Cyber Smarts
A Special Program for Parents
Presenter: Katie Koestner
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
7:00pm to 8:00pm
Hawthorne Valley School Hall
This program, with renowned national speaker Katie Koestner, is a crash course on everything a parent needs to know about the troublesome world of the Internet. New, popular technologies have revolutionized youth social scenes in ways we are only beginning to understand. Unfortunately, many parents have been left behind, unaware of the dangers offered by these new tools. Cyber Smarts will help parents better understand their children’s lives, as well as how to better protect them online.
Please Note: This program is designed strictly for adults and is NOT open to students.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER, KATIE KOESTNER
Katie Koestner is a national expert on teen relationships and current risk issues for schools. She has been featured on the cover of Time Magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Nightly News, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, MTV and dozens of national news programs. HBO and Lifetime have made films about her life and in 2003, she completed two films with national award-winning Top Hat Productions: “Please Write Back: Sexual Assault among America’s Students” and “Helping a Sexual Assault Survivor.” She has extensive knowledge in the field of Internet safety, gleaning her insights from research, experience, insider information from teens, as well as partnerships with various technology institutions and the FBI.