Internet Safety Plan Sophomore Year

Essential Questions How will I know what risks I am exposing myself to when I make decisions online? How will I be able to identify those who mean to do harm to me? Am I as cyber-smart as I think I am? What are the downsides of the freedoms presented to me by the cyber-world? What are my moral and ethical responsibilities in this society

21 st Century Communication Social networking sites and digital handheld devices (cell phones, PDA’s) allow the user to:  Express themselves  Describe who they are and their interests,  Maintain blogs, diaries, photos, creative writing, artwork, videos,  Connect (and close the gap) with friends, family and seek like-minded individuals.

Sexting Defined: “the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones.” Implications: Prank or Pornography?  School  Legal Beyond What You Have Considered (VIEW FIRST)

Social Networking Tools Defined: A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. A wiki is a page or collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Instant messaging (IM) are technologies that create the possibility of real-time text-based communication between two or more participants over the internet.

Safe and Responsible Use Use versus Misuse (Freedoms vs. Downsides).  False sense of security (would you do it in public?)  “Tagged Photos” across the Internet  Online footprint tracking…years from now  Personal, Community and Family Reputation (s)  Athletic and Activity Code Violations Athletic and Activity Code How do you think your online activities will affect the future ? REGRET IT!

Teens as Targets 66% were female; 34 % were male 97% of offenders were people youth first "met" online 65% of incidents happened in chatrooms 24% in Instant Messages Play ID the CreepID the Creep

Cyberbulling Defined: “the use of , instant messaging, chat rooms, pagers, cell phones, or other forms of information technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or intimidate someone.” “Broken Friendship”Broken Friendship Quiz: Are You a Cyberbully?Are You a Cyberbully Online Resource: CyberTiplineCyberTipline

Essential Questions How will I know what risks I am exposing myself to when I make decisions online? How will I be able to identify those who mean to do harm to me? Am I as cyber-smart as I think I am? What are the downsides of the freedoms presented to me by the cyber-world? What are my moral and ethical responsibilities in this society