The Internet TEACHERS PARENTS PREDATORS YOU LAW ENFORCEMENT

Internet Safety Instant Messaging E-Mail Snapchat, Twitter, Kik, Instagram, Tinder, Vine Blue Whale Suicide Game Picture Websites Blogs Online Gaming Chat Rooms Identity Theft Reputation, Job Opportunities

Don't forget that your Social Media Forums are public spaces. People aren't always who they say they are. Be careful about adding strangers to your friends list. Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be reported. Don't post anything that would embarrass you later. Don't mislead people into thinking that you're older or younger.

Social Media Social media are sites such as Tinder, Snapchat, Blendr, Kik, Ask.fm, Down, Vine, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and others. If you use social media or texting to Harass or Threaten any person, it is a CRIME! Harassment is Intentionally annoying, alarming, abusing, tormenting or embarrassing another person.

Social Media Continued… It is a Class B misdemeanor. Terroristic Threat is when a person threatens to harm any person and the threat places that person in fear of being hurt. It is a Class B misdemeanor.

Do Not Give Out Personal Information: Full name Home address Phone number Social Security number Passwords Names of family members Credit card numbers Remember: Once it’s out there, you can’t take it back!

Tips Use the privacy settings Be choosy about your “friends” Remember, privacy doesn’t exist!

7 Steps to Good Digital Parenting Talk with your kids Stay Calm Talk early and often Be open and direct 2. Educate Yourself Search online for anything you don’t know or understand Tryout the apps and games for yourself Explore the Good Digital Parenting website for tips 3. Use Parental Controls Activate the safety settings in your operating system, search engines & games Use parental controls on your child’s phone, tablet and game controls Monitor your child’s use and their screen time 4. Set Ground Rules and apply Sanctions Agree and sign a family safety contract Set time and place limits for their tech use Enforce sanctions when necessary

7 Steps to Good Digital Parenting 5. Friend and follow but don’t stalk Friend your child on social media Respect their space and don’t over do it Encourage your kids to create a good digital reputation 6. Explore, Share and Celebrate Go online with your child and explore the online world Take advantage of new ways of communicating Learn from them and have fun 7. Be a Good Digital Role Model Curb your own bad digital habits Know when to unplug Show your child how to collaborate and create online Sponsored by Family Online Safety Institute – Good Digital Parenting Fosi.org/parenting

A Few Resources GuardingKids.com Commonsensemedia.org Netzsmartz.org Themoreyouknow.com Check out the following apps for safety Net Nanny Teen Safe MMGuardian Mobile Guardian Phone Sheriff My Mobile Watchdog Qustodio Mobile Spy

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Sexting Sending and receiving sexually explicit images or messages, primarily between mobile devices. P.C. Chapter 43.261. Electronic Transmission of Certain Visual Material Depicting Minor Penalty Class C Misdemeanor

Improper Photography Taking someone’s picture or video without permission, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. Or Taking someone’s picture or video without permission, in a bathroom or dressing room with intent to invade privacy, is a Felony!

Online Predators

The Internet Allows Pedophiles:   Instant access to other predators worldwide;   Open discussion of their sexual desires;   Shared ideas about ways to lure victims;   Mutual support of their adult-child sex philosophies;   Instant access to potential child victims worldwide;   Disguised identities for approaching children, even       to the point of presenting as a member of teen groups;   Ready access to "teen chat rooms" to find out how and who       to target as potential victims;   Means to identify and track down home contact information;   Ability to build a long-term "Internet" relationship       with a potential victim, prior to attempting to engage       the child in physical contact.

Online Predators… Know the latest music and hobbies likely to interest kids Listen to and sympathize with kids' problems. Try to ease young people's inhibitions by gradually introducing sexual content into their conversations or by showing them sexually explicit material. Might also evaluate the kids they meet online for future face-to-face contact.

Online Predators… Online predators rarely swoop in and lure children or teens into quickly meeting at the local park and then abducting them. Instead, they build a relationship with the child online and slowly develop trust. Find kids through social networking, blogs, chat rooms, instant messaging, email, discussion boards, and other websites. Seduce their targets through attention, affection, kindness, and even gifts.

So it is Risky…. … to give out personal information … to establish relationships … to suggestion to meet someone face to face … to get into arguments (face book, IM) … because you may become a victim of … Offending Provoking Stalking Threatening Harassing Sexual abusing

Cyber Bullying Sending mean messages or threats to a person's email account or cell phone Spreading rumors online or through texts Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking sites or web pages Stealing a person's account information to break into their account and send damaging messages Pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person Taking unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them through cell phones or the Internet Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages about a person

Statistics… 61% of 13-17 year olds have a profile on a social networking site (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vine, etc.) 44% have been contacted by a stranger 20% have been solicited sexually by a stranger 75% don’t tell a parent 14% have actually met face to face with a person they met online 71% have received messages from someone they know 45% have been asked for personal information from people they don’t know The number of kids having their identity stolen through a social networking site is rising each year

How to protect yourself… Never download images from an unknown source-they could be sexually explicit. Use email filters. Tell an adult immediately if anything that happens online makes you feel uncomfortable or frightened.

How to Protect Yourself… Choose a gender-neutral screen name that doesn't contain sexually suggestive words or reveal personal information. Never reveal personal information about yourself (including age and gender) or information about your family to anyone online. Don’t fill out online personal profiles. Stop any email communication, instant messaging conversations, or chats if anyone starts to ask questions that are too personal or sexually suggestive.

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