INTERNET SAFETY

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INTERNET SAFETY
A Workshop for Parents
Adapted From A Presentation by Westport Public
Schools
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POWER OF STORIES

• We all know the story of Repunzel

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POWER OF STORIES

• and poor little Red Riding Hood

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POWER OF STORIES

• And who can forget little Hansel and Gretel?

But have you heard these stories? NetSmartZ
Real-Life Stories
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Internet safety is a real concern.

• Social NetworksMySpace-FaceBook 160m
• Cyber Bullying
• Predators
• Gambling
• Commercial Exploitation
• Phishing

• Internet Game/Video Addictionaddicting
  games, miniclip, runescape, candystand,
  newgrounds, ebaumsworld, ytv
• Pornography
• Instant messaging
• Virtual Reality newest reviews

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Can you keep up with the changes in technology?

• High Speed Bandwidth
• Convergence of Technologies
• Portable technology
• Cell phones (picture/video phones, text
  messaging)
• MP3/iPod
• Web 2.0a list of web 2.0 sites/softwareanother
  list of web 2.0 sites/software2007 Web 2.0
  AWARDS
• Peer to Peer
• Napster shut down by court order
• eDonkey 2000 closed by RIAA Recording Industry
• FastTrack, Kazaa
• Gnutella
• BearShare, Limewire, Morpheus and ToadNode
• Some Firewalls block Peer-to-Peer
• Video networking/instant messaging, phone
  calling
• INTERACTIVE GAMES

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Kids and adults regularly create and use
BLOGS. Often called a public diary on steroids!
Click here or on the graphic above to go to
wiredsafety.org,an online safety and help group.
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District wikis http//teachers.westport.k12.ct.us
/itl
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Personal Informationhttp//www.youtube.com/watch
?vvmb-OQiF8WU Sarahs Story about
Cyberbullying http//www.youtube.com/watch?vj6w
4LSyWwKg
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MANY INSTANT MESSENGER SERVICES Universal
Messenger with Parental Controls AIM G-CHAT MEEBO
MSN Messenger SKYPE YAHOO! Messenger MANY, MANY
MORE!
ICQ information from wiredkids.org
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Technology has brought about many changes.

• Changes in technology have expanded the 11-17
  year old market
• Teens watching less TV because they spend more
  time on Internet
• Largest consumer of Internet pornography
• "Statistics prove that teenage Internet gambling
  is the fastest growing addiction of the day, akin
  to drug and alcohol abuse in the 1930s."
• Teen Social Networking Sites growingrapidly

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WHY DO KIDS
USE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES?
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Because they can

• Maintain contact with friends
• Connect with people who have similar interests
  and expertise
• Express themselves even when normally shy
• Learn about the school/community in a short
  period of time
• More easily share things and make plans
• Keep from getting lonely or bored
• Not be restricted by time, travel or access and
  always stay in touch.

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and because they can

• Be who they want to be
• Create a fantasy life
• Be anonymous
• Be free of social conventions/restrictions
• Become an avatar
• View it as only a game

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Activity

• Explore Go to http//www.faceparty.com/krazybab
  ii
• Explore Myspace http//www.myspace.com
• Click the browse button
• Browse on these criteria
• male and female
• Ages 18- 19
• 5 miles from 06880
• Take two minutes to review. Consider benefits and
  potential dangers
• www.facebook.com
• www.twitter.com
• http//community.livejournal.com/sacredheartu/
• Terms of use
• MySpace Safety Tips for Users and Parents
• What does MySpace do to protect users?
• My Space Agrees to New Safety Measures 1/14/08

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The Schools Part

• Comply with the Children Internet Protection Act
  (CIPA)
• Internet Safety and Ethical Use taught at every
  grade level
• Caution May be viewed as in school practice
  and may not be transferred to the real world or
  virtual world.

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Parents

• Filter but do not assume its all you need to
  do.

• Time
• Talk
• Storytelling
• Awareness
• Guidelines / Handouts

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Best Practices

• Have a family Internet plan
• Use district resources
• Pre-selected teacher websites
• Subscription databases and online encyclopedias
• iConn State Digital Library
• Westport Public Library resources
• Maintain open communications

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For more information

• ABOUT Family InternetTalking with your Kids and
  a sample Family Internet Safety Agreement
• AD COUNCILPublic Safety PSAs- Under Television,
  go to YOUTH TARGETED Bulletin Board
• Bullying PowerPointPowerpoint presentation from
  the Windsor Police Dept.
• Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
  Effective strategies to protect young people on
  the Internet
• Common Craft Videos In Plain English Watch a
  short simple video to get the basic concepts of a
  specific internet term.
• Enough is Enough Effective strategies to protect
  young people on the Internet
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Safety Tips
  for Social Networking for Teens and Tweens
• How Stuff Works (Firewalls, Viruses, Worms,
  etc.) This site opens with a description of
  firewalls and how they work.
• I Keep Safe-A national Internet Safety website,
  individualized for Connecticut
• MySpace Articles
• What does MySpace do to protect users?
• MySpace Moves to Give Parents More Information
• Protecting your privacy on MySpace, FaceBook and
  LinkedIN
• Netbullies.comProtecting kids from each other
  online with cyberlawyer Perry Aftab
• Netlingo.comLearn about the acronyms and
  language of the Internet.

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For more information

• Online Victimization of YouthA 2006 report from
  the THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN RESEARCH CENTER
  UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ,FUNDED BY THE U.S.
  CONGRESS THROUGH A GRANT TO THE NATIONAL CENTER
  FOR MISSING EXPLOITED CHILDREN
• PBS FrontlineAired on 1/22/08 --
• Pew Research StatisticsPew Internet and American
  Life project
• Safe TeensMagid, Larry. Teen Safety on the
  Information Highway. A publication of the
  national Organization for Missing or Exploited
  Children. 2004
• Spectorsoft.comAutomatically record everything
  done on the internet
• Teen Angels13-18 year old volunteers who provide
  help on Internet safety issues
• Web Awareness ResourcesInternet saftey tips with
  resources for various age groups (2-3, 5-7, 8-10,
  11-13, 14-17)
• WebopediaThe only online dictionary and search
  engine you need for computer and Internet
  technology definitions.

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INTERNET SAFETY
A Workshop for Parents
Adapted From A Presentation by Westport Public
Schools