Wednesday, April 8, 2009

CELL PHONE SAFETY TIPS FROM PTSA

Almost everyone has a cell phone these days...even our children. PTA has provided great safety tips to help you guide your child's cell phone use.

Benefits:
• Cell phones can make communication within families a lot easier.
• Cell phones can be extremely helpful in emergencies.
• Text messages can be an efficient and discreet way for parents to communicate with their children, especially when they just need a quick answer.

Risks:
• The features available for cell phones and other hand-held devices are rapidly becoming more sophisticated.

Most cell phones now provide SMS (text messaging) capabilities, access to theInternet, pictures and/or video features. What You Can Do....Download, read and share full tip sheet here: http://www.pta.org/Documents/Cellphone_Tipsheet.pdf

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