There was a good question raised that I must ponder, really think hard about: Now that computing is ubiquitous and pervasive, how can you restrict usage by using things like filters? Even if you as a parent are sitting with the child and helping them process that information they see (another one of my messages), you can't always be there. How can you possibly require computers in public spaces--one of the key messages I send to parents of younger kids--when things like their iPod Touch and other devices can access Internet. No iPods or iPads in their rooms? How realistic is that? I answered that a guideline should be set and that they will likely no abide that guideline completely, but as long as you set the guideline and explain why it is being set, the intention is clear to the child that you have boundaries on the issue--that THEY should have boundaries on the issue. But I'm not completely satisfied with that answer and seek to come up with a better one.
Having said that, I promised I would post the presentation here, and so I have:
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