Internet Safety; A Guide for Parents & Teachers

Internet Safety: A Guide for Parents & Teachers By: Mark White

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Learning about other places and cultures

Stay in touch with family and friends

Web Pages, Chat Rooms, Email, Video Conferencing & Sharing, Photo Sharing (Flickr, Picasa, etc.), Blogging

Make new friends

Chat Rooms, Video Sharing (YouTube, etc.), Photo Sharing, Blogs

Work from home

More can be accomplished in less time

Business Transactions

Researching

Communication

Purchasing

Monitoring Bank Accounts & Stocks

Some Positives About the Internet

Communicating the Generation Y Way

Can You Hear Me Now?

Text Messaging

(SMS – Short Messaging Service)

Web Pages

E-mail

Instant Messaging – AOL IM, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Messenger, ICQ, etc.

Blogging – MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, yFly, Twitter, etc.

The Communication Generation

Podcasting – iTunes, Podcast Directory.com, etc.

Video Sharing – YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, etc.

Wikis – Wikipedia, PB Wiki, etc.

Gaming Communities – Runescape, etc.

The Communication Generation

Text Messaging (SMS)

Also known as Short Message Service (SMS), a service available on most digital mobile phones and other mobile devices that permits the sending of short text messages. “ Ooh look, his first text message.” www.wikipedia.com Text Messaging (SMS)

Instant Messaging Also known as IM , a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. The text is conveyed via computers connected over a network such as the Internet . www.wikipedia.com

AOL Instant Messenger

ICQ

MSN Messenger

Windows Messenger

Yahoo IM

Google Talk

Skype

Instant Messaging Software You’re a model? Cool! I’m a Chippendale’s Dancer. I also race speed boats. What’s your sign?

Blog A user-generated website where entries are made in journal style. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news. www.wikipedia.com

MySpace

Xanga

Friendster

Facebook

Tagged

yFly

Bebo

YouTube (video sharing)

Flickr (photo sharing)

Some Blog Sites

Podcast A media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds (RSS), for playback on portable media players and personal computers . www.wikipedia.com

iTunes Podcasts

Podcast Net

The Podcast Network

Podcast Directory

Podcast Alley

Podcast Pickle

iPodder.org

Yahoo Podcasts

Podcasting News

Some Podcast Sites

Wiki A website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change available content. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Wikipedia

PBwiki

TWiki

Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia

FlexWiki

Wikia

WikiBios

Some Wiki Sites

Surfing the Web...

Are your children getting in over their heads surfing the Web? Are Your Children Aware of the Dangers That Lurk?

Identity Theft

How is an Identity Stolen? Attempting to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing Typically carried out using email or an instant message , and often directs users to a website.

A hacker 's attack aiming to redirect a website 's traffic to another (bogus) website . Pharming Pharming has become of major concern to businesses hosting ecommerce and online banking websites How is an Identity Stolen?

Spam Spam refers to junk e-mail or unsolicited e-mail. Similar abuses in other media: instant messaging spam , Usenet newsgroup spam , Web search engine spam , spam in blogs , mobile phone messaging spam , etc.

Cyberbullying Bullying and harassment by use of electronic devices though means of e-mail , instant messaging , text messages , blogs , mobile phones , pagers , and websites .

Cyberbullying : Feathers in the Wind

Cyberbullying Video Clip

Peer-to-peer or file-sharing programs allow you to share you files with others on the Internet – and vice versa.

Be wary about downloading files just as you would an e-mail attachment from a stranger

File-sharing networks create a risk for computer viruses or harmful code to be shared

Movies, songs, video games and other items on the Web are protected by copyright laws

If misconfigured, some file-sharing programs may expose your entire hard drive to all other users of the file-sharing software.

File-Sharing

LimeWire

Morpheus

Kazaa

File-Sharing Software

Pornography and Your Children

Make sure your computer is located in a high-traffic area in the house. This includes laptops and other wireless devices

Communicate with your children about what pornography is and why it is inappropriate for them.

Teach your child “Internal Filtering Mechanisms” and how to avoid pornography on the Web.

Check your home computer for signs that these types of sites have visited

Basic Things that Parents Can Do

Checking Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material Your computer has a powerful search function which can indicate if someone has visited pornographic Web sites. In Windows, click on the Start button in the lower left hand of your monitor, and slide up to search, and slide over to "files and folders." Search Your Computer

Checking Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material Select “All files and folders” from the window that appears. Search Your Computer Continued...

