HKMS Library Media Internet Safety Guide

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HKMS Library Media Internet Safety
Guide
Surf Safely
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People online may not be who they seem to be

• Someone claiming to be a 10 year old girl
• might actually be a 40 year male convict.

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Blue Skunk Blog http//doug-johnson.squarespace.co
m/blue-skunk-blog/2006/4/3/mandating-internet-safe
ty-instruction.html viewed 2/2/2008
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Internet Safety Tips

• People who are dangerous may
• do this in order to trick you

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Internet Safety Tips

• Be suspicious
• people trying to get information or items from
  you
  
• people who offer to give you something for nothing

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Internet Safety Tips

• NEVER give out your password to anyone (even your
  best friends) other than your parents
  
• Keep your passwords somewhere nobody but you can
  find them
  

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Internet Safety Tips

• Dont put your cell or home phone numbers on the
  internet
  
• Dont put your family or friends cell or home
  phone numbers on the internet
  

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Internet Safety Tips

• Dont reply to strangers
• Dont share any passwords.
• Block or ignore the unwanted
• Change your password often.

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Internet Safety Tips

• Who can see what I put online?
• Your parents grandparents
• Friends neighbors
• Future spouse in-laws
• Future boss friends

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Internet Safety Tips

• Dont tell people things that can come back to
  haunt you.
  
• Your future boss, spouse, or college you want to
  attend may be reading what you have said.

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Internet Safety Tips

• Google your name often
• Share information that you want everyone in the
  world to know about
  
• Deleted pictures information are NEVER gone and
  can be found years later
  

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Private information

• Never give out private
  
  
• information!!
• Last name
• Address
• Phone numbers
• Social Security Numbers
• Passwords

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Private information

• Never give out private
• information!!
• Credit card numbers
• School name
• Pictures
• Mothers Maiden Name
• Birthday

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Internet Safety Tips

• Never send your picture without first asking a
  parent

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Internet Safety Tips

• Never arrange a meeting without asking a
  parent.
  
• If a parent agrees, you should meet in a
  public place with your parent accompanying you
  NEVER ALONE
  

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Safe to Share

• First name
• Favorite sport
• Favorite color
• Favorite type of dog

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Creating a User names

• Your user name should NEVER include personal
  info such as
  
• Your birthday
• Your age
• Your gender
• Your last name
• Your phone number

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Create a Password

• Your password SHOULD include
• Letters
• Numbers
• Be at least 6 digits long
• Not easy to decipher

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E-mail Safety Practices

• Change your password often and keep it in a safe
  place.
  
• Dont share the password with anyone.
• Dont reply to spam, harassing, or offensive
  e-mail or forward chain e-mail letters.
  

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E-mail Safety Practices

• Dont open any attachments from anyone unless
  they are from someone that you know AND run
  through an anti-virus program.
  
• Log off when done.

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Dont open that POP UP!!!

• Never open pop ups or e-mail from some one you
  dont know
  
• This is how computer viruses are activated and
  personal information is stolen
  

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What is a computer virus?

• A Computer virus makes your computer slower
• Can delete your saved documents
• Can stop your computer from working at all

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E-mail use and abuse
Remember the Golden Rule!

• Do to others what you would want them to do to
  you
  
• Dont trash talk about someone else..
• ITS NOT COOL DUDE!!!!!!!

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Flame Mail is Hate Mail

• Flame mail is an email whose contents are
  designed to enrage others.
  
• Hate mail is hatred in an e-mail.

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Safety Tips

• Never respond to messages
• that are
• Belligerent
• Suggestive
• Obscene
• Threatening
• Make you feel uncomfortable.

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Cyberbullying

• Using the Internet
• Cell phones to send
• text or images that
• Threatened
• Embarrass
• Harass
• Hurt

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Cyber Bullying is a Crime!

• Cyberbullies
• use technology
• to harass their
• victims.

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What Can I do if I am Cyberbullied?

• Dont respond
• Dont delete it
• Show it to an adult

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I.M. (Instant Messaging)

• The dangers that await you in the chat room.

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I.M. robots

• Sometimes youll see a name like Cupid, Santa, or
  SmarterChild.
  
• Dont talk to them! They are tryng to fool you,
  they are I.M. Robots.
  
• They will try to ask for PRIVATE Information.
• Dont give them PRIVATE information

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I.M. Friends

• Your friends can trick you too!
• Your friend might ask you if you dont like
  someone who is right there reading what you wrote
  in return!

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So what is Myspace?

• Myspace is a combination of a cyber yearbook, a
  diary, and a social club.
  
• You can create your own webpage profile that
  includes personal info photos.
  

• Users are supposed
• to be at least 14

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Dont!!!!!!

• Fill out that personal info file on Myspace!
• Never give out a photo even if its a okay
  looking photo.
  

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Dangers of myspace and facebook

• Dont give out your mothers maiden name
• It can be used when you are an adult to take your
  money from the bank

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Complicated Chat rooms

• Be aware of the Dangers in ALL CHATROOMS!

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Chat Rooms

• Chat rooms are where people communicate
  instantly online and where everyone else in the
  chat room can see what everyone else is typing.

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Who Not To Talk To

• People who ask you for your social security
  number
  
• People who you dont know

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Do you really know who you are E-mailing?

• Delete any messages that come from someone you
  dont know

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Think before you click!!

• Never say bad words
• Never be rude to anyone
• Never give out private information
• Never be a cyberbully
• Never respond to cyberbullying
• (Stop, Block and Tell)
• Never ask anyone for any private information

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Cyber-tip hotline 1-877-5CYBER3

• Internet crimes against
• children are
• documented and
• forwarded to state
• local law enforcement
• agencies where the
• incident occurred.  

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Books that can help you

• At the our school library now

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Works Cited

• 10 tips for safer instant messaging
• http//www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/email/im
  safety.mspx
  
• Viewed 12/05/07
• Email Safety Tips
• http//www.secureflorida.org/Site/Web
• Pages/Internet20Practices/EmailSafetyTips/EMailPr
  actices/Email
  
• Safety-Tips viewed 12/9/07
• Instant Message Chat Room Safety Tips
• http//www.protectkids.com/youthsafety/imchatipski
  ds.htm
  
• Viewed 12/12/07
• Stop Cyberbullying
• http//www.stopcyberbullying.org/ Viewed
  12/12/07
  
• Tips for IM safety
• http//antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/imsaf
  ety.htm