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Internet Safety Wendy Varner. Internet Safety –The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior.

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1 Internet Safety Wendy Varner

2 Internet Safety –The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. –There are many websites that are set up to inform students, parents and educators. Other Net activities -- like child pornography or the attempted luring of a child to a face-to-face meeting - - are illegal in many, but not all, countries.

3 Internet Safety Tips Kids Go with your gut Keep your shields up Keep identifying information to yourself Keep your password secret Don’t trust anyone Chat Smart Guard your image Be Aware Never give your real name, age, address Tell parents, teachers, law enforcement if something isn’t right

4 Internet Safety Parents Talk with you teens Be open- With expectations Learn all you can about the net Check out blocking and filtering Look at ratings Teach your young children Pay attention to online photos Supervise computer use

5 Online Tools Internet service providers (ISPs) provide parent-control options to block certain material from coming in to your child's computer. Software can help block your child's access to certain sites based on a "bad site" list that your ISP creates. There are programs to monitor and track your child's online activity.

6 Internet Safety Sources http://www.isafe.org/) (i-safe)http://www.isafe.org/ http://factsforlearning.2facts.com/m-topic- display.asp?pin=wrch2- 2003830&param=%22internet%22+%22safety%22http://factsforlearning.2facts.com/m-topic- display.asp?pin=wrch2- 2003830&param=%22internet%22+%22safety%22 (Facts for Learning) http://www.safeteens.com/guidelines_parents.htm (safeteens)http://www.safeteens.com/guidelines_parents.htm http://www.enough.org/ (Enough is Enough)http://www.enough.org/ http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/danger/ http://www.awarenesstech.com/ (Get Net Wise)http://www.awarenesstech.com/ http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/ net_safety.html (Kids Health)http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/ net_safety.html


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