Recently, I mentioned the PointSmart.ClickSafe. Summit, which took place in Washington, D.C.  Here is some more information about what took place.

Joe Laramie, from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, spoke at the Summit, appearing on a panel entitled “Children’s Online Safety in Context: The Health/Prevention Science View.” In this interview, he speaks about the best ways to address cyberbullying. During his panel, he noted that law enforcement has to be careful about addressing online safety concerns. Both intent and content must be weighed, he cautioned, and teachers and parents should be the first line of defense.

Alan Simpson, Director of Policy for Common Sense Media, moderated a panel during the Summit on the topic “The Parent View: Defining Best Practices in Online Safety and Literacy.” Common Sense was one of our partners in putting together the Summit, along with the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe) and Cable in the Classroom. In this video, he offers some advice for parents.

There was general agreement by speakers that education is the best weapon in addressing online safety. Dr. Michael Rich, Director of the Center on Media and Child Health, said that we can’t rely on legislative fixes, hardware fixes or software fixes; instead we have to fix user firmware - the mindset of parents and children.

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