Internet Safety Awareness

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• Internet Safety Awareness
• Palatine High School
• September 23, 2009

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In-school Personnel Resources

• Who can I turn to for advice and assistance?
• School Technology Coordinator
• School Police Consultant
• School Social Worker
• Guidance Counselor
• School Administrator

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Personal Cyber SafetyDigital Footprint

• Not Anonymous
• Permanent
• Infinitely Duplicable
• Three Key User Assumptions
• Content visible to everyone
• Content becomes permanent
• Viewers can potentially cause harm

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Chat Rooms, IM, Blogs, Gaming, etc.

• User Screen Name
• Should not include personal identifiers such as
  name, age, birth date, gender, location
• Should not be sexually suggestive, racist,
  inflammatory, or distasteful
• User Profile
• Searchable (Google search your own name)
• Unsafe practices include posting pictures, full
  name, birthday, location

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Social Networking

• What your friends are posting may be stating a
  lot about you.
• Are your friends posting your full name?
• What is a simple birthday wish revealing about
  you?
• How many words is a photo worth?
• What are SN postings stating about you?
• Who is posting private chat discussions?
• What are their Facebook privacy settings?

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Social Networking Best Practices

• Set privacy settings to only allow access to
  people you actually know in real life (IRL). Do
  not extend access to your friends friends.
• Remove your Full Name
• Remove your Birth Date
• Remove your school / job info
• Dont use the bulletin features
• Restrict your email and IM contact information
• Clean up any inappropriate language or
  questionable profile choices

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Cyber Bullying

• The act of dispensing inappropriate, offensive,
  and psychologically harmful information through
  email, IM, personal web pages, community web
  pages, cell phones, and web blogs.
• 53 said angry or hurtful things about another
  person
• 58 had someone say harmful or angry things to
  them
• 42 have been bullied
• 35 have received mean or threatening email
  messages
• (iSafe.org survey of 1500 HS Students)

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Cyber Bullying Safety Tips

• Protect your contact information
• Do not send a message while angry
• If harassed, log out immediately and contact a
  responsible adult
• Save harassing messages and forward them to the
  ISP
• If physically threatened, leave the computer as
  is and notify the police immediately
• http//www.haltabuse.org/

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Cyber Bullying Safety Tips

• Veil of Silence
• Students must understand
• Importance of speaking out when they see or
  anticipate danger
• 2. Responsibility to each other and to themselves
  to take responsible action

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On-line Predators

• Predatory Grooming Process
• Appear Familiar
• Develops Trust
• Establishes Secrecy
• Erodes Barriers
• Direct Intimidation
• Face to Face Meeting

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On-line Predators
I victimized 37 kids before they caught up with
me.
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Cyber Security

• Cyber security attacks cost the public billions
  of dollars each year as a result of fraud, theft,
  and hardware infection.
• Examples
• Malicious Code
• (viruses, worms, Trojan horses)
• SPAM
• Identity theft

• Precautions
• Firewall tuned ON
• Operating System fully updated
• Current Anti-virus program
• Current Anti-spyware program

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Cyber Security Best Practices

• Avoid free downloads adware and spyware is
  often unknowingly installed
• Delete email attachments from unknown senders
• Set internet security settings to medium or
  high
• Download files only from trusted web sites
• Read all privacy and licensing agreements
• Never click yes, or OK to close stubborn pop-up
  ads

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Cyber Security SPAM Combat tips

• Create a non-obvious email address
• Limit sites and locations where you use your
  email address
• Employ spam-blocking software
• Do not open SPAM messages
• Do not employ an auto-open email setting
• Do not auto save email addresses and passwords
• Never respond to SPAM messages
• Report troublesome spammers to your ISP

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Cyber Safety Online Resources

• Comparison / Review of Top Ten Social Networking
  Sites
• NetSmartz site for students, teachers, parents
• Social Networking Advice and Tips Digital
  Tattoo
• PBS Frontline Series Growing UP Online
• Media Awareness Network
• e-Safety education at iSafe.org

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