1. INTERNET SAFETY
PRESENTATION:
PARENTS/COMMUNITIES

2. Internet 101 Shopping Banking Research Travel Booking
Distance Learning
Share Photos/Videos
Download Music
Download Movies
Play Games
Chat
Read/Write
Job Search

3. Kids Online The Internet is accessible from almost any location
School * Friends House * Library * Home * Cell Phone * Gaming Unit
Kids need your help navigating the Internet to avoid its risks
Start a dialog and explore the Internet with them

4. ONLINE RISKS Exposure to Inappropriate Material Sexual Solicitation
Harassment and Bullying
Theft of Personal Information
Predators are
On the same websites as your children
Male or female
Any age
Any profession
Experts at “grooming” methods

5. Online Enticement and “Grooming”
To entice your children, predators
Offer attention and affection
Send money and gifts
Persuade them to keep the relationship secret
Talk about inappropriate and sexual topics
Send sexually explicit images
Ask to meet in person
Are patient when developing a relationship

6. Where Did This Sexual Solicitation Occur?
Computer Location
70% at home
22% at someone else’s house
4% at School
3% at Library

7. Exposure to Inappropriate Material
Pornography
Hateful, racist, and violent content
Details of illegal activity
Where to get drugs
How to make drugs and explosives
Underage drinking
Lock-picking
Gambling websites

8. Revealing Too Much
Personal information that can lead a predator to your doorstep
Photos and videos should never be posted online if they show
Backgrounds that reveal identifying information
Sexually provocative poses
Too much skin
Name Age Birthday Phone Number Schedule School Location

9. Spyware, Spam, and Scams Check the legitimacy of a website
Only download from trustworthy sources
Don’t give out information to soliciting sites and s
If an offer seems too good to be true, it usually is

10. What Is Cyberbullying? Spreading rumors and gossip
Posting pictures without consent
Stealing passwords to assume someone’s identity
Harassing or threatening with offensive language

11. What to Do Children who are cyberbullied should
Not respond to harassing messages
Save the evidence
Set up new accounts
If you feel like your child is in immediate danger, contact your local law-enforcement agency

12. E-mail, IM, and Chatrooms
Instant messaging is most popular
Screen names and addresses should be chosen wisely
Online identities are easily created
Who are your children communicating with?

13. Online Gaming Children connect with users all over the world
Voice-enabled chat allows users to hear and speak to each other
Cyberbullying is common
Many games are inappropriate for children

14. File-sharing Download and share media with P2P
It’s illegal to share copyrighted materials without permission
It’s easy to unknowingly download or distribute viruses and illegal material
Music Movies Videos Photos Documents Software

15. File-Sharing Programs

16. What is Social Networking?

17. Social Networking Sites
Pros
Enhance Communication Skills
Improve writing skills
Spark creativity
Help teens develop a personal identity and express themselves
Keep in touch with friends and family
Cons
Information can be inadvertently revealed in pictures
Sexually provocative Pictures can be used for exploitation.
Teens Reveal to much personal information
Teens are to trusting of what people tell them on-line

18. Safer Social Networking
Make your own profile and add your children as friends
Learn the site’s safety features
Have children use privacy settings
Examine their list of friends and browse their friends’ pages

19. Real-Life Consequences
Profiles and blogs are not only viewed by your friends, but also by
Parents, guardians, and relatives
Teachers and principals
Colleges and universities
Employers
ONLINE PREDATORS
If it is on the Internet, IT IS NOT PRIVATE.

20. Webcams Kids and teens use webcams to
Stay connected with friends and family
Make videos with friends
Record videos and post on websites
Express themselves through video blogs
Predators use them to gain information about the location and lifestyle of the teens and to try and sexually exploit them possible by blackmail. There are viruses that can be installed on computers that allow the predator to active and view your web cam remotely with out your knowledge.

21. Webcams Children should Webcams can be used for
Check their surroundings for revealing information
Remember that videos can be saved, accessed, and altered
Webcams can be used for
Manipulation and exploitation
Self-production of child pornography
People will use items in the background to try and identify you or find something that they will be able to use to blackmail you with. If your child showed something that would be embarrassing or get them in trouble the predator will use that web cam broadcast and threaten to show their friends or family if you don’t do what they say. This also included still pictures that are sent via file transfer, , or web posting.

22. Cell Phones Teach children
Never to post their cell phone number online
Not to respond to harassing texts
Sending explicit images of themselves puts them at risk for exploitation

23. WHAT YOU CAN DO

24. Set Your Own Rules Establish rules for Internet use
What sites can your child visit?
Who can they talk to?
How much time can they spend online?
Keep the computer in a common room (not in secluded areas like a bedroom or basement)

25. Communicate
Discuss the importance of telling you or a trusted adult if anything ever makes your child feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused while online
Communicate
Prepare yourself beforehand
Be open with your children and encourage them to confide in you

26. Be Informed Learn everything you can about the Internet
Ask your kids to show you places they go
Learn chat room lingo by going to for a list of acronyms like POS = Parent Over Shoulder
Know what other access your child may have including text messaging.

27. Safeguard Consider safeguarding options
Filtering applications restrict access to inappropriate material
Monitoring software records websites visited, chat conversations, and other content
Spector Pro * WebWatcher * SpyAgnet * eBlaster * Keylogger
Passwords
Asterwin (Shows windows saved password behind *******)

28. Encourage Reporting
Of the 1 in 7 youth who encountered a sexual solicitation or approach, only 12% told a parent
Only 5% of sexual solicitations were reported to authorities such as a law-enforcement agency, an Internet service provider, or a hotline

29. RESOURCES

30. EDUCATE ENGAGE EMPOWER Learn about the issue
Use NetSmartz to enhance your children’s abilities to recognize and avoid potential dangers
EMPOWER
Give your children the confidence to make safer choices online and in the real world

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32. Additional Resources CyberTipline NetSmartz411 ICAC
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ICAC

33. IM Archiving Cant View without proper program installed Yahoo AIM
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles\USER_NAME\Archive\Messages
AIM
C:\Program Files\AIM6\Chat Logs\AIMLogger\USER_NAME\IM Logs
C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\AIMLogger\USER_NAME\IM Logs
MySpace
C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM

34. Temporary Internet Files
Remnant Files from Internet Use
Will show vested websites, pictures, and videos viewed on the Web.
Will contain remnants of Web Based usage.
Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Hotmail, Gmail
Cookies
Small text files left by web sites to save preferences, habits, and/or login information.
Both can be Deleted from the Internet Options manually or be set to delete when the browser is closed. (User specified size)

35. Temporary Internet Files

36. Internet History Internet History
History of web pages visited (user specific)

37. Typed URL’s (Uniform Resource Locator)
Web Address that are typed in to the address bar, not clicked on as a link, or from the Favorites menu.
They are cleared if the Internet History is cleared

38. Thank You!