In this episode, Carl and Dana have fun testing out the Marco Polo app. They try setting up accounts, chatting with each other, and determine where the biggest risks and safety considerations might be. Bonus fun: Carl really enjoys sharing the audio from some of the chats they tested out!

Today, on our 50th episode, Carl and Dana talk about different things to think about when getting your child their own email address, including usernames, scams, and safety considerations to chat about with your child. They also talk about kids' school emails and safety information.

In this episode, Carl and Dana talk about how these crimes impact students and children-especially through sextortion, revenge porn, online grooming, and cyberstalking/cyberbullying. Dana shares some stats on how many WI ICAC cases from 2017 involved kids' sexts, as well as some surprising statistics on companies that report child exploitation online.

Carl & Dana learned on this one, and you can, too! There are ways to lock iPads onto certain sites or apps (i.e. - are you making dinner and you want your child to only be able to access Bejeweled while you do it?) There are also ways to restrict the sites/apps that your child can access. Seems like a handy piece of info us!

In this episode, join Carl and Dana as they talk about the different common internet browser options that are available, and how to do things like change settings or consider child-friendly options for browsing.

In this episode the PKO team talks about augmented reality and how it's finding its way into more and more everyday common apps and games. It seems super-techy (that's the technical term), but the same safety rules apply: Privacy settings, know who and what you are sharing to, and awareness.

Dana surprises Carl with the information in this episode. Listen to hear some interesting stats and information as they talk about trends around the world, passwords, and more! We hope you enjoy the informal chat of this episode!

In this episode, Carl and Dana speak with Common Sense (the online safety resource, not the everyday practical understanding that we hope we all have) Director of Outreach and Professional Services for Schools. Join us as Merve talks about some great resources available on the website, and how important it is for all of us to all work together toward a common goal of safety. Go to commonsense.org or commonsensemedia.org for more info!

In this episode, PKO focuses on discussing new functionalities that apps are announcing and how it is important to ask your kids how they use apps that you are already familiar with. What happens if that app comes out with a new option, function, or download that you aren't aware of? Check this one out to hear about new trends ICAC is seeing, and for ideas to consider when chatting with your kids about their devices.