Whitby Tech Academy for Parents

Mission

The Whitby Tech Academy will provide parents with practical and balanced information on media and technology and its use by school age children. The WTC will also facilitate consensus among the Whitby community as to what media is appropriate at various age-levels, and provide a protocol for Whitby families to discuss their expectations with regards to their children's use of media.

Viewing Sessions

Sessions can be attended in the following ways:

• Live at Whitby School at the library on the appointed date.
• Live online by clicking on the link (sent the previous day by the PA) on the appointed time via Adobe Connect Pro*
• As a recorded session from your home computer at any time via Adobe Connect Pro*. To view a session of the Whitby Tech Academy for Parents,  simply click on the links below.
• Adobe Connect Pro offers video, audio and the presentation slides, but the links in the presentation are not live. To use the links in the presentation, click on: "PP Presentation_ date"

*Adobe Connect Pro requires the viewer to have an internet connection and Adobe Acrobat installed. This application is pre-installed in most computers.  

Sessions by Date

April 1st:

Webinar: The Risks of Social Networking and Media Literacy for Kids

March 5th:

Webinar: Peer To Peer Software and Fair use and Copyright issues

February 5th:

Webinar: Parental Controls, Web surfing and browser tips, Kids, Media and Health.

PP Presentation 02/05/10

December 4th:

Webinar: Securing Your Wireless Network at Home and Children's Communication: Beyond the Computer 

PP Presentation 12/04/09

November 5th: 

Webinar: Administrative vs. Standard Accounts on your Home Computer, General Overview of Whitby Website and Common Sense Media

PP Presentation 11/05/09

September 30th:

PA Presentation 9/30/09

Session Topics and Dates

Subject to change to accommodate participants needs and requests.