Cyber Safety
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Cyber Bullying
Roberta MacGray
rmacgray@sachem.edu
Growing Up Online
The Generation Gap
• How are students today using the Internet
at school and home?
• How does that differ from the way our
generation uses the Internet and e-mail?
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PBS Video – Growing Up Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b2q4e&w=514&h=366
Internet Usage
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93% of all children between 12 and 17 years old use the Internet
32% of teens clear the browser history to hide what they do online from their
parents
16% of teens have created private e-mail addresses or social networking
profiles to hide what they do online from parents
63% say they know how to hide what they do online from parents
20% of teens have engaged in cyberbullying behaviors
42% of parents do not review the content of what their child reads and/or
types in chat rooms or via Instant Messaging.
30% of parents allow their teenagers to use the computer in private areas
such as bedrooms
Gaming
*97% of online teens 12-17 play computer, web, portable or console games
*Club Penguin
*WebKinz
http://www.netsmartz.org/Gaming
http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
Netlingo.com
• Netlingo - http://www.netlingo.com/ - has
thousands of definitions that easily explain
the Internet and the online world of
business, technology, and
communication.
- Cybersafety Statistics
- Top 50 – Acronyms for Parents
Digital Footprint
• Digital Footprint
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b
6q4e&w=514&h=366
• Think Before You Post:
– Everyone Knows Your Name:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4_Hrwh2XI
– Internet Photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGlrAhtQC24
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http://www.netsmartz.org/RevealingTooMuch
Google Yourself
Google Alerts
Spokeo Yourself - http://spokeo.com
Social Websites
• Facebook – Social Network Websites
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=fr
ol02s3b3q4e&w=514&h=366
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Set the Facebook Privacy Settings
Anyone Can Create a Facebook Account
Don’t Friend a Friend (privacy settings)
Don’t Tag Photo’s
• California Passes a law about Facebook http://www.wealthvest.com/blog/sean-browne/new-californialaw-impersonating-someone-on-facebook-is-a-misdemeanorcrime-in-2011/
– http://www.netsmartz.org/SocialNetworking
Cyberbullying
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Cyberbullying
PBS Cyberbullying http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b7q4e&w=514&h=366
Net Smartz Cyberbullying - http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying
Kid’s Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyberbullying.html?tracking=T_Related
Article
Cyberbullying Help - http://www.cyberbullyinghelp.com/
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Cyber Bullying Apps - http://mindshift.kqed.org/2010/12/5-apps-that-could-help-tostop-cyberbullying/
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http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/
http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/
Professor Garfield App - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/professor-garfieldcyberbullying/id369171501?mt=8#
Stop Bullying Now- http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx
Cyber Bullying Research Center - http://www.cyberbullying.us/
Connect Safely - Smart Socializing - http://www.connectsafely.org/
CyberSafety Links
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CyberSafety Links
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/ - Professor Garfield
http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety/administrator-resources.html cyber Safety Administrator resources
http://www.onguardonline.gov/default.aspx - government cyber safety
website
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/default.aspx - fabulous knowledge base,
sectioned off by age and includes games
http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/index.shtml - Power to Learn
Internet Smarts
http://www.staysafeonline.com – cyber safety info for any age group
http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety.html - San Francisco cyber safety
project
iSafe - http://www.isafe.org/
http://sites.google.com/site/cybersafetygames/ - cyber safety games
Cyberbullying Statistics,
Information and Questions
• Cyberbullying can involve:
• Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or
images
• Posting sensitive, private information and/or lies about
another person
• Pretending to be someone else in order to make that
person look bad
• Intentionally excluding someone from an online group
Source:
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyberbullying.aspx
Children and youth can
cyberbully each other through:
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Emails
Instant messaging
Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones
Social networking sites
Web pages
Blogs
Chat rooms or discussion groups
Other cyber technologies
Source:
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyberbullying.aspx
Self Awareness Quiz
• Do you know if your child has ever been uncomfortable
with an online message?
• Do you know what to do if your child is harassed on
social media like Facebook or Myspace?
• Are you talking about the dangers of the Internet the
same way you talk about what to do if there were a fire in
the house?
• Do you keep computers in central place and monitor
what is going on?
• Are you sure your child would tell you if they were being
bullied or cyberbullying someone else?
Types of Cyberbullying
• Identity theft- fake profiles might be set up pretending to be an
individual with the sole aim of bullying others
• Chat rooms, blogs and forums- although you are supposed to be at
least 13 years old to participate, very few are monitored.
• Pictures and photo sharing – videos of girls dressing and undressing
in the locker room after soccer practice can be taken with an Iphone
and then shared on various sites.
• Prank phone calls- these may just be annoying, but can turn to
stalking if it persists.
• Text messages- can be abusive and threatening.
• E-mail- it is very easy to set up a new email account with a fictitious
name and begin sending offensive e-mails.
• Instant messages- quicker than email, these permit users to have
real time conversations and arguments.
• Social media- Facebook and Myspace are easy for cyberbullies to
post offensive messages.
What Should Parents Do About
Cyberbullying?
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Encourage them to talk to you about what is going on in their lives and the
lives of their friends.
Don’t over react until you are sure that it wasn’t a misunderstanding. Youth
are nervous about sharing concerns with parents for fear of them going
ballistic and making matters worse.
Encourage them to show you any abusive or offensive emails and keep a
record of what has gone on.
Turn on safety features to ensure that your family is only getting messages
from those you wish to correspond with.
Ask them how you can help them to solve the problem. If you jump in and
solve, it will only reinforce in their minds that they are victims.
Teach them life skills, like setting boundaries and speaking up in difficult
situations. These are social skills that will help them for the rest of their
lives.
Sources:
– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/
– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/
Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com/s/sachemcybersafety
Activity
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Activity - Cyber Safety/CyberBullying - Webspiration/Professor
Garfield
Pick a Partner
Go to the Professor Garfield Website - http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/
Chose either the Online Safety or Cyberbullying Comic Strip/Video
Go through each of the three sections within your chosen topic (Watch, Try.
Apply)
Use Word to:
– Summarize the information covered in the Professor Garfield Activity
– Target the issues within the chosen topic that impact you and your partners
school most greatly
– Brainstorm on ideas that may remedy the issues that impact your school most
greatly
– Review the Teacher and Parents Materials
– Research the history behind the Professor Garfield website
– Discuss
Lesson Planning Activity
Surf Disney http://disney.go.com/guestservices/safety
Netsmartz – www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Garfield http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home
.html
Do’s and Don’ts
Never give our personal info address, phone numbers, email address, passwords, screenames (these should be
gender-neutral free of identifying info
Never agree to meet someone you met playing a game
Never post photos or video’s online without checking with
your parents first
Set privacy settings on social networking sites