This document discusses digital safety tips for students, including the risks of social networking sites, role-playing games, and cell phone use. It notes that many students engage in unsafe online behaviors like sharing personal information. The document provides tips for safe computer use, monitoring social networking activities, and using parental control software to filter content and limit screen time. Overall it emphasizes that while technology provides benefits, education is needed for students to safely navigate the digital world.

1. Digital Safety
Rose Marie Cruz
Celia Chavez

2. Introduction
✜ Background on Social Net‐
working Sites
✜ Role Playing Games
✜ Cell Phone Safety
✜ Parental Control
✜ Conclusion

3. The MySpace Generation
⌘ The school-age generation- saturated in
technological communication via the internet,
cell phones, and most recently, social
networking websites.
⌘ Parents and teachers must keep in mind
the social, functional, and entertainment-
related implications of technology
⌘ Parents must guard students by using
tips and software designed for net safety

4. Did you know:
★ 72% of kids don’t tell their parents
what they do online
★ 61% admit using the Internet
unsafely or inappropriately
★ 55% have given out personal info to a
stranger
★ 12% met in person with someone they
first met online
★ 50% have been bullied online

5. ⌘ Tips on Computer and SNW Usage:
 Only parents should have the password to
the computer
 The computer should be placed in the
common area of the house, facing the
center of the room and not the walls.
 If your child has a camera,
monitor the pictures closely.

6. Rules for SNW
 Parents should have the child’s passwords
 Friends and posted photos, as well as
comments and messages should be
monitored.
 Warn children and students about the
importance of privacy and the danger of
sharing informa?on with the world
 "Remind students that messages and pictures
can be printed, manipulated, photo‐shopped
and more

7. Role Playing Games
 A role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which the participants
assume the roles of fictional characters. Participants determine
the actions of their characters based on their characterization,
and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of
rules and guidelines. Within the rules, players have the freedom
to improvise their choices shape the direction and
outcome of the game.
 Dangers
- The difference between
real life and game life.
- Promotes Violence

8. Cell Phone Safety
 Texting
-Sexting
 Pictures
 Voice/Video Recording
 Internet
 Games

9. Parental Control Tools
★ Net Nanny:
 Filters allow adults to choose
categories that are not allowed
 including adult web sites, topics,
and more
 Monitors web browsing, instant
messaging and SNW
 Block games for study‐only sessions
 Cyber Nanny
 Also includes a ?mer that shuts the
computer off aLer a certain amount of ?me

10. Cyber Patrol
► Download and install soLware on up to 3 PCs
► Select filtering levels with ready‐to go
profiles like adult, teen, young teen, child
► Block inten?onal or
accidental access to bad
web sites
► Set ?me limits on
computer use
($40‐500)

11. Conclusion
 Parents and teachers should be aware of ?ps &
tools for safe internet voyage
 Cell phones, computers, social sites, and the
internet are possibly dangerous; edu. Is key.
 Real Player games can also be a danger
 There is a difference between privacy and safety
 Open communica?on is encouraged