Internet Safety & Cyber Bullying

1. Internet Safety & Cyber Bullying XHS Students Web Tools 2.0 Class

2. Personal Information • Passwords • Make it hard for others to figure out • Never give it to your friends • Don’t use the same one for all accounts • If you write your passwords down • Keep in a safe location • How to secure your passwords (secure passwords)

3. Personal Information • Personal information includes… • Full name • Address • Phone numbers • Email address • Where you go to school • Limit the amount of info you provide about yourself online • Even after it is deleted, people can still find it • Your “digital tattoo”

4. Phone Number Example…

5. Privacy Settings • Make sure your settings are “friends only” or “private”

6. Activity Time - Tracking Teresa! • Hand out “All About Me” worksheet • Circle any information that Teresa should not reveal online • Hand out Teresa’s profile worksheet • Circle the “personal identifiers” from the profile • Can this information be used to track Teresa to her home address?

7. Activity Time - Tracking Teresa!

8. Social Networks • A few examples… What ones do you recognize or use? http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/social_networking_sites.jpg http://www.chaaban.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/social-networks.jpg

9. Social Networks Continued… • When accepting “friends” online… • Only become “friends” with people you know in real life • Don’t allow anyone you are unfamiliar with to “friend/follow” you • Be cautious – people online don’t always tell the truth about who they are • What are some positive aspects of social networking sites?

10. Activity Time! • Profiles of Potential Friends • 10 groups; pass out envelopes • Read the shared profile on outside of envelope • Decide whether to accept this person as a “friend” • Write down why you would or would not befriend this person (2 minutes – Timer) • Open the envelope to see if profile matches actual identity • Raise hand if your person’s identity is different than the profile • What are some of the differences you are seeing between the two?

11. Profiles of Potential Friends Summary • People do not always tell the truth about who they are • Anyone can ask to be your friend online • Even if your profile is set to private • Don’t accept a “friend” request from anyone you don’t know in real life! • Don’t share personal information that • Reveals your location • How to contact you • Make sure your friends don’t post revealing information about you

12. Posting Pictures & Videos Online • Once you post something… • It is on the Internet FOREVER • Even after it is “deleted” it still can be found

13. Instant Messaging • Chat only with people you know in real life • Never give out personal information • Don’t accept downloads/files from people • Remember… only say what you’d say face-to-face • There is a real person with real feelings on the other end of the IM

14. Instant Messaging • If you are being bullied • Hit the “ignore” button • Tell a trusted adult • Save the IM • Print out the conversation OR • Click the “print screen” key, paste it into Word, save & print

15. Activity Time! • You are messaging friends on a social networking site. Suddenly you receive an IM from someone you don’t know and have never spoken with online. From bullybill: u stink • bullybill does not send you anymore messages

16. Activity Time! • You receive a text on your cell phone from a number you don’t recognize. Whoever sent the text message does not tell you who he/she is but they seem to know who you are. stop talking to matt, he h8s u…he likes me • You do not receive anymore text messages from this number.

17. Activity Time! • You and Sara used to be friends, but now she is avoiding you at school. You come home one day to find 3 emails from her, all calling you mean names. The last one is the worst… i h8 u. i will tell every1 at skool what u said about julie, then every1 else will h8 u 2 • Before school the next day you receive 5 more messages like this

18. Activity Time! • You open your online profile to find messages from some kids in your class From maria: hey, i heard sum rumors about u…r they true? From steve: loli heard about wut u did!! • There are 5 more messages by the end of the night, 12 more the next day, and 26 the day after that.

19. Activity Time! • You receive a text message from a boy in your class who thinks you started a rumor about him. u r going to pay 4 wut u did…i‘ll be waiting 4 u after school…don’t even think about telling anyone!!!

20. Online Gaming • 154 million + play video games across America per year (2005) • In 1 week, the average • 6th grade boy will play video games for 23 hours • 6th grade girl will play video games for 12 hours • Like all other sites or applications, don’t give out personal information • If someone starts to bully you, mute them immediately

21. Online Gaming • In groups of 4 discuss the following questions & be prepared to share your answers • What should you do if another gamer… • Asks for your person information? • Asks for your account password? • Makes you feel uncomfortable? • Offers you a deal that sounds too good to be true? • Asks to meet you in person? Timer

22. In Summary… • Don’t share personal information • Set privacy settings to PRIVATE or FRIENDS ONLY • Only be “friends” with people you know in real life • Be cautious when posting pictures & videos • They are there forever – Digital Tattoo • Remember, when IM’ing • Person on other end of the message • Save inappropriate messages & tell a trusted adult • Stand up for others or tell an adult if you see bullying

23. Cyber Bullying