Internet Safety

The Internet – Is it safe?: 

The Internet – Is it safe? Internet Safety March 22nd 2006 Schaumburg High School

Welcome - Introductions: 

Welcome - Introductions Dr. Sharon Cross – Principal Scott Weidig – Tech Coordinator Det. Pete Dudek – SPD / ICAC Officer

Slide3: 

Outline: Introductions Opening comments about the internet (Mirror to society) Comments about companionship - poll the audience about interests i.e. who here is interested in gardening? model aircraft? music? etc. there are groups out there for everyone, The internet provides an easy access to finding others with similar interests. Mini-Safety Quiz (Verbal with raised hands?) How many have PC's? More than one? PC's in kids bedrooms? Your children's passwords? etc. PPT presentation - Internet Safety Video - Dateline NBC 5 min (in presentation) Video - Tracking Teresa 5 in (in presentation) MySpace demonstration AOL Chat demonstration Questions?

Is the Internet Good or Bad?: 

Is the Internet Good or Bad? Online Banking Quick / Instant Communication (Email / IM / Forums) Research and Information Ideas Exchange eCommerce Visit Distant Lands Real-time World Views Political Action Phishing / Fraud Spam / Viruses Online Predators Faulty / Incomplete / Fraudulent Information Cyber-bullying / stalking Pornography Sites promoting destructive behavior Political Action 

GIWIST: 

GIWIST Why has the Internet caught on? Easy and fun (communication, research, gaming, social) Available 24 hours a day Can communicate with anyone anywhere easily and instantaneously Does not require a tremendous amount of knowledge to use “Students are natives to cyberspace, where the rest of us are immigrants” – Douglas Ruskoff

Dateline News Report: 

Dateline News Report You may never have heard of MySpace.com, but it's a safe bet, your kids have. It's a social networking site — sort of a cyber combination of a yearbook, personal diary and social club. The biggest of them is MySpace.com. With more than 50 million members, its one of the fastest growing Web sites in the country.

Challenges Facing Teens: 

Challenges Facing Teens

FYI: 

www.myspace.com 52 million users www.xanga.com 45 million users www.sms.ac 40 million users (cell phone based service) www.friendster.com 24 million users www.orkut.com 12 million users (associated with google) www.livejournal.com 9 million users www.facebook.com 6 million users www.360.yahoo.com 2 million users www.tagged.com 1 million users FYI a short list of social networking websites

JTLYK : 

JTLYK there are risks associated with the internet Social networking dangers Unwanted people trying to meet children on-line Access to inappropriate material Releasing private information Participation in illegal activities Cyber-bullying Exposure to pornographic or sexually explicit material

Other Internet Dangers: 

Other Internet Dangers Some Other Internet dangers Tobacco and alcohol advertisements, Bomb-building sites, Sites that endorse participating in eating disorders, Sites that advocate taking drugs, That contain violence and gore, Misinformation, and hate literature. Sites that sell guns, drugs, poisons, or alcohol, That let your kids gamble online or are portals for viruses or hackers

FYI – signs of inappropriate internet use: 

FYI – signs of inappropriate internet use According to the FBI, some signs that your child might be at risk on-line include: Your child Spends large amounts or increasing larger amounts of time on-line - particularly at night. Quickly changes screens or turns off the monitor when you enter the room becomes withdrawn from the family is sharing an on-line account with an unknown user or resists sharing passwords or information related to their computer use You find inappropriate material on the home computer. Illicit pop-up advertisements and e-mail spam appears when you use the computer.

Social Networking : 

Social Networking Where people of similar interests can come together and share information, stories, fears, and triumphs. Often you can share pictures “Talk” online – chat Post journals – blogs Currently the most popular is MySpace.com

FMTYEWTK: 

FMTYEWTK www.myspace.com Owned by Fox Media Free and easy to use 52 million users (5% of all Internet users) and growing Open to anyone over the age of 14 Over 1.5 million pictures are posted each day on myspace.com The premiere of the NBC show The Office was on MySpace

IMHO : 

IMHO Creating a myspace account Go to myspace.com Create an account Verify your account through email Invite your friends Start building your page Details – part of the MySpace template Surveys Sample Survey 1 Sample Survey 2 myspace is popular because it is easy

OLL - Building Friends: 

OLL - Building Friends Invite friends Accept friends (and all of theirs) Join groups Schaumburg Schaumburg Alumni Lots to choose from… Keep all your friends informed Blurbs and Blogs Let your friends participate through comments Rate your friends

MySpace.com: 

MySpace.com Demonstration of MySpace.com by Detective Peter Dudek Schaumburg Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

TMI : 

TMI Users often post sensitive information Locations: home, school, work, hangouts Contacts: email, IM, friends Numbers: phone, addresses Other Details: age, height, weight, gender, likes/dislikes, school schedules, activities, sports, family, social information the dangers of social networking sites and the internet

Tracking Teresa: 

Tracking Teresa Just how much information can be TOO much? How easy is it to target kids online?

