Protecting our students on the World Wide Web By: Elissa Malespina CHS Librarian

Agenda Potential Dangers Predators Cyberbullying MySpace What to do

Potential Dangers

Predators

Cyberbullying

MySpace

What to do

Potential Dangers HOW SAFE ARE THEY?

Cell Phone Dangers Text Messaging – difficult to monitor, can not tell who is doing the texting. Camera & Video on cell phone – taking inappropriate pictures, invasion of privacy, rapid and easy transfer of picture/video. Using cell phones to cheat on tests.

Text Messaging – difficult to monitor, can not tell who is doing the texting.

Camera & Video on cell phone – taking inappropriate pictures, invasion of privacy, rapid and easy transfer of picture/video.

Using cell phones to cheat on tests.

IM Dangers No age verification Can use webcam /voice/ and transfer files No body language cues to help kids see how a person feels/reacts to what is said. AOL, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN live - all instant messaging sites.

IM Dangers

No age verification

Can use webcam /voice/ and transfer files

No body language cues to help kids see how a person feels/reacts to what is said.

AOL, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN live - all instant messaging sites.

Chat Room Dangers Chat = conference call Many people in a room at once Usually thematic No age verification Predators lurk in chat sites Would you stand in a mall, spin around and say who wants to talk with me?

Chat = conference call

Many people in a room at once

Usually thematic

No age verification

Predators lurk in chat sites

X Box Live Live chat among Xbox users Voice synthesizer feature makes it hard to know who you are talking to Predators use it to make contact Difficult for law enforcement to trace.

Live chat among Xbox users

Voice synthesizer feature makes it hard to know who you are talking to

Predators use it to make contact

Difficult for law enforcement to trace.

PREDATORS (In their own words)

Behavioral Traits of Predators Generally more intelligent than other criminals: Doctor, Engineers, Lawyers, College Professors. Often meek & mild Need driven behavior (can’t help themselves) Master manipulators Passive-Aggressive Personality Almost always male

Generally more intelligent than other criminals: Doctor, Engineers, Lawyers, College Professors.

Often meek & mild

Need driven behavior (can’t help themselves)

Master manipulators

Passive-Aggressive Personality

Almost always male

Victims have self-esteem issues

Cyberbullying Definition: Sending or posting threatening or harassing text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices. Modes of cyberbullying: email, websites, blogs, IM, chat rooms, cell phone.

Definition:

Sending or posting threatening or harassing text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices.

Modes of cyberbullying:

email, websites, blogs, IM, chat rooms, cell phone.

Cyberbullying – three parts Bullies : Those who harass & demean others, especially those they think are different inferior. Victims: Those who get bullied. Bystanders : Those who encourage & support the bully, or watch the bullying from the sidelines and do nothing to help.

Bullies : Those who harass & demean

others, especially those they think are

different inferior.

Victims: Those who get bullied.

Bystanders : Those who encourage &

support the bully, or watch the bullying from

the sidelines and do nothing to help.

Forms of Cyberbullying Flaming – Online fights using electronic messaging Harassment – repeatedly sending messages Dissing – sending/posting gossip Impersonation – being someone else Outing – sharing secrets or embarrassing info/ images Exclusion – intentionally & cruelly excluding others

Flaming – Online fights using electronic messaging

Harassment – repeatedly sending messages

Dissing – sending/posting gossip

Impersonation – being someone else

Outing – sharing secrets or embarrassing info/ images

Exclusion – intentionally & cruelly excluding others

Problems with the laws Right now the laws are set up in such a way that cyberbullying is considered harassment . Police can not get a can’t really get involved.

Right now the laws are set up in such a way that cyberbullying is considered harassment .

Police can not get a can’t really get involved.

13 year old from Vermont committed suicide After being bullied at school he turned to the Internet where he met other suicidal teens Parents helped to create new laws on bullying in Vermont www.ryanpatrickhalligan.com

13 year old from Vermont committed suicide

After being bullied at school he turned to the Internet where he met other suicidal teens

Parents helped to create new laws on bullying in Vermont

PRIVATE

What should a parent / teacher do?

What

should a

parent / teacher do?

Classroom Protocol If something happens on one of the computers in the classroom/lab DO NOT TOUCH IT! DO NOT TURN IT OFF, DO NOT LET ANYONE TOUCH IT. Call the deans / who may contact police.

If something happens on one of the computers in the classroom/lab

DO NOT TOUCH IT! DO NOT TURN IT OFF, DO NOT LET ANYONE TOUCH IT.

Call the deans / who may contact police.

Get Informed Google yourself Create a Myspace Page (do not put anything on it) Talk with your students about internet safety

Google yourself

Create a Myspace Page (do not put anything on it)

Talk with your students about internet safety

Helpful Websites FBI – Cyber crimes – submit a crime tip http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm New Jersey State Police – Cyber Crimes Unit http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/divorg/invest/cyber-crimes-unit.html National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – CyberTipline (the 911 of the Internet) http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2936 NetSmartz411 – Internet Safety Help Desk http://www.netsmartz411.org/

FBI – Cyber crimes – submit a crime tip

http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm

New Jersey State Police – Cyber Crimes Unit

http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/divorg/invest/cyber-crimes-unit.html

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – CyberTipline (the 911 of the Internet)

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2936

NetSmartz411 – Internet Safety Help Desk

http://www.netsmartz411.org/

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