Faux Paw Internet Safety
Training
Miami Dade County Public Schools
Division of Physical Education and
Health Literacy
About I Keep Safe.Org
• The Internet Keep Safe Coalition
• Mission
• Purpose
McGruff and Faux Paw are
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“Taking a BYTE out of Internet Crime!”
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Coalition Mandate
To have an entire generation grow
up knowing the three basic rules of
Internet safety:
Keep. Don’t Meet. Tell.
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KEEP your personal information protected. Never give your real
name, address, phone number, the name of your school or a
picture of yourself to anyone online.
DON’T MEET in person with anyone you’ve met on the Net.
TELL a parent, teacher or trusted adult if you feel uncomfortable
about anything you see on the computer.
Statistics
• 96% of all youth access the internet with 74% accessing
from home.
• 66% of all youth use Instant Messaging.
• 6 in 10 Children online receive email or Instant Message
from strangers. More than half write back.
• 29% of children freely give personal information online
when asked.
• 1 in 5 youth receives an online sexual solicitation in a 1
year period; in 15% of those cases, the solicitor
attempted to meet the child in person.
• 1 in 4 children inadvertently views online pornography
each year.
Very Young Children
39% of children 4-6 years use a computer several
times a week.
56% of children 4-6 years have used a computer by
themselves (without a parent).
65% of youth (10-17 years) report their first computer
between the ages of 6 and 10.
38% of kids reported their first Internet use between
ages of 8-9 years
— Kaiser Family Foundation Studies 2005 and 2003
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A Daughter in Danger?
Imagine if you found out your teenage daughter was falling in love
with an older man on the Internet, concocting a plan to be together,
5,591 miles away in a war-torn country. This is an alert to all
parents: Do you know what your child is doing on the computer?
A Nightmare Revisited
When Shawn’s daughter, Katherine, was 16, she made international
headlines by running away to the Middle East to be with Abdullah,
20, whom she met online. Though she never met him in person, she
was convinced she was in love.
A Daughter in Danger? Part 2
Dr. Phil continues the story of a mother who
says she lives in fear every day that her 18 year
old daughter, Katherine, could be killed by a
man she met on the Internet.
A Family in Anguish
Two weeks ago, Katherine flew to the Middle
East to be with Abdullah, a man she met online
and wants to marry. Her family is terrified that
she's in danger and won't be allowed to return
home.
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Hot Topics
Videos & Tutorials
Family Fun Lessons
Dare Activity Center
Online Safety Digest
For Grandparents
Educators “Getting into the
Curriculum”
• Picture story book, Faux Paw the Techno
Cat: Adventures in the Internet
• Animated Video
• Guided Discussion
• Worksheets/Coloring Books
Alert the Parents
Find the Parent Flier:
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1. Read the book.
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2. Conduct the guided discussions from the
assembly script.
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3. Watch the animated movie.
I Keep Safe for Kids
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Q&A
We welcome your questions.
Email to info@ikeepsafe.org