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Internet Safety

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  1. Internet Safety Kara LaRose, School Counselor Willow Dale Elementary School

  2. Statistics • Over half of 11 and 12 year olds visit chat rooms • Half of them visit adult chat rooms • 1 in 5 children who go online are sexually exploited • 61% of 13- to 17-year olds have a personal profile on a site such as MySpace or facebook • Older teens (16-17) and girls especially use the internet for social interaction, meeting friends, and networking.

  3. Statistics • 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don’t know • 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don’t know • 30% have considered meeting someone that they’ve only talked to online • 14% have actually met a person face-to-face that they’ve only spoken to over the internet (9% of 13-15’s; 22% of 16-17’s)

  4. Internet Uses • Email • Chat rooms • IM’ing • Social networking (myspace, facebook, club penguin) • Web cams

  5. Chat rooms • A place online where people can chat in a large group. • Usually organized by categories or interests • Private chat rooms may have only 2 or 3 people • People feel anonymous and may write things they wouldn’t normally say.

  6. Instant Messaging (IM’ing) • A form of instant communication on the computer • Can IM with one or more people at a time • Can create contact lists • Ability to block people you don’t know or don’t want to communicate with.

  7. Social Networking Sites • Facebook • Myspace • Club Penguin (Disney) • Twitter

  8. Social Networking Sites • Information is public • Privacy settings • Posting pictures on the sites • Sharing passwords • Protect personal information

  9. Cyberbullying • The use of internet or cell phones to bully others by rumors, gossip, posting pictures, or threats. • Girls are twice as likely to be cyber-bullied than boys. • Because there is not face to face contact, the bullying behavior can become more damaging then when done in person.

  10. Cyberbullying • www.adcouncil.org • Click on Health and Safety • Click on Cyberbullying • Click on “The Kitchen” • Click on “The Talent Show”

  11. Ways to Protect Your Child • Supervise/monitor their computer use • Talk with your child about the dangers of the internet • Keep personal information safe • You don’t always know who is on the other end of the computer • Whatever is posted online makes a digital footprint and it may never be deleted.

  12. Go online together • Go online with your child and ask them to show you the sites they go to and what they do online • Help your child develop usernames that do not reveal their real name or any personal information (birthday, age, sex, etc.) • Know what sites they are using • Make sure they are not clearing the webpage history and check the history

  13. Rules and Guidelines • Develop computer use and rules • Set time limits (duration and time of day) • Most inappropriate chat happens between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. when kids are unsupervised. • Avoid chatting with strangers • Must report to a parent any pornography or concerning chats/IM’s, etc. • Create a computer use contract with your family

  14. Monitor Computer Use • Put your computer in a common area in your house (NEVER in a bedroom or unsupervised area) • Visit websites your child has viewed • Become familiar with how to navigate the internet • Monitor cell phone use including calls, texts, and pictures

  15. Learn the Lingo • LOL – laughing out loud • POS – parent over shoulder • L8R - later • BBS – be back soon • PIR – parent in room • SN – screen name • DIKU? – Do I know you? • G2G – got to go • IDK – I don’t know

  16. Blocking programs • Net nanny • PC Tattletale • Internet Filter • Surfwatch • Safesurf • X-stop • Cyber Patrol

  17. If your child is being harassed online… • Save a copy of the message • If appropriate, report to the school and other parent(s) involved • Report misconduct to your internet service provider (ISP) • Make a report to CyberTipLine via www.missingkids.com • If necessary, report to the police

  18. Resources • www.netsmartz.org • www.netsmartz411.org • www.ikeepsafe.org • www.missingkids.com • www.teenchatdecoder.com • www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov • www.isafe.org • www.ryanpatrickhalligan.com • www.cyberbullyhelp.com • www.pbs.org – Click on Frontline to watch a video called Growing Up Online (approx. 60 minutes for adults)

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