INTERNET SAFETY Tips for becoming a surfer dude

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INTERNET SAFETYTips for becoming a surfer dude!
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WINDOW TO THE WORLD

• The Information Superhighway!
• The Internet is a global medium
• The Internet allows for immediate feedback
• Shop without leaving your home
• Communicate with friends and family easily and
  quickly
• Become educated
• Travel
• And so much more!

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or BARRIER TO PRIVACY?

• Sexual predators
• Identity Theft
• Electronic communication problems
• Cyberbullies
• Which websites are reliable?
• Viewpoints differ from family to community to
  society
• Distasteful activities vs. Free Speech

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ONLINE RISKS

• Protect your privacy
• Protect yourself
• Electronic Communication
• Cyberbullying
• Websites
• News and information

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PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT!

• Account IDs passwords
• Your birthday
• SSN
• Hometown
• Address
• Phone numbers
• School you attend
• Photos
• NEVER REVEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE!

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PROTECT YOURSELF

• Never meet an online friend in person
• Sexual predators are around every corner
• Sexual harassment can happen to you!
• Adult material.IS FOR ADULTS!
• Ask your parents for permission online
• Uncomfortable? Log off and tell your parents

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COMMUNICATING ONLINE

• Chat Rooms
• Group of individuals talking
• Popular area for kids
• Maintain privacy - dont give out personal
  information
• Instant Messaging (IM)
• One-on-one rather than group (chat room)
• Safe IF you know the person

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COMMUNICATING ONLINE (cont.)

• Email
• Spam, or junk, emails (virused, adult material?)
• Delete emails from strangers and unknown sources
• Phishing - Account Information Update Required
• MySpace, Facebook, wikis, blogs
• Be careful what you say and who you send it to!

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CYBERBULLYING

• Occurs in chat rooms, IM, texting, blogs, and
  email
• Behaviors include name-calling, gossip, threats,
  teasing, sexual harrassment, disrespect, deceit
• Avoid being bullied by
• NEVER post harmful comments or information
• Avoid arguments
• Humor and sarcasm can be insulting
• Use emoticons
• Received threats - log off and tell parents
  (dont retaliate)

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VISITING WEBSITES

• Viewed material
• Sexual
• Hateful
• Violent
• Other inappropriate
• Enter information about yourself
• Enter contest
• Sign up on a mailing list
• Set up guidelines for surfing with your parents

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WHATS RELIABLE?

• Whats in a URL?
• Personal pages may include , , users,
  members, or people
• Domain name and material should be related
• Scan the page for information
• Who wrote the page?
• What is the authors expertise?
• About us, Philosophy, Biography link?
• When was the last update?

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WHATS RELIABLE (cont.)

• Indicators of quality information
• Are there links (that work) to other reliable
  sources?
• Where is the information coming from (academic
  journals and books)?
• Is the information documented?
• What do others say?
• Web search the author
• Are other pages linking to this website?
• Whats the opposing view?

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CONCLUSION

• 3 Cs of Internet Safety
• Inappropriate CONTACT (cyberbullies, predators)
• Inappropriate CONTENT (viewed, downloaded, or
  sent)
• Inappropriate CONDUCT (anonymity is easy, hacking)

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REFERENCES

• CBBC Newsround (2009). Internet Safety.
  Retrieved January 21, 2009 from
  http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/quiz/newsid_3078
  000/3078351.stm
• Disney.com Online Safety for Kids. (n.d.)
  Retrieved January 19, 2009 from
  http//a.dolimg.com/media/en-US/dcom/guestservices
  /safety/safetytips.pdf
• Evaluating Web Pages Techniques to Apply
  Questions to Ask. (November 24, 2008) Retrieved
  January 20, 2009 from http//www.lib.berkely.edu/T
  eachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
• GetNetWise. (2008) Retrieved January 13, 2009
  from http//kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide
• Madigan, L. (June 2004). SURFING SAFELY Online
  Safety Tips. Retrieved on January 4, 2009 from
  http//www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/b
  rochures/internet1106.pdf
• McMullin, M. (2002). Internet Safety Quiz for
  Students. Retrieved on January 8 from
  http//iol.ie/dromore/safety/quiz/quiz.htm
• National Center for Missing and Exploited
  Children (2009). Internet Safety Quiz for Kids.
  Retrieved January 21, 2009 from
  http//www.missingkids.com/en_US/other/InternetSaf
  ety.htm