Transcript PPT version - Forward Edge II

Internet Safety Tips For Parents
 Familiarize yourself with the Internet
 Utilize site/content blocking software and/or parental controls
 Randomly check your child’s email and Internet web histories
 Establish family safety rules and guidelines for Internet usage
 Place the family computers in open access areas where everyone can see them
 If your child is the victim of an online predator -- it is not their fault
 Keep a written record of all logins, screen names and their passwords
 Invite your children to talk to you when they find something objectionable
Be Aware of what your child
is doing on the Internet
Internet Safety Tips For Teachers
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Ensure that students are aware of basic safety rules
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Arrange classrooms so that computer screens are easily viewable
by teachers and peers
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When faced with a problem, react immediately, talk with your student
contact your administration, and the student’s parents
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Invite your students to talk to you when they find something objectionable
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Search together for safe and useful web-sites
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Do not allow unauthorized web, email or chat usage
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Teach your students how to use the Internet in a responsible manner
Teach your students to use the Internet’s many resources
Internet Safety Tips For Children
(Ages 4-10)
Never reveal personal details or information
B. Ask a parent’s permission before talking to any
new on-line friends
C. Leave chat rooms or web sites if they make you
feel strange or bad in any way
A.
Don’t give out your password to anyone but your parents
E. Never meet or call someone you met on-line without a parent’s
permission
F. Tell your parents or teachers immediately about any unpleasant
experiences you or your friends have on the Internet
G. Never open any messages or visit web sites sent to you from unknown
people
D.
Internet Safety Tips For Teens
(Ages 11-18)
Don’t
ever reveal personal details to anyone online
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Don’t even fill out on-line registration forms
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These sites could be bogus, you might be giving away information
to the wrong people
 Never
open messages or visit web sites sent to you from unknown people
 Many
of the cute/funny games contain viruses or programs that let people invade
your computer
 Don’t
use easy passwords such as your favorite teams, bands or pets
 Easy
 Don’t
passwords about things you like allow people to guess your password
fill out online profiles or post pictures to strange web sites
 Predators
use profiles and picture sites to pick their victims
Warning Signs Your Child
May Be in Trouble Online…
! Excessive use of the Internet, especially late at night
! Gifts, money or packages they can’t or won’t explain
! Computer or monitor is suddenly switched off, laptop lid shut, or
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other attempts to block the screen
Strange long distance charges, phone calls from strangers, or lots
of wrong numbers and hang-ups
Your child is using an on-line account belonging to someone else
Your child begins deleting emails and internet history after use
Buddies or email addresses that your child won’t or can't easily
identify who they all are in real life