INTERNET SAFETYBY: KATLIN CUCCARO, TARA GRAVES AND JULIE PESCINSKI

When young people go online: 13% received unwanted

sexual solicitations 34% communicate with

individuals they never met

11% establish close personal relationships with individuals they meet online

www.safeinyourspace.org/sutdentstechnology.asp

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Issues\Problems Concerning Internet Safety in Schools

Whether the school can discipline students for what they do on a personal website

What personal information about a student the school can post on a website

A chain email that circulates among students\faculty can crash a entire school computer system

High risk for students ‘meeting’ someone online

Students ability to access inappropriate material www.wiredkids.org/educators/problems.

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Plagiarism\ Copyright

Students can access papers, projects, presentations and answers to homework on the internet and pass it off as their own

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means

to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

to use (another's production) without crediting the source to commit literary theft to present as new and original an idea or product derived

from an existing source. In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both

stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward. ^http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html

Video

http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=221343&title=Internet_Safety_in_the_Classroom

Children’s Internet Protection Act(CIPA)

A federal law that addresses the concerns about minor’s access to offensive content over the internet on school and library computers

Certified internet safety policy that includes protection measures that block/filter out pictures/information that are obscene, harmful to minors, or contain some type of pornography, and protects against unauthorized disclosure of personal information by minors

Certified internet safety policy that ensures security of minors using e-mail, chat rooms, etc,

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

A federal law designed to keep anyone from obtaining a child’s personal information without a parent giving permission first

Requires websites to explain their privacy policies on site and obtain parental consent before collecting a child’s personal information

Also prohibits a site from requiring a child to provide more detailed personal information to play a game

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

Rules for Internet Safety

Supervise use of all Internet-enabled devices

Know a child’s online activities and friends

Regularly check online communities (Facebook & gaming sites) to see what minors are posting

Supervise posting of photos/videos

Teach children to protect personal information posted online

Use privacy settings for children Instruct not to meet some they

only know through internet

Never agree to meet someone in person

Do not give out personal information

Do not give out password Keep the computer in a public

area of the house

http://www.internetsafety101.org/upload/file/Rules%20'N%20Tools%20Checklist.pdf

Problems with Internet Safety

Hacking Rules not implemented everywhere So many different ways to access the

internet

Suggestions for Safe Internet Use

Teacher\students should come up with easy, simple to follow rules for using the internet. Post by computers!

Know limitations. Be aware and involved. Do your homework, check out websites before

students use them.

Traits of Digital Citizenship

1. Digital Access – full electronic participation in society

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

2. Digital Commerce – electronic buying and selling of goods.

3. Digital Communication – electronic exchange of information

4. Digital Literacy – process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.

5. Digital Etiquette – electronic standards of conduct or procedure.

6. Digital Law – electronicresponsibility for actions and deeds.

7. Digital Rights & Responsibilities - those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world.

8. Digital Health & Wellness – physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world.

9. Digital Security (Self-Protection) – electronic precautions to guarantee

safety.