Internet SafetyResources to help keep your kids safe

• 93% of teens use the Internet

A 2009 report from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project states that

• 73% of online teens use social network sites

• 14% of online teens keep blogs• 54% read blogs

A 2009 report from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project states that

• 70% of teens have digital cameras

• 60% post photos online

A 2009 report from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project states that

• 40% have video cameras• 25% have uploaded video• 75% view videos on the

Internet

A 2009 report from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project states that

• 84% of 8-18 year-olds have internet access in their homes

• 31% of 8-10 year-olds own a cell phone

• 17% have a laptop

• 65% have a handheld gaming device

A 2009 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation: Generation M 2

• 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don’t know.

• 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don’t know.

A survey (2006) commissioned by Cox Communications and National Center forMissing & Exploited Children® found that

• 30% have considered meeting someone that they’ve only talked to online

• 14% have actually met a person face-to-face they they’ve only spoken to over the Internet (9% of 13-15s; 22% of 16-17s).

A survey (2006) commissioned by Cox Communications and National Center forMissing & Exploited Children® found that

•Oogle & Wanta-Know Wally

• Looking for your Personal Information

• Phishing• Viruses• Pop-up windows

Oogle & Wanta-Know Wally

• Hot Head & Potty-Mouth Pete

• Hot Head & Potty-Mouth Pete

• Cyberbully• Uses mean or rude

language• Peer-pressure• Never respond

• Spamozoid & Look-At-DisLouie

• Spamozoid & Look-At-DisLouie

• SPAM E-mail• Viruses• Never open unless

you know the sender

• Follow-You Fiona & Meet-Me Mack

• Follow-You Fiona & Meet-Me Mack

• Don’t talk to strangers• Found in Chatrooms• Never meet in real-world• Never send pictures• Asking for personal

information

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• Balanced life• Set limits• Offline friendships

more important than Online friendships

Highlights of Resources

• NetSmartzkids.org• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the

Boys & Girls club of America.• Great online resources for kids

• fccps.org/edtech• Collaboration of all schools that includes Internet Safety

Resource• Latest resources found by the Technology Leaders at

FCCPS.

Highlights of Resources

• Online @ fccps.org/edtech&

• www.onguardonline.gov/

Do you feel you don’t know enough about the dangers?

• iSafe (http://www.isafe.org/)

• iLearn Online (http://ilearn.isafe.org/index.php)

• Register for Free• Online Videos (includes basics of Chat Rooms, Instant

Messaging, Social Networking –MySpace, FaceBook, etc., Blogging)

• Paper-based manuals and activities