Internet SafetyMr Eric Castro

Tell a neighbor: What do you remember from your grammar school internet

safety presentations?

Create a Positive Digital Footprint

Protect Your Privacy

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Protect Yourself from Bullies

Protect Yourself from Predators

Protect Yourself from Yourself

Create a Positive Digital Footprint

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Tell a neighbor: What are you most proud of having produced or created

that’s online?

Our digital footprint is the evidence of our online activities.

You want to leave positive

digital footprints.

Lost by Stephen Nicholas

The New Yorker, 3/22/2010

Protect Your Privacy

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1) Do not inadvertently reveal personal information online

Block cookies

2) Keep a “clean” email account

3) Realize that you may be monitored

4) Do not reply to spammers, ever

5) Be conscious of web security

Passwords

Use a different secure password for each site

• Make sure your password is as long as possible

• Use as many different characters as possible

• Do not use personal information

• Do not use common words

• Do not use passwords that are easy to spot while you are typing them in

Come up with a sentence that is easy to remember

Use the first letter of each word, including the punctuation

Come up with a sentence that is easy to remember

Tron was a complete waste of money!

Use the first letter of each word, including the punctuation

Twacwom!

Encryption

http://

https://

6) Be conscious of security on shared computers

7) Be conscious of home computer security

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

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Raise your hand: Has anyone that you know had their identity stolen?

IMG_4511 by John R Southern

Too Much Credit by Andres Rueda

It’s not about cash ...

it’s aboutdebt

Too Much Credit by Andres Rueda

• Destroy private records and statements

• Secure your snail mail

• Safeguard your Social Security number

• Don’t leave a paper trail

• Monitor your credit report

• Review credit card statements carefully

Protect Yourself from Bullies

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What exactly is cyberbullying?

• IM/ Text harassment

• Stealing passwords

• Blogs

• Web sites

• Sending pictures through email & cell phones

• Internet polling

• Interactive gaming

• Malicious code

• Sending porn or junk email

• Impersonation

• Cyberbullying by proxy

Why cyberbully?

What to do

• Don’t bully

• Don’t reciprocate

• Save evidence

• Tell a trusted adult

King on the march to Montgomery by Eliel Johnson

King on the march to Montgomery by Eliel Johnson

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Protect Yourself from Predators

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http://i.imgur.com/cbRmA.jpg

Emotionally vulnerable

Seeking attention

Seeking affection

Seeking validation

Chatroulette

Protect Yourself from Yourself

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Tell a neighbor: What is the least intelligent thing that you’ve seen

someone put online?

http://failbook.failblog.org

http://failbook.failblog.org

http://failbook.failblog.org

Rocque posted a message to his alleged attacker

saying they are 'done'.

Police say such messages can escalate quickly.

"If a young person is on the Internet and they are

making comments that are threatening in nature,

they need to realize we could be looking at

criminal charges, unwarranted retaliation because

of their comments as well as hampering an

ongoing police investigation," said Sgt. Kelly

Rosnau, school resource officer.

What to do?

• Remain alert

• Keep a low profile

• Trust your instincts

Control your information

Control your information

Be smart