Internet Safety for You and Your Students

A presentation for the North Woods Partnership

By Edie MilesFebruary 7, 2007

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Working Together

• Students

• Staff

• Parents

iSafety for Students

iSafety for StudentsFollow the Rules

Whether they are rules set by the school or your parents, please follow the rules that will help protect you.

MSAD #41 Acceptable Use PolicyMSAD #41 Student Rules

iSafety for StudentsProtect Your Information

Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_privacy

Tracking TeresaPassword Rap

iSafety for StudentsProtect Your Computer

• Do not leave your computer on and logged in• Password protect your computer• Do not share your passwords• Create strong passwords

Create a password similar to what you want to use and check it on the site below.

Password checker

iSafety for StudentsCyber-bullying

Cyber-bullying (cyberbullying, online bullying) is the use of electronic information and communication devices such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, mobile phones, pagers and defamatory websites to bully or otherwise harass an individual or group through personal attacks or other means, and it may constitute a computer crime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying

Stop Bullying Now Video

Take the Quiz

iSafety for Students4 Rules for Safety

• CHECK FIRST• TAKE A FRIEND• TELL PEOPLE "NO" WHEN THEY TRY

TO CAUSE YOU HARM• TELL AN ADULT YOU TRUST IF

ANYTHING HAPPENS

Real Life Stories

http://www.netsmartz.org/news/teaching_personal_safety.htm

iSafety for StudentsSurf Safely

What does it mean to Surf Safely?

Earn your license

FBI Internet Tips

Online Safety Quiz

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We Can Stay Safe Together

Return to:• Students

• Staff

• Parents

NetSmartz - Ask Dr. Sharon

iSafety for Parents

Monitor your child’s online behavior.

Keep your family computer in a highly visible, common area, like the family room or the kitchen -

NOT in your child’s bedroom

Check out the stats

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Give your child guidance

Set rules for computer use

Can you create rules together?

What should they be?

Communicate with your children.

Ask your children to show you what sites they go to, and be open and willing to discuss the inappropriate material they might come across.

iSafety for Parents

Harassment

Harassment is harassment, online or off. If someone is engaging in illegal activity involving your children, such as threatening their safety or exposing them to unnecessary danger, they may be in violation of the law.

http://www.netsmartz.org

iSafety for Parents

Safety Tips

View Netsmartz.orghttp://www.netsmartz.org/safety/safetytips.htm

A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safetyhttp://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

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Be Proactive

If someone is posting anything about your child online, especially personal information, it is important to contact your Internet Service Provider.

iSafety for Parents

Resources You Can Use

• iSafe • NetSmartz• American Library

Association Internet Safety

• Microsoft - Protect Your Family

• StaySafeOnline• WiredKids• StaySafe.org

We Can Stay Safe Together

Return to:• Students

• Staff

• Parents

iSafety for Staff

iSafety for Staff Ensuring Safety

Literacy Matters1. Safety Factors2. Potential Pitfalls3. Guidelines and Policies

http://www.literacymatters.org/content/research/ensure.htm

iSafety for Staff

Acceptable Use Policies

Know what they are and where you can find them.Examples available from MSAD #41:

Studenthttp://msad41.us/schoolboard/IJNDB.htm

http://msad41.us/schoolboard/IJNDBR.htm

Staffhttp://msad41.us/schoolboard/GCSA.htm

iSafety for StaffMonitor

Walk around the roomApple Remote DesktopLocate students so screens are viewableKeep students engaged with their work

iSafety for StaffSecure Your Computer

• Lock your room• Do not leave your computer on and logged in• Password protect your computer• Do not share your passwords• Create strong passwords

Create a password similar to what you want to use and check it on the site below.

Password checker

iSafety for StaffSecure Your Data

• Lock your room• Do not leave your computer on and logged in• Password protect your computer• Do not leave your laptop in a vehicle• Do not share your passwords• Create strong passwords • Protect your portable information (CD back ups, key

drives)

Story on Laptop Theft

iSafety for Staffe-Mail

• Do not leave your computer on and logged in• Create strong passwords • Do not save your password• Do not use student names in emails • Delete e-mails from unknown sources• Do not open attachments unless you are expecting it

iSafety for StaffViruses

• Let the tech coordinator know if you do not have anti-virus loaded on your computer

• Do not open email from unknown sources• Run a virus scan weekly• Unplug your computer from the network and

contact the tech coordinator if you suspect you have a virus

Electronic Pledges and Brochures

• National Crime Prevention Council

• NetSmartz Safety Pledge

• SafeSurfers.org

• American Library Association Internet Safety

We Can Stay Safe Together

Return to:

• Students

• Staff

• Parents

American Library Association Internet Safety.http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/internetsafety/internetsafety.htm

FBI Internet Guide for Parents. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2007, from http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguide.htm

FBI Internet Safety Tips. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2007 fromhttp://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm

iSafe. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from, http://www.iSafe.org/Literacy Matters. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://www.literacymatters.orgMcGruff Internet Safety Pledge. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://mcgruff.org/files/InternetSafetyPledge.pdfMicrosoft - Protect Your Family. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/family/default.mspxNational Crime Prevention Council. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://www.ncpc.org/parents/Internet_Safety.phpNetSmartz. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from, http://www.netsmartz.org/PBS Web License. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from, http://pbskids.org/license/Stop Bullying Now. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.govWikipedia. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from, http://en.wikipedia.org/Wired Kids. (n.d.) Retrieved February 10, 2007 from,

http://www.wiredkids.org

Miles, E.M. (2007). Internet Safety for You and Your Students. Retrieved month day, year, from source.

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