Breaking the Code

Through a series of exercises, demonstrations and discussion, instant messaging, chat rooms and social networking sites will be demystified for parents.

This class was developed for openairboston.net (Boston's wireless initiative) through the efforts of the Timothy Smith Network, Roxbury Multi-Service Center and Dorchester Bay EDC. Suggestions for improvement or corrections should be sent to smoconnor@timothysmithnetwork.org.

• Lesson Plan
  


• Materials Provided
  
  
  
  • PowerPoint Presentation
    
  
  
  • Sample Chat 1
    
  
  
  • Sample Chat 2
    
  
  
  • FAQs for Boston Wireless Initiative - For the latest information go to openairboston.net
  
  
• Other resources you will need
  
  • I-Parenting Tips - download from www.i-SAFE.org from either Module 1 or Module 5 in the i-PARENT online learning portal
    
  
  
  • IM Chat Abbreviations - download from www.i-SAFE.org from Module 5 in the i-PARENT online learning portal
    
  
  
• Resources / Additional Information
  
  
  
  • A Parent Guide to Understanding What Your Child is Writing - This expanded list of Instant Messaging abbreviations gives you an idea of the number that exist. Since IM abbreviations are changing constantly, you can find the latest ones by searching for "IM abbreviations" using your favorite search engine.
    

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