WHAT IS SMARTER INTERNET USE'S MISSION?
Let's face it, the internet wasn't really a big thing 20 years ago and things change at the speed of light. It's no wonder people are struggling with figuring out how to deal with conflict and consequences from their online habits. No one was ever taught! There was almost no time to be taught.
After many years, day in and day out, of protecting online speech initiatives while simultaneously seeing personal and financial disasters created by so many over the silliest of things it became clear to the Founder of Smarter Internet Use (an Arizona internet and business law attorney) that there is a serious need for education in this area.
Spending an hour of time with an attorney one on one to go over this kind of matter could cost you hundreds of dollars depending on their billable hour rate and, even then, you may not receive the information from an "insiders" perspective that we bring to the table. At the same time, failing to educate yourself can be far more costly, both in the pocket book and though frustration and heartache, in the long run.
Examples of Frustrating and/or Scary Consequences:
- Legal fees for mounting a defense for defamation cost one individual well over $60,000 for content posted to an online review forum that was allegedly truthful;
- Students lose scholarship opportunities due to questionable/offensive image posted online;
- Distracted teen driver using popular social media app filter collides with another driver at over 100 miles per hour;
- A bill recently passed by the US House of Representatives could result in sending teens caught sexting to prison (for 15 years);
- A majority of the states have revenge porn laws and many, including Arizona, consider it a felony with even stiffer punishment if the victim is under the age of 18; and
- The average age of entry for youth into sex trafficking in Arizona is 14.
The solution? Taking charge and investing in yourself with an online educational course for a fraction of the cost that you could spend elsewhere – and delivered to you, at your convenience, through a simple online course.
The Mission Statement: Saving you potentially thousands of dollars in legal fees, unnecessary frustration and heartache one educational course at a time. When it comes to online habits, proactive is better than reactive. ~ Smarter Internet Use™
HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR YOUR NEWSLETTERS?
You can sign up for our periodic Newsletter and receive updates on upcoming live workshops, the release of new online courses, and tips and tricks for more educated internet use by signing up here: Newsletter Sign Up.
HOW DO I GET ONE OF YOUR INSTRUCTORS TO DO A GROUP PRESENTATION?
If you would like one of the Smarter Internet Use™ instructors come and do a large group presentation for your school, business or organization simply email us at info@smarterinternetuse.com and we will see what we can do to make it happen!
HOW CAN I SUBMIT AN IDEA FOR A NEW CLASS TOPIC?
We do our best to cover topics that we think are important for you, however, if you have a particular area of interest that is not already covered within our online courses, feel free to submit your idea by email at info@smarterinternetuse.com.
HOW CAN I BECOME A COURSE CONTRIBUTOR FOR SMARTER INTERNET USE?
To maintain integrity of the courses our course instructors have years of experience in their course areas. If you would like to be a Smarter Internet Use™ contributor, simply email us at info@smarterinternetuse.com with a copy of your resume or CV and a proposal for the course that you would like to contribute.
DO YOU WORK WITH AFFILIATES OR AMBASSADORS?
Yes! We believe that many different individuals, businesses and organizations have the ability to be excellent affiliates or ambassadors. If you believe in our mission, and have an audience that you believe would be receptive to our mission and online courses, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at info@smarterinternetuse.com and explain your interest. We are especially interested in those involved with counseling, educational institutions such as high-schools and colleges, law enforcement, legal representatives (attorneys/prosecutors/defense), community outreach service providers, and organizations that deal with youth, adults and businesses alike.
CAN I OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR MY RECORDS?
Absolutely! If you would like (or need) a Course Completion Certificate simply email us at info@smarterinternetuse.com, from the email account that you used to sign up for the course with, tell us the name of the course that you completed and the day that you completed the course. If you need us to email a copy of your certificate to someone other than you, please provide us with the name and email of the person that we need to forward the Certificate to.
I BELIEVE IN YOUR MISSION! HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER OR DONATE?
It takes a lot of work to make these things happen - and we're just getting started around here. We have lofty, but totally worthwhile and achievable, goals planned...and the more we can do, the better the future looks for everyone on the internet. We thank you for even taking the time to consider helping us out.
VOLUNTEERING: One's time is often the greatest gift of all. If you a set of skills that would be helpful we would love to hear from you! We would be thrilled to have someone help us out - and it could be as simple as attending one of our in-person workshops to helping sign people in, help out by making a few calls to key contacts to schedule appointments or arrange facility reservations, helping us with some social media/marketing campaigns or maybe you even have some awesome videography/animation/graphics skills that we could use in a future course or presentation. If interested, simply send us an email to info@smarterinternetuse.com and tell us how you think you could contribute. We'd be happy to put you on our volunteer list.
RESOURCES: Do you have some special connections/contacts that you believe would be helpful in furthering our mission? Do you have a facility that you would be willing to gift us the ability to use for a workshop? Do you have access to a group that may want to learn more about what we are doing? We would LOVE to hear from you! Email us at info@smarterinternetuse.com to let us know how you may be able to help.
FINANCIAL GIFT: No time, but you'd like to give us a financial, non-tax deductible, gift? It takes resources to promote the mission. We can assure you that any financial contribution would be greatly appreciated. Email info@smarterinternetuse.com for more information. Gifts can be anonymous or we would be honored to add your name/business name to a list of contributors. Those who give deserve recognition for helping.