders Believe the use of ICT is Important, Among Other Things for the student Cooperation and organizational skills, responsibility and the Structuring of Their own learning and two meet parents' and society's Expectations.

These are included in the survey
SITES 2006, teachers in mathematics and science in 8th Step Wed splash Both Their own and pupils' use of ICT. School leaders and ICT managers are Also Asked about Their Responsibilities. 22 countries participated in the survey, Which is under the auspice of the IEA, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. (Udir)

In my course ITL202 we are working with a chart of ICT use in Our School we are working at. Link to Our work here is: http://sites.google.com/site/palhamberg2/ITK202

It is very interesting to compare our schools, and our conclusion from the course is that every teacher have to learn more about ICT. All teachers have to be educated in ICT, because the pupils can soon be better than us teachers to use a computer, and that`s a disgrace..
In 100 years students have gone from cold classrooms, simple wooden benches, cool frame and a string teacher with the cane to the Microsoft Learning Gateway - MLG. Blackboard and chalk have been replaced with a laptop and projector. The students are about to have their own personal computer. Textbooks will be replaced with its own intranet, where assignments and homework are cataloged at different levels.

Gorgeous Font replaced the keyboard and touch method and the strict teacher is strict rates. e-mail - if the student has not done his homework.
Yes, what about the teacher? A status and position in free fall?
No doubt that the teacher had a more significant and powerful person in the past.
Today, many teachers more than enough to keep up with their students in the use of digital tools, but in contrast to the blackboard and chalk, the teacher will never be "out".

If this is going further, we can be replaced with computer programs and computer games, and the pupils do everything by themselves.
I read an interesting note at tu.no about PC-games. The note was about how games can be a treat to teachers. Pupils learn more mathemathics with playing games than listening to the teacher. Follow this link: http://www.tu.no/jobb/article182851.ece

It`s interesting that use of Pc games in some year may be a fact, and it is positive things about that too.
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Thoughts about Facebook

 Since the digital revolution, we got a need for connecting people at internet. We can sit at home, and we can get in touch with almost every people we want to get in touch with, ex classmates, old friends, or relatives. This is the modern way of social life.

But this way of social life is both negative and positive.

Anyone Can write a Facebook Application That Can users install and use. It's in the guidelines for application developers not two create something That violate the privacy principles of Facebook, but there is no control over this, Because the applications run on server That Can not even Facebook. Thus, it is impossible to know what programs are made, really. Can They look as simple and innocent game, but They Actually Collect personal information from users Guard Installed The Who The restriction, and all friends of this user.

And why must people need to publish pictures of friends for disgracing itself?
Look at theese pictures: I don`t think their parents are proud of them doing like that..
Shameful pictures

I do not like facebook Because I don `t think it` s safe. I was a member Earlier, but after a while I saw all the negative sides Such as spreading of private information, it is a "time thief", it is unnecessesary information from everyone, two links Several games and question tags etc.etc. I think this information that Facebook Can Be a treat for everyone, Because some people Can abuse this information in the future.

From a positive side, is Facebook a easy way of getting in touch with eachother. And if you are single and lonely person, may Facebook be very nice to use.
But the social life at facebook isn`t a good way to have connect with people. Look at this video, which shows how the connect with people at facebook would have been if theese have been in the real life.






NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT FACEBOOK:

This morning I read at VG.net that facebook can cause that people don`t do their work, but use their time at work on facebook. This have also caused a tragic episode in Roan kommune. A demented patient had gone into the winter cold, without any detected it. Night guards were on Facebook much of the night rather than watch her. There had fatal consequences. The patient was later found dead 50 feet from the end. And because of this and because of pupils who were rather sitting on facebook than doing their schoolwork, Halden kommune now forbid facebook.

 Read more at this link:http://e24.no/media/article3646597.ece


It is also very easy to write something and send it, than say it to the person face to face. This can cause even more tragic results. I read at vg.no about facebookbullying. And why a 15 years old girl killed herself after facebookbullying. I mean facebook is also a dangerous way to communicate with another people.

But you can do something to protect yourself:
If you do not want people to grab the Facebook photos, you should restrict access to your profile. This should not take a long time to do, just follow the recipe below, reproduced from Data's website Slettmeg.no: 1. Log in to your Facebook profile 2. Click on the link "account / user 'in the top right corner 3. Click on the "privacy / privacy settings in the area to come up. 4. Click on the "profile information / profile information" top link that comes up. On this page you can regulerere who can access the information and photos on your profile. AND FINALY: Restrict access only to your real friends!!

Internet - on the way to the precipice

The Internet is so badly affected by the harmful software That one Can not trust anything or anyone. If we continue Could two use the Internet as we do today, the whole concept totally changed.

This is a strong Assertion. Read more! Use this link: http://www.adressa.no/meninger/article1385059.ece

How can we be friends with people from another world?

Also a goal with this blog, was to try to establish a connection via internet with other people who live in other countries. I wanted to get in touch with the people who live very differently than me, but also have to work, study, and take care of their children. It would be interesting two discuss differences and similarities. And I hope you can write a comment about my posts too.


Send mail or comment on my blog:) Mail address is: mskaget@start.no


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