Safe Internet Usage

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Safe Internet Usage
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Surfing the Web- Be Proactive

• Take time to see what your children are doing
  online- what are their primary destinations (see
  www.miniclip.com)
• Let them teach you about the internet
• Make surfing a family activity
• Surf sites with them to discuss appropriate uses
  and sites
• Help them assess the value and accuracy of sites
• See www.martinlutherking.org

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Safety Concerns

• Go over Kids' Rules
• Post Safety Rules by the computer
• Work with them to develop critical skills
  Internal Filtering and Blocking

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Don't Fence Me In

• Children need to be fenced in
• Create a safe list of favorites
• Investigate kid-safe index pages and search
  engines
• Kid Safe Search Sites

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Discuss Responsible Behavior

• Offline vs. Online Behavior
• Talking to strangers
• Giving out personal information
• Instigating fights
• Rudeness
• Being unkind to peers, to teachers, to family
• Bullying

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Trouble Zones

• Chat Rooms
• Messageboards
• Blogs
• E-Mail
• IMing
• Rating sites
• P2P sites

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Other Issues

• Plagiarism
• Time Wasters
• Gender Matters- What do websites teach

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Keep it public

• Move the computer to a central location
• If the computer stays in the childs room, check
  in frequently
• Check the history and cookies
• Consider filters or monitors