Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet

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Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet
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PREVIEW

• More Good than Bad
• Education is the answer!
• Specific things to do

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Types of Technology that Kids Use

• Mobile Phones
• Multiplayer Video Games
• Chat Rooms
• Social Networks (i.e. My Space)
• eMail

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We Should be Concerned

• There ARE intentionally offensive sites
• There IS inaccurate information
• Children can be easily manipulated by ads
• Other people you meet online may NOT be who they
  say they are.
• Possibility of viruses
• Griefers-Cyberbullies
• Phishing

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Things You Can Do

• Placement of the computer.
• Show interest and spend time with your kids when
  online.
• Search for reviews and other information
• Monitor the history
• Decide if you want to install an Internet filter.
  (see website for review sites)
• Communicate clear consequences.

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View the History

• Set up the Internet History
• Open the Internet
• Go to Tools/Internet Options
• Make sure the Days to keep pages in history
  setting is fairly high

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History of Web Pages Visited

• Can be set to save for more time.
• Only helpful if your child does not know how to
  empty the history!

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A Few Clear Rules for Online Safety
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Rule Number 1

• I will not give out personal information such as
  my address, telephone number, parents work
  address/telephone number, or the name and
  location of my school without my parents
  permission.

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Rule Number 2

• I will tell my parents or my teacher right away
  if I come across any information that makes me
  feel uncomfortable.

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Rule Number 3

• I will never send a person my picture or
  anything else without first checking with my
  parents.

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Rule Number 5

• I will not respond to any messages that are mean
  or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is
  not my fault if I get a message like that. If I
  do I will tell my parents right away so that they
  can contact the service provider.

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Rule Number 6

• I will talk with my parents so that we can set
  up rules for going online. We will decide upon
  the time of day that I can be online, the length
  of time I can be online and appropriate areas for
  me to visit. I will not access other areas or
  break these rules without their permission.

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Rule Number 7

• I will check with my parents before downloading
  or installing software or doing anything that
  could possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my
  familys privacy.

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Rule Number 8

• I will be a good online citizen and not do
  anything that hurts other people or is against
  the law.

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Strategies Kids Might Use

• Opening several windows and switching whenever
  you come near.
• Deleting the history

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Questions You Might Have

• Are some chat rooms more suitable than others?
• If I see something illegal or suspicious, where
  do I report it?
• Are there kid friendly social networking sites?

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Review

• Create a few safety rules
• Communicate
• Continue learning
• Clear consequences

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Resources

• Links on our website
• http//bce.eanesisd.net/internetsafety.htm