Welcome To Metcalfs Internet Night

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Welcome ToMetcalfs Internet Night
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Computer Savvy

• Why we are here

Being in the Know
Internet Safety
IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs
Things That Can Happen...
Websites To Explore
Comments/Questions
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Computer Savvy

• To Delete Cookies

• Open your browser
• Internet Explorer, Foxfire, etc.
• Open the menu,
• Select
• Click the button
• Click the button.

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Computer Savvy

• How to Check History
• For Internet Explorer
• Click on the history button on the top, or click
  on "View"
• Click "Explorer Bar"
• Click "History".
• Or click the control key and h key together.

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Computer Savvy

• History Continued
• To adjust the number of days in the history
• Click on "View, "Internet Options,
• use the up/down arrow in the history section
• to select the of days.
• To clear history Click on "View" then "Internet
  Options" then click on "Clear History" button.

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Computer Savvy

• Organizing/Creating Folders
• To create a folder with a title/name in browser,
  i.e. Internet Explorer
• Click "Favorites"
• Click "Organize"
• Click "Create Folder your title
• Click "Close."
• Download files right click on the link, "Save
  Target As" under what title you want to save the
  file, click "Save.

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Computer Savvy

• Know Address Extensions
• .gov for government
• .com for commercial
• .edu for education
• .net for network
• .mil for military
• .org for organization
• Extensions are not limited to these examples and
  any may be chosen

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Computer Savvy

• Update your software to protect against viruses
• Use Windows Update
• In Tools go to Windows Update
• Set it to work once a week
• Or do it manually

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Being in the Know

• Know all email accounts
• Know all passwords
• Use search engines responsibly
• Remind your child to immediately use the Back
  button
• if there is a problem then tell you or an adult
  about it!
• www.yahooligans.com
• www.google.com
• www.dogpile.com
• www.ask.com
• www.infoplease.com
• www.wikipedia.com

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Internet Safety
Tips

• Keep computer in a traffic area.
• Establish house rules for the computer
• Select safeguarding programs/options from your
  online service provider

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Internet Safety
Tips

• 4. If your children use chat or email, make
  certain they understand to never meet or talk in
  person to anyone that they
• met online
• Talk with your children about not responding to
  offensive /dangerous email
• Report such communication to local law
  enforcement

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Internet Safety
Tips

• 6. Have children show you what
• they do online,
• visit their favorite sites
• 7. Use child-friendly search engines
• 8. Know check/use all the computers that your
  child uses

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Internet Safety
Tips

• 9. Internet accounts should be in the parents
  name, never tell them to say that they are 18 in
  order to set up an account
• 10. Control passwords, use blocking/filtering
  devices
• 11. Talk with your children about what to do if
  they see something that makes them feel scared,
  uncomfortable or confused

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Internet Safety
Tips

• 11. Consider buying filtering or
• monitoring software for your computer
• 12. If you suspect online stalking
• or sexual exploitation of a child, report it
  to
• your local law enforcement agency
• (with onscreen documentation, if possible)
• Press Alt, Print Screen and paste into word
  document

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IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs
How are they different?
Instant Messenger or IM

• Exchanging messages in real time between two or
  more people.
• Unlike a dial-up system such as the telephone, IM
  requires both parties to be logged onto their IM
  service at the same time- also know as
  chatting.
• Buddy Lists AKA Friend or Contact List
• is a list of usernames with instant alerts
  available when they log on.

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IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs
How are they different?
Chat Rooms

• An interactive, online discussion
• (by keyboard) about a specific subject
• that is hosted on the Internet.
• Chatrooms are available from major services such
  as AOL, individual websites, and the Internet
  Relay Chat (IRC) system, the Nets traditional
  computer conferencing.
• Everyone sees what everyone else types in,
  although two people can break off and have their
  own conversation

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IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs
How are they different?
Email

• Email is not real time and there can
• be a delay of several minutes.
• Messages can be sent even if the recipient
• is not currently online.
• Email is more formal, like writing a letter.
  Encourage correct grammar and spelling.

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IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs
How are they different?
Blogs

• A website that contains dated entries in reverse
  order (most recent first) about a particular
  topic.
• Functioning as an online newsletter, blogs can be
  written by one person or a group of contributors.
  
• Entries contain commentary and links to other
  websites and a search facility may be included.

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Things That Can Happen...

• Know what type of websites exist
• my space, facebook
• For pictures, video clips, music
• video blogs (vlog)
• http//blogsearch.google.com

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Things That Can Happen...

• Cyber bullying
• Occurs in
• IM, Chat Rooms, Email, Blogs, etc.
• Wrongful manipulation of conversations

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Being in the Know
IM Chat Blogs, etc.

• Protocol of IM
• places burden on answering all comments made
• An entire language of acronyms created for IM,
  blogs, online conversations
• POSparent over shoulder, SOSsame old
  stuff, PHATpretty hot and tempting, bc (or
  b/c) because,
• bf boyfriend, cya see you, k OK,
  y? why,
• brb be right back, btw by the way,
  
• g/g (or g2g) got to go, ttyl talk to
  you later,
• lol laughing out loud (or lots of love)
• And more..
• http//www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm
• http//www.netlingo.com/smiley.cfm

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Websites To Explore
http//www.nap.edu/netsafekids/ http//www.safeki
ds.com/ htt/p//www.netsmartz.org http//www.kid
shealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
http//www.theteachersguide.com/Internetsafety.h
tml http//kids.getnetwise.org/
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CommentsQuestions
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Contact info

• Ken Fansler
• kenfansler_at_ilstu.edu
• Cindy Mohrman
• cjmohrm_at_ilstu.edu