1. Facebook Twitter MySpace Cell Phones ???!!!!
Technology Safety
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
Cell Phones
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2. Let’s Chat…

3. Social Networking Video

4. Acceptable Social Networking
Watch your words online. Before sending or posting, reread them to see if they can be misinterpreted.
Each time you share information online, stop and think, “Am I giving out information that I should keep private?” The kinds of facts are called private identity information. (For example- Your address, phone numbers, passwords…
Cyber bullying- the intentional and repeated use of computer and cell phone networks by kids and teens to cause harm of distress to other kids and teens.
*One mean comment or photo can lead to cyber bullying. (it can get sent around)
*Just as serious as face to face bullying. Can be illegal if caught faking someone's identity.
*Be a bystander or a witness and stand up for someone by telling an adult!

5. Social Networking Statistics:
96% of students ages 9 to 17 who have access to the Internet have used social networking technologies (Grunwald Associates, "Creating & Connecting - Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networking," July 2007).
64% of teens post photos or videos of themselves online, while more than half (58%) post info about where they live. Females are far more likely than male teens to post personal photos or videos of themselves (70% vs. 58%) (Teen Research Unlimited. "Cox Communications Teen Internet safety Survey Wave II," March 2007).
69% of teens regularly receive personal messages online from people they don't know and most of them don't tell a trusted adult about it (Teen Research Unlimited. "Cox Communications Teen Internet safety Survey Wave II," March 2007).

6. Social Networking Cleaning Up Your Facebook
45% of Employers are using Social Networking(Facebook/Twitter) sites to screen job applications
{-Career Builder.com Study}
More than twice as many than a year ago
35% of the employers said they’d turn down candidates based on what they saw online
Provocative photos
Bad-mouthing previous employers

7. Consequences of Posting Inappropriate Content
College Admissions and Recruiters review the internet for applicants social networking sites to find any inappropriate content. Be careful what content you post! (pictures, words, etc)
Identity Theft- watch what personal information you post.

8. It can affect your job…
Tien Nguyen, a senior at the University of California, applied at major companies. He posted an essay about lying on the web and found that he wasn’t getting interviews. His friend pointed this out so he removed it and has had many interviews since. He never thought that they would “google” his name on the internet and find it.
Teachers not taking their myspace or facebook pages seriously enough. Consequences can affect them as well.
Stacy Snyder claims in a lawsuit that she was denied a teaching degree after school officials found a photo similar to this one on her MySpace page.

9. They’re not just for chatting anymore…
Cell Phones
They’re not just for chatting anymore…

10. News travels fast…

11. TEXTING Easy Access “They’re Everywhere!”
Protect your privacy- Only give your number out to those you know. Never reply to messages from numbers you don’t know. Make sure you know how to block phone numbers.
Respect Others- Think about how a text message might sound before you send it. Do not take pictures of people without their permission. Imagine that once this picture is on your phone- it could end up anywhere!
Use your common sense: Report to an adult if you are getting inappropriate pictures or harrassing text messages.

12. Do You Know What SEXTING is?
“The act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones.”
-{Wikipedia Definition}

13. Now…the data on SEXTING
48: Percentage of teens who say they have received sexually suggestive texts, s or instant messages
40: Percentage of teenage boys who say they've sent such messages
37: Percentage of teenage girls who say they've sent such messages
22: Percentage of teenage girls who say they have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves
18: Percentage of teenage boys who say they have sent or posted such pictures or videos of themselves
11: Percentage of young teen girls (between 13 and 16) who have sent or posted such pictures or videos of themselves
SOURCES: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy; CosmoGirl.com

14. May 2009
The Orlando Sentinel tells the story of Phillip Alpert. After his former girlfriend taunted him, Alpert remembered the nude photos she ed to him while they were dating. He took revenge by ing the photos of the 16-year-old girl to more than 70 people, including her parents, grandparents and teachers. Three days later, Alpert, then 18, was charged with transmitting child pornography. Today, Alpert is serving five years of probation for the crime, and he is registered as a sex offender — a label he must carry at least until he is 43.

15. January, 2009 Pennsylvania Sexting Case
Three female students took nude photos of themselves and shared them with male classmates through cell phones. These female students of Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pa., all 14- or 15-years-old, face charges of manufacturing, disseminating or possessing child pornography while the boys, who are 16 and 17, face charges of possession.
January, 2009

16. Ask yourself… Do you know where your picture will go?
Once a picture is sent from your phone you have NO control over where and who it goes to next….internet, s, parents, teachers, police….
Administrators required to contact the police?
Our role?
Is there a procedure for this?
What if you make the person you sent the picture to mad?? What will happen? Who will they send it to??

17. So…What Do We Do??? Stay Informed. Stay Aware. If in doubt ask.
Talk to your parents about your concerns.
Make smart choices. Your choices follow you FOREVER!!!