Internet Safety Quiz for Adults 1 Whereisthebestplacetolocateyourfamilycomputer

A ChildrsquosbedroomB FamilyroomC Homeofficeinremoteareaofhouse

AnswerBThesafest location for thecomputer is ina roomwherethere is sufficientadult supervision

2 WhichisthebestexampleofhowtoprotectyourchildrenonlineA PostclearsimpleeasyshytoshyreadhouserulesonornearthemonitorandsuperviseyourchildrsquosonlineactivityB OnlyallowyourchildtousethecomputeratthepubliclibraryorschoolC DonotallowyourchildtoldquosurfrdquotheInternetwithouthavingafriendnearby

AnswerAPostingclearsimpleeasyshytoshyreadhouserulesisanexcellentwaytosetboundariesforyourchildrsquos Internet use Consider signing the rules along with your child and they should be periodicallyreviewedVisitwwwNetSmartzorgforexamplesofrulesThissiteprovidessafetytipsanddefinitionstohelpyoubetterunderstandthemanydifferentareasoftheworldwidewebRemembernothingbeatsyoursupervisionofandattentiontowhatyourchildrendowhileonline

3 Yourchildrenarecompletelysafeiftheyonlyvisitchild-friendlychatroomsTrueorFalse

Answer FalseAlthough it is recommended your childonly visit childshyfriendly sites realize anyonemayaccess these sites Those who wish to harm children have been known to entice children inchildshyorientedchatroomsNothingshouldreplaceyoursupervision

4 What should you do if your children tell you someone they have ldquometrdquo online has asked for theirtelephonenumberandwantstomeettheminpersonA TakeawaytheircomputerprivilegesB Praisethemfortellingyouthisanddiscusswiththemthereasonswhyitisunsafetomeetinpersonwith

someonetheyhavefirstmetonlinewithoutyoursupervisionC Tellthemitrsquosokaytomeettheirfriendaslongasyouknowwheretheyaregoing

AnswerBRewardingyourchildforbeingforthcomingwithinformationisanexcellentwaytokeepthelines of communication between you open Furthermore your acceptance and praise of this mayencouragethemtoreport incidentstoyou inthefutureYoushouldremindyourchildnottogiveoutpersonalinformationormeetanyoneinpersonwithoutyourpriorknowledgeandconsentIfyouwanttoconsider a meeting ask to talk to the other childrsquos parentsguardians If you agree to the meetingaccompanyyourchildandmeetwiththeotherchildandhisorherparentsguardiansinapublicplace

5 OfthechoicesbelowwhichistheworstscreennameforachildA katie_ny13B CuteLitlAngelC BlueEyes7642

AnswerAThoseonlinewhowishtoharmchildrenoftenusescreennamestoselecttheirpotentialtargetsAscreennameshouldneverrevealanyidentifyinginformation about a child especially things such as a name age locationyearofbirthschoolnameandyearofgraduation

1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) wwwmissingkidscom

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6HowmanychildrenreceivedasexualsolicitationorapproachovertheInternetinaone-yearperiodoftimeA 1in7childrenB 1in100childrenC 1in500children

Answer A As reported by Janis Wolak Kimberly Mitchell and DavidFinkelhor in Online Victimization of Youth Five Years Later Alexandria VirginiaNationalCenterforMissingampExploitedChildren2006page1

7 IfyouarenotfamiliarwithcomputersandtheInternetyoushouldA TakeabasicclasstobecomefamiliarwiththemB Sitdownwithyourchildrentohavethemshowyouwebsitestheyvisitandhowtheynavigatethrough

theworldwidewebC Both

AnswerCTakingaclassisanexcellentwaytobegintolearnabouttheInternetCheckyourlocaladultcommunityeducation schedulesorwithcomputer retailers for suggestedclasses Therearealsomanyexcellentbooksavailableaboutcomputersandthe Internetyoucouldeithercheckout fromthe locallibraryorpurchaseFurthermoresittingdownwithyourchildrenatthecomputerisnotonlyanexcellentwaytolearnitisalsoagreatwaytoconnectwiththemAnditcouldbeapleasurableexperienceforbothyourchildrenandyou

8 WhatshouldyoudoifyoususpectonlineldquostalkingrdquoorsexualexploitationofachildA IgnoreitandhopeitgoesawayB ReportittoyourlocallawshyenforcementagencyandtheCyberTiplinereg

C ChangeInternetServiceProviders

Answer B Immediately report the information to local law enforcement and the CyberTipline atwwwcybertiplinecomor1-800-843-5678TheFederalBureauofInvestigationrecommendsndashifyourchildoranyone inyourhouseholdhas receivedpornographydepictingchildrenyourchildhasbeensexuallysolicitedbysomeonewhoknowsyourchild isyounger than 18 or your child has received sexually explicit images fromsomeonewhoknowsyourchildisyoungerthan18ndashyoukeepthecomputerscreen turned off in order to preserve any evidence for future lawshyenforcementuseUnlessdirectedtodosobylawenforcementyoushouldnotattempttocopyanyoftheimagesandortextfoundonthecomputerAsreported in A Parentrsquos Guide to Internet Safety Calverton Maryland USDepartmentofJusticersquosFederalBureauofInvestigation2000page4

9 ItisOKforyourchildrentopostpicturesofthemselvesontheirownpersonalweb site especially if they promise to only give the web-site address topeopletheyknowTrueorFalse

Answer False Tell them it is not safe to put photographs or any type ofpersonally identifying information on web sites Remember anyone in theworld may access a web page and doing these things could make children targets for abduction orsexual exploitation If your child is a member of a group with a web site photographs of childrenpublishedonlineshouldnotbeaccompaniedwithidentifyinginformationGroupshotsarepreferabletoindividualpicturesThegroupmaybeidentifiedasldquoMembersofthebasketballteamrdquoRememberevenafirstnamemaybeatoolempoweringthosewhousetheInternettoidentifyandstalkchildrenAlsomanyschoolsarenowposting individual informationaboutstudents in InternetyearbooksCheckwithyourchildrsquosschooltodeterminetheirpolicyaboutpostinginformationonline

Copyrightcopy2003and2006NationalCenterforMissingampExploitedChildren(NCMEC)AllrightsreservedThisprojectwassupportedbyGrantNo2005-MC-CX-K024awardedbytheOfficeofJuvenileJusticeandDelinquencyPreventionOfficeofJusticeProgramsUSDepartmentofJusticePointsofvieworopinionsinthisdocumentarethoseoftheauthoranddonotnecessarilyrepresenttheofficialpositionorpoliciesoftheUSDepartmentofJusticeNationalCenterforMissingampExploitedChildrenreg1-800-THE-LOSTregandCyberTiplinereg areregisteredservicemarksoftheNationalCenterforMissingampExploitedChildren