1. A curriculum waiting to happen

2. Agenda  Survey Says!  7 Topics of Internet Safety  In School Presentation  Sample Cyberbulling  And other resources

3. Why focus on internet safety? Computer and Internet Use According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2007,  93% of youth are online, 94% of parents (up from 80% in 2004)  68% of parents surveyed regulate web content, while 55% limit time on the computer (interesting note: more parents restrict TV viewing than internet content)  Time spent using digital media by children aged 13-17 has now surpassed the time they spend watching television

4. It’s the Law! The Broadband Deployment Act, which incorporated the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, requires schools receiving e-Rate funds to teach students about online safety, cyber bullying, and sexual predators.

5. Why Focus on Internet Safety? Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes (7:38) to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week). And because they spend so much of that time ‘media multitasking’ (using more than one medium at a time), they actually manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes (10:45) worth of media content into those 7½ hours.  Kaiser Family Foundation 2010

6. Is this a problem?  Nearly three-quarters of teens have an online profile on a social networking site, where many teens have posted photos of themselves and their friends, among other personal information.  About one in five teens have engaged in sexting – sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photos through text message or email – and over a third know of a friend who has sent or received these kinds of messages.  Cyberbullying is widespread among today’s teens, with over one-third having experienced it, engaged in it, or know of friends who have who have done either.  Cox Communications Teen Online & Wireless Safety Survey, 2010

7. There’s more…  A study released March 2008 indicated that 64% of students admitted to plagiarizing from the internet (School Library Journal)  49% of teens surveyed were not familiar with the rules and guidelines for downloading content from the Internet (music, art, images, etc.)  57% of those unfamiliar with the laws, said downloaders should be punished. (Microsoft, Feb. 13, 2008)

8. Public Service Announcement E D U C A T E !

9. Internet Safety -- Seven Topics  Safe and responsible use of electronic communication  Recognizing, avoiding and reporting online solicitations by sexual predators  Protecting personal information on the internet  Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive communications received online  Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyber- bullying  Recognizing and reporting illegal activities on the internet  Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and videos

10. Digital Communication Virtual communities  Social Networking  Text messaging  Instant Messaging  Video chats  Social Messaging  Gaming Examples  MySpace, Facebook  Cellphones  GoogleTalk, IM, i- Chat  Skype, i-Chat  Twitter  Wii, Playstation 3

11. Cyberbullying  What is cyberbullying?cyberbullying "Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor.” (STOP Cyberbullying)

12. In the news…

13. Cyberbullying 4 types - Parry Aftab Vengeful Angels - combating cyberbullying with cyberbullying Power Hungry Cyber Bully (subset - Revenge of the Nerds) - often criminal acts Mean Girls - bored, ego-based Inadvertent Cyberbully - tend to respond in anger, typically aren’t thinking before responding

14. Curriculum Recommendations 1. Safe and responsible use of social networking sites 1. Safe and responsible use of social networking sites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging and other Internet based communication. online solicitation. 2. Recognition, avoidance and reporting of online solicitation. personal information 3. Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet. deceptive communications. 4. Recognition and avoidance of unsolicited or deceptive communications. harassment and cyberbullying. 5. Recognition and reporting of online harassment and cyberbullying. illegal activities 6. Reporting of illegal activities and communications on the Internet. 7. Copyright 7. Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and video.

15. Questions? Schedule a Presentation? Opinions? Howard Gunther hgunther@aces.org