Online Safety

Computer Safety Quiz www.tinyurl.com/onlinesafetyquiz

The Need for Internet Safety Provides unhindered access for predators and gives them with the anonymity they need. There are people online who target kids and purposely expose them to inappropriate materials and activities. Kids online are tricked or manipulated to look at pornography, join gangs, commit crimes, leave home, and so much more. Education is the key to protection

Statistics . “Topline Findings from Omnibuzz® Research,” Teen Research Unlimited, Oct. 2005 Online teens frequently communicate with people they have never met: 54% have Instant Messaged a stranger, 50% have emailed a stranger, and 45% have participated in a chat room discussion with a stranger. Nearly one third (30%) of online teens said that they have talked about meeting someone whom they’ve only met through the Internet. 28% of online teens said they use texting language on a daily basis to hide online conversations from their parents We at WWK have a plethora of statistics, but we’ve attempted to condense them a bit for you today. NCMEC = National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Survey sampled 1501 youth ages 10-17 who used the Internet regularly in the last year There has been a large increase in the number of child pornography & child exploitation cases investigated by the FBI – from 113 in 1997 to 2,370 in 2002. This is nearly a 2000% increase.

Statistics Research Unlimited, Oct. 2005, con’t. 56% of teens said that they have been asked personal questions (such as their age, sex, or location) online by someone they have never met. One fourth (27%) of teens report that they have talked online about sex with someone they have never met. 27% of teens said that they’ve known a friend to actually meet someone they only knew online. One in five (21%) reported that a person they only knew through online contact has asked to meet them.

Teens need to learn: they are vulnerable to predators how dangerous it is to post personal information and photos online how to remain as anonymous as possible when using the Internet to avoid endangering themselves how to recognize and repel the advances of a predator what to do and who to talk to if they feel they have been approached by a stranger online that it is NEVER a good idea to meet in person someone they have “gotten to know” online

Social Networking

Some Facts About Social Networking taken from Pew Internet & American Life Project, "Teen Content Creators and Consumers", Nov. 2005 33% of teens post photos, stories, or videos on the web on sites such as MySpace, Friendster, Xanga, Facebook 19% of teens keep an online blog (diary); 69% of these post photos, stories or videos on the web 38% of teens read online blogs Video

Digital Footprint

Cyberbullying Video

#1 Issue for Parents Lack of Knowledge Some parents are uninformed about the Internet and its safety hazards and as a result may feel uncomfortable or awkward talking about Internet safety to their child Lack of Knowledge So while our children are being bombarded with all kinds of things online, parents are facing their own challenges……. Parents and teachers are often unaware that many predators are shifting their activities to the Internet. Many parents believe that a predator could never lure their children into a sexual encounter. They believe that predators can only reach children who are particularly vulnerable. Parents say they are uncomfortable talking to their children about sexual predators. Let’s face it….it’s already a challenge for a parent to have a conversation about sex with their child…..add to that the medium of computers and the internet….and you have what can be perceived as an impossible conversation. All of these things contribute to what we now know as the “DIGITAL DIVIDE”……

Nationwide Parent Study by ADVO, Inc., 2004 One in three parents (30%) are not concerned for their children’s safety when they are online. One in five parents (20%) said they do not know any of the internet codes or passwords, IM “handles”, or e-mail addresses of their children. 5% or less of parents surveyed are familiar with acronyms most commonly used by children online

What can parents do to protect their children?

Keep Current Know your child's email addresses, passwords, IM usernames for all sites and software they use Sit with your child and have them show you any sites or software you are unfamiliar with

Keep Communicating: Know the Lingo

CTN. CUS. AFAIK NIMBY. ATT. TOY IDK. TTYL. POS CUL8R. PCM. KPC WTGP CTN CUS AFAIK NIMBY ATT TOY IDK TTYL POS CUL8R PCM KPC WTGP LMIRL RUMORF PIR ASL 911 AITR

CTN-Can't Talk Now CUS-See You Soon AFAIK-As Far As I Know ATT-All the Time TOY-Thinking of You IDK-I Don't Know TTYL-Talk to You Later PCM-Please Call Me CUL8R-See You Later POS-Parent Over Shoulder KPC-Keeping Parents Clueless WTGP-Want to go private? LMIRL-Let's meet in real life. RUMORF-Are you male or female PIR-Parent in Room ASL-Age, Sex, Location 911-Parents Watching AITR-Adult in the Room

Warning Signs Hang up phone calls Children close a website/chat when you are near Gifts (bribes) Secretive behavior Preferring to be online rather than spending time with friends/real world Spending large amounts of time online-especially at night and in chat rooms Change in personality(withdrawn, depressed) Finding pornography on computer