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Statistics Approximately 1 in 7 youth online (10 to 17-years-old) received a sexual solicitation or approach over the internet 4% received an aggressive sexual solicitation - a solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere; called them on the telephone; or sent them offline mail, money, or gifts 34% had an unwanted exposure to sexual material Only 27% of the youth who encountered unwanted sexual material told a parent or guardian Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 2
Program Overview FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge FREE online program that teaches 5 th - 8 th grade students how to recognize and react to online dangers Addresses safety concerns associated with chat rooms, social networking sites, , and cell phones Developed by the FBI Crimes Against Children Unit at the Miami FBI Office Administered by the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation, part of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 3
Objectives After completing the FBI-SOS Internet Challenge, students will be able to: Define important terms associated with online safety Recognize and identify the “red flags” that indicate that they may be chatting with an online predator Describe at least three ways to protect their privacy when online Identify ways to decrease risks associated with social networking sites and chat rooms Recognize and report illegal online behaviors and become familiar with CyberTipline, a mechanism for reporting online crimes 4
How it Works Pre-Quiz - an online self-scoring quiz to measure current knowledge of internet safety Scavenger Hunt - icons lead students to websites holding specific internet safety information Post-Quiz – students demonstrate what they learned and try to win the FBI-SOS Trophy for their school 5 Students take web-based quizzes and review specific websites aimed at promoting online safety
Scoring Students receive 500 points for each correct answer and lose one (1) point for each second it takes them to complete the quiz 6 SCORELEVEL 7,000 and above Special Agent A safe online surfer – recommended for Peer Trainer status 6,500 – 6,999 Agent Has many safe online surfing skills 5,700 – 6,499 Jr. Agent Needs more SOS training 0 – 5,699 Cadet in Training Should not use the Internet without direct adult supervision
Winning Each month, the school that has the highest combined student scores on the Post-Quiz wins the FBI-SOS Trophy and a visit from an FBI Special Agent 7
Getting Started 8
Register Your School Visit and click on “Principals and Teachers” 9
Students Register 10
Pre-Quiz 11
Scavenger Hunt 12
Post-Quiz 13
Student Results Teachers and students can view results at any time by clicking “Student Results” at the top of the webpage 14
Questions? 15