Social Media Safety and Privacy

Per Ms. Sears' request I've put together a list of links to general social media safety, how-to's on social media privacy settings, and guides to cell phone parental controls. Ms. Sears and the staff at AHMS strongly encourage the students and parents of our school to review the information contained within the links below. It is our hope that parents and students will review this information together and start a dialogue on digital citizenship and the importance it plays in social media today. We also strongly encourage our parents and students to review the Student Code of Responsible Ethics (SCORE) in regard to acceptable use of phones and other private digital devices on school grounds.

General Social Media Safety

Cyberwise: No Grown Up Left Behind
NetSmartz Workshop: Parents
NetSmartz Workshop: Teens
Facebook Safety Center
Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media: Social Media

Social Media Privacy Settings

General
Protecting your privacy on 9 popular social networks

Twitter
Protecting and unprotecting your Tweets
How to Lock Down Your Twitter Privacy Settings

Instagram
Controlling Your Visibility on Instagram
7 must-know privacy tips for Instagram newbies

Facebook
Basic Privacy Settings and Tools
The Complete Guide to Facebook Privacy Settings
Here’s How to Use Facebook’s Mystifying Privacy Settings

YouTube

Change the Privacy Settings for Your Video - YouTube

Privacy Settings and Safety Tips for Socializing on YouTube

What You Need to Know about YouTube Videos and Your Child's Reputation

Flickr

Privacy Settings and Safety Tips for Socializing on Flickr

How to Make Photos Private on Flicker: 4 Steps

Blogger
Control access to your blog

Wordpress
Privacy Settings
Post Visibility

Pinterest
Edit your account privacy
How to be Private on Pinterest in 3 Steps

Google+
Choose how you share information on your Google+ profile
How to Change Your Google+ Privacy Settings
How To: Managing Your Google+ Security Settings

LinkedIn
Managing Account Settings
How To: Managing Your LinkedIn Privacy Settings
9 LinkedIn Default Settings You Need to Change Immediately

Tumblr

Tumblr Privacy and Safe Search Settings

Go Off the Grid

Cell Phone/Tablet Parental Controls

iPhone
Use parental controls on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
iPhone Parental Controls: The Ultimate Guide
How do I set parental controls on the iPhone?

Android
Google introduces Family Link, its own parental control software for Android
How to set up parental controls on Android smartphones and tablets
How to use Android parental controls
Set up parental controls on Google Play

Windows Phone
Windows phone parental controls – Setup Step-By-Step

Computer Parental Controls

Apple
macOS Sierra Parental Controls (10.12, latest version)
macOS El Capitan Parental Controls (10.11)
macOS Yosemite Parental Controls (10.10)
How to use Parental Controls on your Mac: The ultimate guide

Windows
Keep your kids safer on the PC
How to Use Parental Controls in Windows 7
How to Use Parental Controls in Windows 8
How to Use the Parental Controls in Windows 10