1. Your Safety Net By Amy Matzan, Candice Vinciguerra, Stephen Gallagher, Erica Papa, Michael Smith MSTI 131-01 Safety on the Internet Tuesday March 30, 2010

2. Advantages of Using the Internet at Home and School Online resources: library catalogs, encyclopedias, newspapers, and other sites Communication tools—email, discussion boards Creates an electronic document source Allows students to take quizzes/tests online Allows students to check grades online Access career and college material

3. Concerns when using the Internet at Home and School Predators Sexually explicit sites Bullying/harassment Viruses Obsessions Drug and Alcohol encouragement — advertisement, and other kids Accessibility to gambling Association with the wrong crowds

4. What Parents can do to help No internet on their cell phones Leave laptops and cell phones in a separate room at bedtime Have passwords in order to get on to home computers and block websites Buy software to block and filter websites Use yahooligans.yahoo.com Monitor computer hours and in main room

5. What Parents can do to help (cont) Try to get school districts to block certain websites at school Bookmark kids’ favorite websites to allow them to go right to it Educate yourself about the risks involved with the internet Let your kids know that they can talk to you if they ever encountered anything on the internet

6. What Educators can do to help Social networking—teachers should could role should be with working in the internet Keep it professional—be the teacher inside as well as outside the school Consider using things other than Facebook—like blackboard, personal forms, or blogs Maintain a teacher/student relationship— example is twitter allowing teacher to make quick updates to students without being too personal

7. What Educators can do to help (cont) Take the place of the parent on giving consent to certain websites Pay attention to what websites students are accessing—if they access prohibited websites inform proper authority Censor what students put on the websites to make sure it’s free of personal information

8. Websites for more Information on keeping Kids safe on the Internet National Center for Missing and Exploited Children —Does not link to any outside sources. Information on internet safety and technology. Provides concerns and information directly from teens. Provides information on education for parents and children.National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Safe Kids –One of the oldest sites for internet safety. Provides safety advice and blogs on things such as “How to configure your Facebook privacy settings.”Safe Kids Wired Safety –Information to educate parents including a Parenting Online document and Hot Topics such as cyberbullying and cyberdating.Wired Safety Net Nanny –Provides parents, businesses, and other consumers with computer software to protect against unwanted internet content and inappropriate use. Net Nanny Mobile now available to provide protection on mobile devices.Net Nanny How to protect kids –Today’s kids are taking advantageHow to protect kids of all that the web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information who’s in charge? This website provides basic guides for teachers to help police students when it comes to working and using the web.