SuperCamp, one of the country's leading academic summer camps, is hosting a special two-hour seminar for parents, entitled “The Secrets Behind Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter,” at its Oceanside, California headquarters on July 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
In just four years, social sites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter have become bigger than TV. Ninety-three percent of teens have social accounts online. Kids as young as 7th and 8th graders are spending up to four hours per day online.
People of all ages are using social networking to become more successful and get more out of life. There’s a huge upside to knowing how to leverage the full potential of these and other social networking sites. And there’s also a risk, if used improperly.
At this seminar, parents will learn what they need to know to help their kids, including the “best practices” of social networking for students: safe online homework collaboration, reliable online researching, online college recruiting secrets, best sites for networking, and how to make extra summer cash online.
Parents also will learn how to help their children avoid the dangers of social networking, including identity theft protection, cyberbullying support, damaging personal reputations, and hurting college admission and job opportunities.
In discussing why SuperCamp is hosting this parent seminar, Bobbi DePorter, president of SuperCamp, says, "It's important that kids understand how to take advantage of what these sites have to offer. And it’s just as important that both they and their parents know the right way to do it."
The cost to attend this seminar is only $25 or just $35 per couple. Parents can enroll online or by phone at 800-285-3276, ext. 115.
More information on SuperCamp and on this seminar is availabe at the summer enrichment program's website, www.SuperCamp.com.
