Internet Safety Presentation For Parent Night

Students Online: How Much Do You Know?

What percentage of U.S. teens (ages 12-17) use the Internet?

45%

62%

87%

98%

10

What percentage of U.S. teens (ages 12-17) admit to using the Internet unsafely, inappropriately or illegally?

10%

30%

47%

58%

10

76% of teens get their news online.

A. True

B. False

Over 75% of music downloads by students in grades 9-12 are illegal.

True

False

10

Who would be more likely to use online social networking sites?

Girls (Ages 12-14)

Girls (Ages 15-17)

Boys (Ages 12-14)

Boys (Ages 15-17)

10

Please make your selection...

MySpace

Facebook

Xanga

Piczo

Which social networking site is used most often by teens? 10

What is the main reason teens give for using social networking sites?

“ Stay in touch with friends you see a lot.”

“ Stay in touch with friends you rarely see.”

“ Make plans with your friends.”

“ Flirt with someone.”

What percentage of online teens with social networking sites mark their profiles as private? A. 35% B. 43% C. 66% D. 78%

What percentage of online teens with social networking sites mark their profiles as private? Source: Social Networking Websites and Teens . 7 January 2007. PEW Internet & American Life Project. <http://www.pewinternet.org>. C. 66%

What percentage of high school students admit to having “instant messaged” strangers? A. 25% B. 35% C. 45% D. 50%

What percentage of high school students admit to having “instant messaged” strangers? Source: At Risk Online: National Assessment of Youth on the Internet and the Effectiveness of i-Safe Internet Safety Education . 2005-2006. i-Safe Inc. < http:// www.isafe.org >. D. 50%

What percentage of children have shared personal information online? A. 16% B. 34% C. 48% D. 60%

What percentage of children have shared personal information online? Source: At Risk Online: National Assessment of Youth on the Internet and the Effectiveness of i-Safe Internet Safety Education . 2005-2006. i-Safe Inc. < http:// www.isafe.org >. B. 34%

Who is more likely to meet face to face with someone from the Internet? A. Male B. Female

Who is more likely to meet face to face with someone from the Internet? Source: At Risk Online: National Assessment of Youth on the Internet and the Effectiveness of i-Safe Internet Safety Education . 2005-2006. i-Safe Inc. < http:// www.isafe.org >. A. Male

What percentage of students in grades 5-12 physically met up with someone they first met on the Internet? A. 3% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20%

What percentage of students in grades 5-12 physically met up with someone they first met on the Internet? Source: At Risk Online: National Assessment of Youth on the Internet and the Effectiveness of i-Safe Internet Safety Education . 2005-2006. i-Safe Inc. < http:// www.isafe.org >. D. 20%

Cyber bullying typically starts at what age? A. 9 B. 11 C. 13 D. 16

Cyber bullying typically starts at what age? Source: Aftab, Parry. “What Everyone Needs to Know About Cyberbullying.” Wired Safety. Accessed 10 April 2007. http://depts.washington.edu/trio/center/resource/web/cyber.doc>. A. 9

What percentage of students in grades 5-8 admitted to saying something mean or hurtful online?

15%

24%

32%

53%

10

What percentage of students in grades 5-8 admitted to saying something mean or hurtful online? Source: “Beware of the Cyber Bully.” iSafe Dig Deeper . i-Safe Inc. < http:// www.isafe.org >. D. 53%

What percentage of high school students have said something harmful online?

15%

24%

32%

53%

10

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