Some great questions came out of Wednesday night’s Parent Internet Safety Workshop. Some of the safety issues that parents wanted more information on ranged from how to password protect their home computer  (PC – running Windows XP | Apple – Mac – running OSX to turning on filtering capabilites within Google. As you can see from our links, GetNetWise is a great resource for video tutorials and other parent tools.

We also took a tour of MySpace and talked about the difference between setting a profile to private vs. public. For a guided tour of that process, click on the graphic below to launch the video. The video is also available online at GetNetWise.

Please feel free to post a comment if you have questions or if you would like to participate in a conversation about this topic. All comments are moderated and will show up after 2WebWatchers have reviewed them.

Tonight marks the second Internet Safety for Parents Workshop, sponsored by Elk Grove Adult Community Education. The purpose of this workshop is to create an open dialog that addresses questions and concerns parents might have about keeping their children safe on the Internet.

This workshop includes background information about web 2.0 technologies, including blogs. 2WebWatchers thought this would be a perfect opportunity to invite workshop parents to go live with their comments.

Here are some questions we have for you:

• What brought you to the iSafety Parent Workshop?

• What are your current Internet Safety concerns at home and at school?

• What iSafety topics would you like to see posted on 2WebWatchers?

We welcome all feedback and look forward to continued discussions on helping parents assist their children on traveling the Internet Safely, Effectively and Ethically.

Note: All comments on 2WebWatchers are moderated and will appear once approved.

The Elk Grove Unified School District, in collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, is proud to announce the 2008 Internet Safety Video Contest. Students in grades 4-12 are invited to produce a video that promotes the safe and ethical use of the Internet.

Students can choose from four categories – PSA (public service announcement), School News & Events, Instructional/How To and Documentary. All entries, with the exception of PSAs, cannot exceed three minutes. A PSA entry cannot exceed one minute. Video titles and credits are not included in the time limit. Awards will be given in three grade-level divisions – 4-6, 7-8 and 9-12 – at an awards ceremony on December 16, 2008.

We invite you to download the contest flyer, guidelines, and entry form – and get started with your video production! Please leave us a comment if you have questions or need additional information about the contest.