Teens Online/Social Media Safety Training

Learn about online predators and how to stay safe

Teens: Join us for this free session with online safety expert, Kim Smith. Learn about online predators, how to set boundaries, different types of exploitation, and how to get/give help when needed.

Kim Smith with Shared Hope International will share with us about online and social media safety.  Kim will be introducing information from Shared Hope and other organizations using age appropriate activities to educate and equip our students about being safe and smart in their online activities.  Language such as “rape”, “sex buyer”, “minor sex trafficking”, “suicide” and “pornography” will possibly be used as we discuss this topic.

*There is a kid's version of this training earlier in the day, and this teen event is not intended for anyone younger than 13. 

In the teen program, we will be discussing online safety and learning why it’s important to keep private information private and not allow someone we don’t know on our sites, both social media and gaming.  We will talk about how to recognize online predators, talk about online and in-person exploitation and sexual exploitation.  Sexting or sending “nudes” and the consequences of both sending and receiving will also be covered along with what to do if you are a victim of these activities. The issue of “sextortion” and how teen suicide is sadly becoming a result of this will be addressed. Other topics: How to set boundaries, what to do if you’ve crossed some lines or you have someone making you uncomfortable or asking for inappropriate content.

Presenter: Kim Smith - Internet Safety Specialist with Shared Hope International.  Shared Hope International is a global non-profit fighting domestic minor sex trafficking. The founder’s office is in Washington state and the Justice Advocacy Center is located in Washington DC.  Shared Hope brings awareness through prevention education, restoration through many partners domestic and international, and brings justice through our work with state and federal lawmakers to create and change laws to protect and provide for children and youth who are victims of trafficking. Kim has been doing this work since 2018 and has presented to over 10,000 students in the past 3 years.  She is passionate about keeping kids safe while equipping and empowering them to be smart with their online lives and look out for their friends, peers and families. She travels to schools and other organizations throughout the Midwest providing prevention and awareness. Kim and her husband Ronnie, live in central Iowa and have 3 grown sons.

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