The document addresses various dangers students face online, including cyberbullying and interactions with predators on platforms like chat rooms and gaming consoles. It highlights the behavioral traits of online predators and the impact of cyberbullying on victims, emphasizing the need for better laws and proactive measures from parents and educators. Additionally, it provides resources for Internet safety and guidelines on how to handle incidents involving technology in educational settings.

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

2. Agenda Potential Dangers Predators Cyberbullying MySpace What to do

4. Potential Dangers HOW SAFE ARE THEY?

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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?

9. 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.

10. PREDATORS (In their own words)

11. 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

12. Victims have self-esteem issues

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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

19. PRIVATE

21. What should a parent / teacher do?

22. 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.

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

24. 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/

25. QUESTIONS