INTERNET SAFETY What is your child really doing online?

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INTERNET SAFETY What is your child really doing online?

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INTERNET SAFETY

What is your child really doing online?

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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.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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Oldham County SchoolKentucky Education Technology Policies

Acceptable Use PolicyA 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.

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Online Social Networks

IMCell Phones & Computers

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’ ListPredators are online on

most of these sites.

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BLOGGING

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.

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Chat Rooms…Free e-mail accounts… …YOUTUBE… What else?

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

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Language of Social Network

POSParent Over Shoulder

WTGPWant To Go Private

LMIRLLet’s Meet In Real Life

A/S/LWhat is your age, sex, and

location?

Sites with language of Teens

www.netlingo.com

www.noslang.com

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CYBER BULLYING

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.

Forms of Cyber Bullying: 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.

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Peer to Peer Networking 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 music-also pirated movies, software.

DANGER –Virus, Spyware, Trojan, Adware and frequent pop-up browsers and other annoying hassles.

Illegal, Unethical and Immoral.

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Tips for Parents & Information from our Counselor---- 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.

Know intellectual property and copyright regulations.

Learn about the internet. Online predators are out

there! 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.

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Internet ResourcesKentucky Center for School

Safety http://www.kysafeschools.org

www.kycss.com

Federal Bureau of Investigation“A Parent’s Guide To Internet Safety”

www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/crimesmain.htm

NetSmartz – Kids http://www.netsmartzkids.org

DATELINE on TV www.msnbc.msn.com

Cyber Angels…Teen Angelshttp://www.cyberangels.org/

connected.htm1

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

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 Coalitionhttp://ikeepsafe.org

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More sites…A Byte-Size Online Safety

Guide for kids from Nickelodeon TV

http://www.nick.com/blab/safety/index.jhtm

Computer Security- computer virus, phishing scam, spyware, firewalls,root kit removal, Active X controls

http://www.schoolcounselor.com/Resources/computer-security.htm

Cyberbullying. http://www.cyberbully.org

SafetyNetLinkswww.schoolcounselor.com/safetynetlinks.asp

Teen Safety on the Information Highway- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm

Ten Commandments for Kids Online

http://www.komando.com/ kimskidscontract.html

Internet Super Heroes.http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/cyberbullying

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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.

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Handouts

Internet Safety: What parents need to know.

Protecting your Personal Information

Ten Commandments for Kids Online by Kim

Komando

Instructions to manage Microsoft Explorer to block certain sites.

Tonight’s Presentation

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Thank You for Attending Tonight

Fran Catlett, LMS/STC

Kerri Hammons, Counselor Harmony Elementary March 20, 2007