Search for Cookies You can inspect the folder where cookies are to look for any lewdly-named or suspicious cookies. Type in the word cookie in the search field and hit "search now." Make sure the "Look in" setting is set to look in your primary hard drive, usually "C," although you may want to repeat the search in any additional hard drives. Checking Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material

Most Web images are in a format that ends with either .jpg or .gif, such as "bicycle.jpg" or "vase.gif". When you view a Web site, these images are stored in various places on your hard drive. To find all such images in your hard drive, put an asterisk followed by a period in front of the name of the image format in the search window. Search for Images Checking Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material

Open your web browser (Internet Explorer) and select “Tools” and “Internet Options” Search Your Browser Another Way to Check Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material

Select “Settings” from the “Browsing history” section. Search Your Browser Continued... Another Way to Check Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material

Select “View files” and a list of cookies and picture files will appear and show the web sites where the files originated. *Note: if there are very few of them, someone is most likely deleting them from the Temporary Internet Files folder. Another Way to Check Your Computer for Sexually-Explicit Material Search Your Browser Continued...

Explain that there is explicit material on the Internet, but it is not appropriate for the child to view or seek it out

Search engine results, even for innocent topics, may occasionally include links to inappropriate Web sites

Teach your child to recognize lewd wording and other clues to avoid actually viewing the sites

Teach them to recognize and avoid opening sexually-explicit spam email

Techniques for Teaching Your Child How to Use the Web Responsibly

Bookmark child-safe Web sites – Yahooligans, Ask Kids, Kids Click, etc.

Teach children to never open e-mail from someone they don't know.

If you or your child receives a message that is harassing, of a sexual nature, or threatening, forward a copy of the message to your ISP, and ask for assistance.

Develop household rules for use of the computer:

How much time is allowed on the Web

Acceptable vs. unacceptable activities

What information should not be given out

What the child should do if something makes him or her uncomfortable

Be a good role model; technology savvy children may be able to tell if a parent has visited sexually-explicit sites

Create an environment where the child can confide in you without fear of being punished

Your Web browser software (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc.) contains very little or NO history.

There are several Web browsers installed on your computer.

Temporary files are deleted from the temporary folder

Web Browser search bar history is deleted

Less Obvious Signs that Internet No, No's are Taking Place

Software Filters Software filters work by blocking access to Web sites with unacceptable content or language. They are imperfect and depend to some extent on the Web sites' honesty in classifying themselves as x-rated.

Examples:

Net Nanny

Cyber Patrol

Surf Patrol

“ The Government’s Launched a free Online filter to protect children from Internet Nasties…Um…Could you show me how to download it…?”

Keystroke Tracking Keystroke tracking programs are spy software that monitor every word typed, every program launched and every Web site visited. They do not censor the content, but rather send a report to the parent or person who installed the spy program.

Examples:

Investigator

Spector Pro

Key Ghost

“ I just can’t communicate with my child anymore. It’s like she speaks another language.” What Else Can Parents & Teachers Do?

Learn the Lingo – Learn text Messaging (SMS)

Take Interest & Be Approachable

Be Willing to Try New Things

Create Your Own Blog or Web site

Post to Groups & Wikis

Subscribe to Podcasts

Ask Your Children to Teach You

Keep Communication Lines Open

More Tips that May Help

“Amy’s Choice”

“Julie’s Journey”

True Stories About Online Predators

“Friends 24 Hours a Day”

“Addicted to Facebook ”

About MySpace & Facebook

What Can Parents Do About Their Child's Blogs MySpace Parent Site http://www.myspace.com/Modules/Common/ Pages/SafetyTips.aspx# Facebook Parent Site http://www.facebook.com/help.php?tab=safety

Go to www. myspace. com

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

Select “Safety Tips”

MySpace Tips for Parents

There are two tabs located on the page that appears.

One of the tabs is labeled “Safety Tips.” There are several links to other websites that will help.

The other tab is labeled “Tips for Parents.” Select this tab.

Read through the tips for parents and the several links to websites for parents.

There is also a link to remove your child’s profile from this site.

For More Information Visit My Internet Safety Website http://markwhite85.googlepages.com/internetsafety

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Internet Safety; A Guide for Parents & Teachers

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