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INTERNET SAFETY
What is your child really doing
online?
Did you know?
1 in 3 teenagers plan to meet someone
they have contacted on the Internet.
 Half of 16 and 17 year-olds say their
parents know very little or nothing about
what they are doing online.
 Potential Internet predator threats
decrease when parents educate their
children about internet safety.
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According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Oldham County School
Kentucky Education Technology Policies
Acceptable Use Policy
A written agreement, signed by students,
and their parents, and teachers, outlining
the terms and conditions of Internet use.
Required to be signed and returned to
school at first of school year.
Abide by Copyright and Fair Use Laws.
Avoid Plagiarism.
E-Mail accounts provided for students.
Online Social Networks
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IM
Cell Phones & Computers
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MySpace
Xanga
Facebook
TagWorld
Piczo
Friendster
Livejournal
A profile is free.
Anyone can lie about
his/her age.
Anyone can post a fake
picture or picture not
approved by person
in the picture.
Friends’ List
Predators are online on
most of these sites.
BLOGGING
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Blogs: Journals posted on the Internet
Weblogs: Another name for Blog
Blogs are maintained in chronological order by
date of post. People who read the blog are
usually welcome to post replies, their thoughts,
etc. This makes most blogs interactive.
Blogging makes the writer feel like they are
writing confidentially because they are behind a
screen. However, the reality is that anyone
online can read the blog. This can be
dangerous.
Chat Rooms…Free e-mail accounts…
…YOUTUBE… What else?
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A Web site, part of a Web site, or part of an online service, that
provides a venue for communities of users with a common interest
to communicate in real time.
You can create a bogus personality…you type messages to other
participants and they reply.
You never know who is going to be reading your messages or
responding to them…caution!!!
Anyone can upload to share videos, photographs they produce,
copy or find. One may watch, or link to, them, not copy them.
Sometimes these venues are moderated by limiting who is allowed
or by moderation volunteers patrolling.
Google… to Free e-mail providers, to locate Chat Rooms
and Video Networking
Language of Social Network
 POS
Parent Over Shoulder
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WTGP
Want To Go Private
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LMIRL
Let’s Meet In Real Life
 A/S/L
What is your age, sex, and
location?
Sites with language of Teens
www.netlingo.com
www.noslang.com
CYBER BULLYING
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Cyber Bullying is verbal
harassment that occurs
during online activities
and cell phone texting.
The Internet is the new
playground, and there are
no off hours.
58% of kids have not told
their parents or any adult
about something mean or
hurtful that had happened
to them online.
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Forms of Cyber Bullying:
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A threatening e-mail
Nasty instant messaging
Repeated notes sent to the
cell phone
A website set up to mock
“Borrowing” someone’s
screen name & pretending
to be them while posting a
message.
Forwarding supposedly
private messages, pictures
or videos to others.
Peer to Peer Networking
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Napster is now legal; others are not like Kazaa,
Blubster, and Limewire. These are media
sharing sites/services.
P2P applications downloaded to your computer
allows your computer to communicate directly
with another.
P2P networks have been the centerpiece of
intellectual property lawsuits, especially musicalso pirated movies, software.
DANGER –Virus, Spyware, Trojan, Adware and
frequent pop-up browsers and other annoying
hassles.
Illegal, Unethical and Immoral.
Tips for Parents & Information from
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Have the family computer
in an open area…never
bedrooms.
Keep lines of
communication open.
Become a part of your
child’s online experience.
When using e-mail,
beware of opening
unsolicited attachments
User names and profiles
can provide a wealth of
personal information.
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Know intellectual property
and copyright regulations.
Learn about the internet.
Online predators are out
there!
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They can infect your
computer with viruses
They want to steal your
personal information/your
identity
They may be out to harm
you or the people who use
your computer.
Internet Resources
Kentucky Center for School
Safety
http://www.kysafeschools.org
www.kycss.com
iSAFE Inc. a non-profit foundation
whose mission is to educate and
empower youth to safety and
responsibly take control of their
Internet experience
www.isafe.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation
“A Parent’s Guide To Internet Safety”
www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/crimes
main.htm
NetSmartz – Kids
http://www.netsmartzkids.org
DATELINE on TV
www.msnbc.msn.com
Cyber Angels…Teen Angels
http://www.cyberangels.org/
connected.htm1
iLearn The iLearn Online program for
internet safety education. Tutorials.
http://ilearn.isafe.org
W I r e d S A F E T Y The world's
largest internet safety, help and
education organization.
www.wiredsafety.org
Child Safety on the Information
Highway
http://www.safekids.com
iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
http://ikeepsafe.org
More sites…
A Byte-Size Online Safety
Guide for kids from
Nickelodeon TV
http://www.nick.com/blab/safety/index.jhtm
SafetyNetLinks
www.schoolcounselor.com/
safetynetlinks.asp
Teen Safety on the Information
Highway- National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children
www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
Computer Security- computer virus,
phishing scam, spyware, firewalls,root kit
removal, Active X controls
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/
Resources/computer-security.htm
Ten Commandments for Kids
Online
http://www.komando.com/
kimskidscontract.html
Cyberbullying.
http://www.cyberbully.org
Internet Super Heroes.
http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/
cyberbullying
Safety Nets for your computers…
Windows XP allows separate accounts to be set up on
one computer. Administrator with unlimited rights or
Single user with limited rights.
Internet Explorer allows an Administrator Account to
set controls on usage. Handout provides step by step
directions with illustrations.
iBoss from Phantom Technologies-Users can block
access to specific programs and generates reports on
Internet Activity which can be viewed automatically
E-mailed.
SnoopStick from CYBERsitter – Install on three
computers can view activity on home computer from
your office.
OWN YOUR SPACE by Linda McCarthy book written
for teenagers and internet usage.
Handouts
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Internet Safety: What
parents need to know.
Protecting your
Personal Information
Ten Commandments
for Kids Online by Kim
Komando
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Instructions to
manage Microsoft
Explorer to block
certain sites.
Tonight’s Presentation
Thank You for
Attending Tonight
Fran Catlett, LMS/STC
Kerri Hammons, Counselor
Harmony Elementary
March 20, 2007