a parent’s guide to internet safety keeping your child safe
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A PARENT’S GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY
KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE
Questions about my child….
What are they doing online?Who are they talking with?Why do they want to be there?When should I restrict time?Where can I learn about digizens?
Students are using the sites above to CONNECT with kids all over the world
The information they place on these sites are used daily by pedophiles
Never post full name, address, telephone number, SS #.
MY SPACE.COM FACEBOOK.COM
250 Million active (Sept 09)
myspace
200 Million active (Sept 09)
(users who have returned to the site in the last 30 days)
MY SPACE.COM FACEBOOK.COM
Bank robber arrested after boasting of crime on MySpace
Investigators learned that Mr. Northington, who had a gunshot scar on his face,
used MySpace, to brag about a crime. There they found that he had posted a message
mentioning the robbery: "One in the head still ain't dead!!!!!! On tha run for
robbin a bank Love all of yall."
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According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice in Columbia, S.C
•Nine days later, Northington was arrested in Virginia.
•Northington is now facing a fine of $250,000 and •imprisonment for a minimum of seven years and a maximum of life.
• By Thursday, Northington's MySpace page was still up with the status reading "Wanted."
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WHAT CAN Parents DO?
Have a Family Internet Plan/Agreement
Use Facebook. Friend your child. Teachable moments from
other users. Place computer in a
Central Location.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
There’s no Privacy on the Internet. Pages are archived. (The Wayback Machine.)
Facebook Archives pages– Owns your content
Help
FACEBOOK PRIVACY STATEMENT
You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your User Content.
Facebook may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the Facebook service through the operation of the service (e.g., photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more personalized experience.
KEEP YOUR PRIVACY!
NEVER SHARE YOUR PASSWORD!
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
Review Chat Logs
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
Review Chat Logs
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
Review Searches
Google Preferences
Go to Google.comClick on preferencesClick on strict filtering next to safesearchSetting must be adjusted for each user
account you wish to filter.
TEACH THE CONTROLS
Use Privacy settings.– School admissions
officers– Future employers
View online info with a critical eye.
Fun Questionnaires aren’t funny.
CYBER BULLYING
Each and every student will
be a safe and informed
Internet user.
The Statistics:
1 in 5 children are sexually solicited or approached over the internet in a one-year period. (Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youth)
20% of violent offenders serving time in state prisons reported having victimized a child online. (U.S.Dept of justice.)
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YOU HAVE HELP
No matter if a threat was written at home or not, Police and/or Schools can take action
Isolate the computer Inform local law authoritiesCall MCCTF, (Maine Computer Crimes Task Force)
Call Federal Agencies – FBI has a Maine office that works mainly with hate crimes, civil rights issues in schools ([email protected]
Feel like doing this?
Positives influences
Authors of original work
Students learn to interact with mass amounts of ever changing information
New literacy
Improves 21st Century job skills in a Global Market
MORE ADVICE….
Discuss REPUTATIONOnline = Offline
Discuss NETIQUETTEProper online Etiquette means don’t say something online if you wouldn’t say it offline.
Become a DIGIZENDigital Citizen
Ask for PASSWORDSCheck them frequently
* 74% of families have their computers in a public location
* 65% of parents say they check up on their teens after they go online
* 53% of families filter
* 45% of families have monitoring software on the computer that their child uses (Kids aware of monitoring & filtering)
* Only 7% of parents have no rules about media use at all
CONTROL OF INTERNET ACCESS AND USE
SOURCE: http://www.pewinternet.org
www.ic3.gov
www.cybertipline.com
www.missingkids.com
www.netsmartz.org
www.Wiredkids.org
IT TAKES ALL OF US: HOME, SCHOOL, & LAW ENFORCEMENT
TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE
Is the Internet a Safety Risk?
Greatest Risk our children face with the Internet is being denied access. – Safe Solutions:Software Filters, Web Blockers, Parent
Supervision etc…
MLTI is not a technology project, it’s a learning project. (Betty Manchester)
Laptop is a crucial competitive tool for learning
Questions?