Internet Safety & Digital Citizenship Awareness and Education Larry Magid Co-director, ConnectSafely.org Founder, Safekids.com CBS News/CNET Lynette Owens Director, Corporate Outreach Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids & Families Program

Agenda Internet safety and Digital Citizenship Trends and Implications Recommendations

Internet safety vs. Digital citizenship Internet safety/Media literacy: help kids understand online risks and how to respond Digital citizenship: teaches kids to act responsibly around other kids; eliminates biggest threats of being harmed by other kids or themselves

Predation Viewing inappropriate content Posting inappropriate content Cyberbullying & harassment Online addiction Online contributing to destructive, illegal, unethical or inappropriate behavior Device security & social engineering tactics What parents tend to worry about

Physical safety – freedom from physical harm Psychological safety – freedom from cruelty, harassment, and exposure to potentially disturbing material Reputational and legal safety – freedom from unwanted social, academic, professional, and legal consequences that could affect you for a lifetime Identity, property, and community safety – freedom from theft of identity & property Types of Internet safety

How the Internet changes the equation... Persistence & searchability: Net as permanent searchable archive Replicability: ability to copy and paste from anywhere, to anywhere Scalability: high potential visibility Invisible audiences: you never know who’s watching Blurring of public and private: boundaries not clear AND WE ADD IN: Disinhibition: Lack of visual cues reduces empathy Source: danah boyd: Taken out of Context, 2008 The Net Effect

Trends and Implications Sexting and cyberbullying on the rise Bullying declining Child identity theft on the rise Cybercriminals increasingly active on social web

Children & teens frequently victims of identity theft Youth need to be aware of social networking scams Teach youth to protect their passwords Youth implicated in hack attacks Teach security by teaching critical thinking Ensure schools and parents use available technologies Security and Youth

Secondary Primary Levels of Internet safety Tertiary

More training in "norms theory.” Use of "whole school" approach to bullying and other behavioral issues. Acceptable use policies that are up-to-date, reflective of today’s technology and uses of it. Regular, updated training of staff, students. Collaboration with PTO/PTA and families of students. Some Recommendations

Some Resources ConnectSafley.org NetFamilyNews.org SafeKids.com & SafeTeens.com Trend Micro Internet Safety Common Sense Media Educators Internet Safety Technology Task Force Report Directory of Internet safety sites & resources Directory of Internet safety curricula Internet safety by age levels

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-Nielsen Netview, October 2009 Young People and the Internet Top Web properties visited by U.S. youth ages 2-17 Top 10: Ages Top 10: Ages Top 10: Ages 2-9 Top 10: Ages 2-9