Caution!: 

Caution! Sensitive information found on MySpace.com and other social networking sites from local students

Phone numbers: 

Phone numbers “I gots a new cell phone number so you better call it....(847) 494-1###” “hi i'm NAME, i am 14 years old And am going to be a freshman at SHS, i live in Schaumburg ... 847 891-####!” “you dont have my number its 847-809-#### call me and well talk about the ol' days haha”

Calendar: 

Calendar Feb 14 2006 6:00P Musical Rehearsals @ Schaumburg High School Feb 16 2006 3:45P EC Choir Rehearsal @ Schaumburg High School Feb 16 2006 6:00P Musical Rehearsals @ Schaumburg High School Feb 18 2006 12:00P Voice Lessons at School Of Music @ Arlington Heights

Details of school and work: 

Details of school and work Schools Schaumburg High School Schaumburg, ILLINOIS 2002 to Present Graduated: 2006 Degree: High School Diploma Clubs: Forensics, track and field, jr. class council, student council, german honor society, german club, band, choir Work Prism Health Care Schaumburg, Illinois US Aramark Schaumburg, Illinos US

AOL Chat Demonstration: 

AOL Chat Demonstration Is this an issue here? Should we be concerned? AOL Chat Demonstration

Map of Registered Sex Offenders: 

Map of Registered Sex Offenders Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles of SHS There are real dangers close to home.

What are SHS and D211 Doing: 

What are SHS and D211 Doing District 211 and Schaumburg High School reduce the risk of inappropriate Internet surfing at school in several ways: Students are encouraged to use school computers for educational purposes. Students who use computers in classrooms are under teacher supervision. With parent permission, students may also log onto the Internet in the Media Center where student computer areas are monitored by adults Internet content is filtered at the District level by a program called “WebSense”. The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is reviewed with students and can be found on the desktop of each computer throughout the year. Informing Parents and the community about internet safety Developing materials and information for students presentations to be held in the future

PA & NP –– P911!: 

PA & NP –– P911! Talk to your kids Ask them why they made their profile Have them explain what it says about them Provide your feelings about their site Search for their sites using their email address or school Inform them of the dangers of TMI Have them remove personal information or contact the web host to do it yourself Talk about the ways that a predator may reach out to your child through the internet Have a Technology Plan Location, hours of use, appropriate Internet use Use technology Use software or hardware to block or monitor View internet history or use a history viewer Visit www.software4parents.com Visit www.wiredsafety.org for tips on internet safety and help for resolving problems what parents can do at home to keep the Internet safe

What Can We Do?: 

What Can We Do? Talk to your children. Visit their favorite sites. Where are they going? Keep the computer in the family room or another open area of your home. Create and post your families Internet Rules on or near the monitor. Create and use an Internet safety pledge. Look into and consider using safeguarding programs.

What Can We Do?: 

What Can We Do? Talk to them about never meeting in person with anyone they first "met" online. Know who your children are exchanging E-mail with. Only let them use chat areas when you can supervise. Be aware of any other computers your child may be using. Educate them to use nondescript Screen names. If you suspect online "stalking" or sexual exploitation of a child, report it to the Schaumburg Police Department immediately.

HTH - other resources: 

HTH - other resources Be Safe Online (http://www.besafeonline.org/)—This site discusses common problems associated with e-mail, instant messaging, and file sharing. Be Web Aware (http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx)—Safety tips are organized by age group on this site. It also includes a database of kid-friendly web sites. Get Net Wise (http://www.getnetwise.org/)—A site created and maintained by the Internet Education Foundation, it is a resource for understanding the Internet and how to protect your family from potential Internet-related problems. i-Safe (http://www.isafe.org/)—A well-organized site that provides information for parents, children, and educators. Many suggestions for filtering and monitoring Internet use can be found at this site. Wired Safety (http://www.wiredsafety.org/)—This site contains many resources to promote responsible and safe computer use. See real life stories of some bad things that have happened through personal communication on the Internet at netsmartz.org.

WIBNI – there was nothing to worry about?: 

WIBNI – there was nothing to worry about? IYSWIM - there are real internet dangers out there – and we need to work together to protect our kids.

Thanks for attending – TTFN: 

Thanks for attending – TTFN Still have questions? Come to our free Parent Technology Information Class: Thursday Nights from 7-9pm in Room 191 For details contact Scott Weidig at sweidig@d211.org.

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Questions?

Sources: 

Sources http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050719_5427_tc119.htm http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11064451/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_sites www.wiredsafety.org www.myspace.com http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/13845456.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/06/scitech/pcanswer/main1289195.shtml http://www.missingkids.com/adcouncil/pdf/lingo/onlinelingo.pdf http://www.netsmartz.org/