2. Internet Safety for Teens Rebecca DeSantis MUW ED503

3. Internet Safety for Teens  Teens and Their Comfort Levels With Social Internet  Internet Postings Last Forever  Parents Must Stay Informed

4. Teens and Their Comfort Levels With Social Internet  It is easier to be honest  It is easier to post things instead of speak them verbally.  It is easier to “talk” to someone they do not know.  It is easier for shy people to have cyber relationships.

5. Internet Postings Last Forever  Internet postings can be retrieved long after they are first posted.  Internet postings are public.  Employers and college admissions counselors look at student web pages and pages.

6. Parents Must Stay Informed  Parents must stay on top of technology.  Parents can take classes to learn how to be computer savvy.  Parents must be firm in protecting their children from internet dangers.

7. Internet Safety Rules  Facial Recognition: if you do not visually recognize the person trying to “friend” you or initiate conversation with you, do not accept.  Never post anything you would not want your parents to read.  Never post pictures that inappropriate and never forward pictures from someone else.

8. Helpful Websites  http://www.safeteens.com/ http://www.safeteens.com/  http://www.commonsense.com/internet- safety-tips/tips-for-kids.php http://www.commonsense.com/internet- safety-tips/tips-for-kids.php  http://www.atg.wa.gov/InternetSafety/Te ens.aspxwww.atg.wa.gov/InternetSafety/Te ens.aspx