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Be Cyber-Smart!
Surf Safely!Velma Davis, Instructional Support Specialist
Know your internet areas
• Email• Chat rooms• Game rooms• Blogs (Blogger)• Microblogs (Twitter,
Plurk)• Bulletin Boards
(Myspace, Facebook)• Instant Messaging
Protocols? What protocols?!
Radios: gained popularity in 20’s
and 30’s
Television: Late 1940’s
Internet Explosion: 1990’s
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Teens Online • 82% of profile creators included their first name in their profiles.
• 79% have included photos of themselves.• 66% have included photos of their friends.• 61% have included the name of their city.• 49% have included the name of their
school.• 40% have included their instant message
screen name.• 40% have streamed audio to their profile.• 39% have linked to their blog. • 29% have included their email address.• 29% have included their last name. • 29% have included videos.• 2% have included their cell phone
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Am I really 10 years Am I really 10 years old?old?
Who am I REALLY?!
Is that really a picture of me?
Am I Am I a a boy?boy?
Do I Do I really go really go to to school?school?
Risks? Highest risk to Teenagers! “Teenagers are particularly at risk because... they are more
likely... to participate in online discussions regarding companionship..."
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Laugh out loudLaughing my A$$ offThank YouBe Right BackAway from keyboard/computerYou’re WelcomeAre you?Why?Age, sex and locationParent Over ShoulderLets Meet In Real LifeWhat the F$%#Oh my God
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Leet SpeakRemember …“Hip”, “Groovy”, “Peace out”?
“Leet” refers to “Elite”. Substitutes regular letters for symbols or numbers
Further information for Leet Speak:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet http://www.brenz.net/services/l337Maker.asp
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Think Before You Click!
• Domains- The extensions on a website can indicate their purpose:.com- commercial
.biz- business
.org- organization
.gov- government
.edu- education
.net- network
.xxx- pornography
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Virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user.
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Worm• A computer worm is a
selfreplicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes computer terminals on the network).
• Worms almost always cause harm to the network, if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost always corrupt or modify files on a targeted computer.
Trojan Horse• A Trojan horse, or simply
trojan, is a piece of
• Software which appears to perform a certain action but in fact performs another such as transmitting a computer virus.
• May or may not be malicious• a Trojan horse is not a computer virus.
Spyware
• Collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge
• Installs on your computer • Secretly monitors the user's computing:
can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited
• Can install additional software and redirect Web browser activity.
• Changes computer settings:– Slow connection speeds, – Changes your home pages, – Loss of Internet connection – Loss of functionality of other programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
Malware
– Rogue or malicious programs can attack and do various things to your computer while surfing the internet.
– Hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code
Phishing
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
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AntiVir PE
• http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free AntivirusProtects your computer against dangerous viruses.
AVG• A great Anti-virus and Anti-Malware
program.
Free Download:http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free
Firewall• A firewall is a device or
set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, or monitor internet connections between online traffic and your computer.
Windows 07 comes with a built-in Firewall.
Blocking or Filtering
http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/
Compare software:
What Can I do as a Parent?• Don’t hesitate to say “No!”• Put your computer in the busiest
room in the house!• Spend time with your child on the
computer. • Have your child sign and discuss
an internet usage agreement and go over it periodically.
• Check the history on the computer.
http://computinged.com
• The most important factors in keeping your child safe on-line are the utilization of appropriate blocking software and/or parental controls, along with open, honest discussions with your child, monitoring his/her on-line activity!
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety , U.S. Department of Justice , Federal Bureau of Investigation - Publications
Digital Footprint• Talk to your child about his/her digital
footprint!
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/interactive/interactive.html
Have them take this quiz with you!
My Rules for Internet Safety!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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I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that
makes me feel uncomfortable
Boy, am I uncomfortable!
I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online!
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I will never send a person my picture or
anything else without first
checking with my parents
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.
• I will not download pictures from an unknown source, as there is a good chance there could be sexually explicit images.
• time of day that I can be online,
• the length of time I can be online,
• appropriate areas for me to visit.
I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.
I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online.
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Helpful Sites• http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/netiquette_qu
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• www.netzsmartz.org
• www.safeteens.com
• www.blogsafety.com
• www.netfamilynews.org
• http://www.slideshare.net/jtubbs/internet-safety-program-for-parents
• http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm
Bibliography
• www.netzsmartz.org• www.safeteens.com • www.safekids.com Lawrence J. Magid• www.blogsafety.com • www.netfamilynews.org • http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/
interactive/interactive.html • http://pewresearch.org/
