Safety on the Internet MSTI 131 4/16/2009 Kelsey Chappell Corinne Thompson Keith Libolt Amanda Lax Sao Ching

The Home What's the advantages of the Web? – You don’t have to go to the library. – You can add favorite sources in easily organized favorites folder. – You can use “easybib” to make work cited pages easy! – You can contacted your teacher with questions any time. – You can link videos to make project/lesson plans more appealing. – You have unlimited access to information from other people’s research (including colleges from around the world). – As a teacher you can post your notes for sick students, or in case a student missed something. – You can also have students submit work from home if they are sick or out of convenience.

Concerns When Using the Internet at Home and School Students can pull up inappropriate information. Pornography Could get involved with online chat rooms. Facebook Myspace Illegal internet use Downloading movies and music Cybercrimes Harassment Web Cams Talking to a stranger Online Predators

What Parents Can Do to Keep the Internet Safe Know what social networks are available Talk to your children about the dangers and benefits of using the internet Be involved with what your children do online Take classes so that you are aware of how to use the internet Come up with rules with your children in what they can and can not do online Encourage your children to let you know if they see anything inappropriate- Create a good communication foundation with your children

What Educators Can Do To Help Clearly outline expectations for internet usage including consequences for not following the rules Don’t let kids search Google: – Create a list of websites that would have appropriate and relevant information for students

What Educators Can Do To Help Make students aware of the dangers that are on the internet Be focused on the Educational Purpose of the Internet – The internet is a resource to support education and enrich knowledge

What Educators Can Do To Help If a student accidentally goes onto an inappropriate website, tell them to report it immediately. Make sure they know that plagiarism is not acceptable and there are ways to tell if something has been plagiarized.

Websites to Keep The Kids Safe Web wise kids informs parents on issues such as social networking, personal websites, the world wide web, instant messaging, chat rooms, , cell phone dangers, and emergency technology. This website is for kids to learn how beneficial the internet can be and how to use it properly. This website addresses parents to understand the dangers of the internet. It also mentions the illegal uses of the internet and how to avoid them.