PARENTS TO LEARN ABOUT DIGITAL SAFETY FOR THEIR CHILDREN

Education and law enforcement representatives team up to help parents understand risks of using social media and online apps.

 

A free Digital Safety Parent workshop designed to help parents learn how to keep their children safe online will be offered by Ottawa Area Intermediate School District on Thursday, October 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Educational Services Building, located at 13565 Port Sheldon Street in Holland. Participants will review websites commonly used by kids and provide information on cyber bullying among other topics.

 

“We are hosting this workshop to help parents be more aware of what their children are doing online with apps and through social media,” said Anne Thorp, PhD, OAISD Instructional Technologist and REMC 7 Director. “With recent events in the media as a result of cyber bullying in particular, all parents of children who spend time online will find this session informative and enlightening.”

 

Other presenters include Stacey Sills, Health and Prevention Consultant for OAISD, and Martin Miller, Community Service Trooper for counties of Ottawa, Kent and Muskegon, stationed at the Michigan State Police Rockford post.

 

“What is posted online never truly goes away,” Sills said. “This session will bring parents up to speed with the newest and most popular sites so they can be more aware of what their children might be doing online.”

 

Parents will leave the workshop with tools and resources to help communicate with their children about the risks they may face in the online world and social media.

 

“Cyber activity which seriously affects victims and has serious consequences for the suspects is on the rise,” Trooper Martin said. “I am looking forward to helping parents, and therefore their children, understand the consequences of their actions online.”

 

The Ottawa Area ISD works collaboratively with schools and communities to meet the educational needs of students in the Ottawa area. By pooling resources and providing services regionally, the OAISD provides important programs and services to local K-12 school districts and all charter, parochial and private schools in the most cost-effective ways possible.

 

For more information, contact Anne Thorp at 616-738-8940 x4062 orathorp@oaisd.org.

Thank you,

Amy Busse’
Communications Specialist
Tue-Thu
13565 Port Sheldon Street
Holland, MI 49424
616-738-8940 x 4097
www.oaisd.org