Personal Safety

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Personal Safety
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Hey Everybody!

• My name is Tek.
• Im going to be your guide today!
• Im a part of i-SAFE America, and we are
  concerned with helping you to be safe online.
• We want you to recognize and avoid dangerous,
  destructive or unlawful online behavior, and we
  hope to empower you to communicate what you learn
  from i-SAFE with others.
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All right Lets talk Empowerment

• Remember - Empowerment means you own what you
  learn and can use it to teach others and make a
  difference.

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Questions

• Why do students feel safe on the Internet?
• What are some dangers on the Internet?
• What are some good things on the Internet?
• How can you stay away from the dangerous things?

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Cyber Citizenship

• Online Behavior
• Inappropriate Material appears in
• Advertisements
• Pop ups
• Key word searches
• Typo Squatting
• Spam email

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Cyber Bullying

• Students bully through
• Personal Web pages
• Community Web Pages
• Email and Instant Messages
• Blogs

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Cyber Bullying Tips

• Guard your contact information
• Do not send a message when angry
• If harassed, do not reply. Log out, immediately
  tell an adult.
• Save harassing messages and forward to your ISP.
• If physically threatened, notify police.
• Ask permission to post name or pictures.

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Personal Internet Safety

• Screen Names
• Profiles
• Chat Rooms
• Instant Messaging
• Online Communities

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Personal Safety
Screen Name A name used when communicating with
others online.
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User Id/Screen name

• A User Id is a nickname you select to identify
  you in e-mail, chats, etc.
• DO NOT USE Personal Information such as
• -Your real first name -Your real last name
  -Your location (i.e. hilliegirl, HaverhillGuy)
  -Your zip code -A suggestive name or word (i.e.
  hotbabygirl) -Inappropriate words
• For added security, always opt NOT to add your
  name or nickname to any sort of member directory.
  

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Personal Safety
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Personal Safety

• Instant Messaging

The ability to exchange text messages with other
Internet users in real time.
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Personal Safety Tips

• Never reveal identifying information in your
  screen name, profile or conversations with people
  you do not know.
• Identifying information includes name, address,
  phone number, and school name.
• Never arrange a face to face meeting with
  strangers from the internet.

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Cyber Predators

• Communications tools
• Chat Rooms
• Private Chats
• Instant Messaging
• E Mail
• Phone

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Cyber Predators

• Predators can gain information about a child
  before they begin to converse through
• Screen Names
• Profiles
• Watching conversations in chat rooms

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Be Smart Be Safe

• The Internet is not anonymous. When you sign
  on, others have access to you. Your e-mail
  address, screen name, and password serve as
  barriers between you and others. You need to
  maintain this barrier by not giving out private
  information. There are many out there who would
  like to know more for various reasons
• They could want to harm you.
• They could want money
• They could use information to conduct their
  own business - either selling your info or
  using it in an illegal manner.

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Private Information

• One way to be safe is not give out private
  information on the Internet.
• Name Address
• School Friends names
• Family names Age
• Social Security Number Phone number
• Gender or send a stranger your picture

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Indirect Information Solicitation

• Sometimes, while online, people want to find out
  more about you for illegal purposes. However,
  they go about it in different ways. They may
  trick you into giving out information. You may
  not even realize what you have told them.
  Indirect information about your school,
  activities, etc, could lead them to knowing where
  you live. Be aware of what you say at all times.

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Password

• A Password is a series of letters, numbers or
  symbols used to log you into a computer system.
  Passwords are used to access email, join
  chatrooms, etc. They are usually between 6 and 8
  characters long.
• Password Security
• Dont tell anyone your password.
• Don't write your password down anywhere.
• When you decide on a password, make sure it
  can't be guessed.
• If you think there's even a chance someone else
  might know your password, change it.
• Make sure no one is standing near you when you
  enter your password

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Watch out for Dangers On the Web

• Inappropriate sites - There are some sites you
  should not go to. They can be pornographic, hate
  filled, or upsetting. When you accidentally come
  across a site you know you shouldnt be in, close
  out of it quickly. If you still have trouble,
  try logging off completely or rebooting.

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Watch out for Dangers On the Web

•    Faulty information sites - Dont trust
  everything you read without double-checking and
  checking references.

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Watch out for Dangers On the Web

• Private Information Some websites ask you for
  private information before you can access their
  stuff. Make sure you ask your parents before
  giving anyone private information.

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Watch out for Dangers On the Web

• Your own website Many teens now have their own
  websites. However, you have to be careful about
  what information you display.

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Watch Out!

• If you have your own website
• Discuss your site and profile with your parents
• Make sure there is no identifying information in
  the profile or on your site
• Do not post pictures of your self or your friends
• Do not include any personal information about
  your life or family

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Watch out for Dangers in E-mail

• E-mail is an online form of communication,
  typically between two people. Just like in
  regular mail, users write letters and send them
  electronically.
• Spamming many companies advertise via e-mail.
  They try to entice you to purchase items, visit
  inappropriate sites, etc. Delete these e-mails.
• Be careful when you reply to an e-mail. You are
  including your e-mail address and you dont know
  where it will go from there.

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Watch out for Dangers in Email

• Inappropriate, offensive, angry e-mail should be
  reported to your Internet provider.
• Remember - the sender of an e-mail may not be
  someone you know dont send personal
  information, photographs, etc.

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Watch out for Dangers in Chatting

• Chats can result in revealing information you
  wouldnt normally reveal. This can leave you
  open to online predators.

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Here are Some Tips to Remember when Chatting

• Keep online interaction online. Dont agree to
  meet or phone people met online.
• Dont give out personal information. Be careful
  about indirectly saying too much like school
  mascot, game times, etc. Eventually you will
  have said enough.
• Keep your parents or guardians informed of online
  interaction.
• Use Chat rooms that are moderated.
• Be suspicious of someone who wants to be your
  friend and turns you against your parents,
  teachers or friends.
• Private chats arent always private when you
  meet offline friends online in a private chat
  room be careful. Others can often enter and
  lurk.
• Try to choose a gender-neutral online screen name

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Resources for reporting incidents

• Here is a general guideline for reporting
  Internet wrongdoing.
• Tell a trusted adult
• Call the local police

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What you can do ...

• The following are guidelines on proactive things
  you can do when you are bothered, harassed, or
  annoyed while online.
• Use these tips to make your online experience one
  that is more fun and safe too!

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Junk E-mail/Spam

• Delete without opening. Report to a trusted
  adult. Do not click unsubscribe as this
  identifies you as a real person.

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Cyber stalking

• Report this to the local police department and to
  your parents, who can help you change your online
  ids to protect yourself.

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Child Luring

• If you feel you are in danger or someone you know
  is in danger of becoming a victim of a predator,
  notify a trusted adult immediately. Call your
  local police department.

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Wow That Was Sure A Lot of New Info!

• Think about it -
• Before you knew all about Internet Safety, were
  you making mistakes in revealing personal
  information online?

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What About Others

• If you could make mistakes online, do you think
  others do also?
• Who else could benefit from learning this
  information?
• Friends?
• Parents?
• Teachers?
• What are some good ways to relay this information
  to others?

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I hope you learned something I know I did!