Super Social Media and Awesome Online Safety uncovers the code behind the social media networks that connect people around the world. Readers learn how the networks are built and are encouraged to think about how to participate in them safely and responsibly. Features give practical activities for readers to try. These 'try at home' examples help reinforce learning and are not linked to specific software or operating systems. Real-world anecdotes from the world of information technology look at the forerunners of digital technology that have paved the way for scientists today. Other titles in the Get Ahead in Computing series: Amazing Applications & Perfect Programs; Awesome Algorithms & Creative Coding; Computing and Coding in the Real World; Great Games and Amazing Animation; The Science of Computers; Web Page Design

Readers need to know how to be safe while online. Easily accessible text describes simple rules to follow to stay safe and be smart while using technology.

How many different kinds of digital devices are there? What can you use digital technology to do? Questions such as these and more can be answered in this age-appropriate book on the use of digital technology. Readers are introduced to the numerous types of digital devices people use every day, such as smartphones, laptops, cameras, tablets, apps, and more. In learning about these devices, they learn how STEM concepts are applied in the world around them. Instructional graphic organizers, helpful fact boxes, and colorful illustrations are provided alongside focused text to make this exciting subject accessible for young readers.

This book explains the concept of technological design. The reader is encouraged to make predictions, perform purpose-driven research, and creatively solve problems presented about technological design.

Cyberbullying is a new issue that adults might be unfamiliar with, so young readers need a helpful, fact-filled resource to guide them through this challenging aspect of growing up in the digital age. As young readers explore this informative book on a sensitive issue, they're provided with facts about this problem and advice for what to do if they or someone they know is being cyberbullied. Fact boxes provide relevant, up-to-date statistics on this issue, graphic organizers engage critical-thinking skills in a creative way, and relatable photographs help readers feel less alone.

Between Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and countless others, online social networks and social media have come to permeate our lives. Offer readers the tools they need to understand how social networks and social media work and how to use them safely. This title emphasizes the importance of abiding by age limits on social networks and offers age-appropriate guidelines for interacting via social media.

The second edition includes updated parental control guides on all the devices your child is using, and new chapters on critical online safety issues: How to talk to your child about pornography, threats and consequences, how to protect yourself from being hacked, and how to create a culture of safety and accountability in your home. Parenting in the Digital World is brilliantly organized, easy to follow, and offers screen shots and step-by-step instructions on how to manage the privacy settings on different operating systems and applications. The overview of the most popular apps being used today will be an important eye-opener for many caring adults. Knowledge is power and I am delighted to recommend this empowering book! Together, we can stop crimes against children. Be Brave. -Erin Runnion, Founder of The Joyful Child Foundation Digital Safety is a critical skill that mandates up to date knowledge and third party expertise. Clay Cranford brilliantly delivers both as the Safety Cop. Parenting in the Digital World is a must read for every parent and adult that has the privilege of supporting the success of twenty-first century kids. -Mama Marlaine, Founder Parenting 2.0 "Clay Cranford has done it-provided a handbook to put us, as both parents and educators, one step ahead of our digital teens/tweens. This book provides step by step visuals to help every adult set up privacy settings on every device that is both in our homes and on our teens." -Amy Hemphill, Computer Literacy Educator This book answers the number one question parents of digital kids have today, "How Can I Keep My Child Safe Online?" Parenting in a Digital World is an indispensable guide that should live on the nightstand of every parent raising kids today. -Diana Graber, Co-Founder, Cyberwise.org and Founder, CyberCivics.com Parenting in the Digital World is written by Clayton Cranford, the nation's leading law enforcement educator on social media and online safety for children and recipient of the 2015 National Bullying Prevention Award. This easy step-by-step guide will show parents how to create a safe environment on the Internet, social networking apps, and on their children's favorite game consoles. Parenting in the Digital World will include: Step-by-step instructions for enabling all of the hidden settings in your computers, mobile devices, and game consoles to make them safe and secure. - Safety settings on the latest operating systems and game consoles: Windows 8.1, Mac OSX, Apple mobile iOS, Android mobile OS, Xbox 360 & One, and Playstation 4. - Latest and most popular apps for teens rated: What they do, their problems, and if they are safe for children. - A guide to bringing sanity back to your child's digital world by showing parents how to successfully limit "screen time" in their homes. - How to start a conversation about appropriate use of mobile devices and the Internet. - A copy of the Cyber Safety Cop's Internet & Mobile Device Usage Contract. - Steps to successfully dealing with a cyberbullying incident.