Safe Driving on the Information Superhighway by Martin Waltuch

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Safe Driving on the Information Superhighwayby
Martin Waltuch

• Knowledge is power
• but there are some roads to knowledge
• that need to be taken with adult supervision

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The Information Super Highway

• A short history of the Internet
• Benefits of the Internet
• Hazards of the Internet
• Guidelines for Internet use

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A short history of the Internet

• The ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency), a
  branch of the U.S. Defense Department developed
  the first Internet in 1968-1969.
• Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in
  1989
• While it took Radio, 38 years before 50 million
  people listened in, TV, 13 years before 50
  million people had one, or PCs, 16 years before
  50 million people used one. The Internet did it
  in four years

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Benefits of the Internet

• News, weather, business and shopping information
• General reference, movie reviews, sports, health
  and encyclopedic information
• Great resource for audio/video entertainment
• Great for communication with friends family

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News, Weather, Business and Shopping Information

• You can find information about local weather,
  schools, government, vital health matters, or
  read an out-of-town newspaper.
• You can conduct banking and trade stocks online.
• You can make travel reservations, or go shopping
  online

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General reference, Entertainment, and Health
information

• You can learn about virtually any topic, visit a
  museum, or take a college course
• You can use the Internet to watch videos and
  listen to an audio program, play an endless
  number of computer games with other users or
  against the computer itself
• You can search for vital or just interesting
  health matters

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Communicate with family friends

• E-mail with family, friends, and colleagues
  around the world. You can even send photos and
  videos
• Use of chat areas to make new friends who share
  common interests
• Join a web log on a topic of personal interest
• Use of Net-to-phone and Internet connected cell
  phones, instead of regular phone service

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Hazards of the Internet

• Identity theft
• Spam
• Hackers
• Viruses
• Bullies
• Exposing children to inappropriate material
• Predators

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Identity theft, Spam Hackers

• Carelessly given personal information can cause
  legal and financial problems for parents
• Email attachments can be infected with a computer
  virus
• Sharing log-in information can expose you to risk
  of hackers

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Risks to your Children

• Bullies often use the Internet to harass their
  victims
• Exposure to hateful, sexual or violent material
  from adult website pop-ups or even emails
• Predators use chat rooms, email and instant
  messaging to lure children into arranging
  face-to-face meetings

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What to do to protect yourself

• Monitor your credit-card bills for online charges
  
• Never give out identifying information
• Install a firewall
• Install antispam software
• Use password protection

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What to do to protect your child

• Get involved-talk to your child about netiquette,
  and Internet safety
• Decide in advance how you will respond If your
  child tells you about an upsetting message, or
  web site encountered while online
• Use parental controls, if offered, by your ISP
• Keep the computer in a family room rather than in
  a bedroom

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For more information

• The SafeKids.com websitehttp//www.safekids.com/c
  hild_safety.htm
• The Federal Trade commission website Take
  Charge Fighting Back Against Identity
  Thefthttp//www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/i
  dtheft.htm
• History of the Internet From Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopediahttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_
  of_the_Internet