Dr. Heidi Haugen, USDA/Army Youth Development Project

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Dr. Heidi Haugen, USDA/Army Youth Development
Project haugenh_at_usfk.korea.army.mil
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Internet Safety

• Cyberspace is like a big city.
• Risks to children and youth include
• Potentially harmful people
• Potentially harmful content
• Nudity/sexually explicit material
• Hate/racist sites
• Graphic violence
• Satanic and cult
• Bomb-making/explosives
• Tobacco/alcohol/drug use

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Examples of Inappropriate Material Online
Twenty-five percent of youth were exposed to
unwanted online pornography. Most of those
unwanted exposures occurred while youth were
surfing or searching the Web, as a result of
clicking on links or misspelling web
addresses. Online Victimization A Report on the
Nations Youth
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Kids Page!
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Web Content Filters

• CYBERsitter WebSense NetNanny
• Spector Pro eBlaster IamBigBrother
• Cyber Sentinel
• etc.
• Use several methods used to block undesired
  material

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Whitelisting

• Allows only connection to a pre-approved list of
  sites considered useful and appropriate for
  children

Youth
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Blacklisting

• Blocks only sites specified as harmful
• Controls allow adding/removing sites
• Allows fuller use of Internet, but less
• efficient at preventing harmful material

Youth
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Potentially Harmful PeopleOnline Sexual
Enticement

• Sexual predators frequent various chatrooms
  looking for youth online
• Choose likely victims, make contact and work to
  develop friendship, emotional reliance and
  interest in sexual topics
• May initiate offline sexual relations quickly or
  spend months grooming toward sexual
  relationship
• May use material goods (cds, games, etc) to
  attract youth offline
• Will either send the young person bus tickets,
  cost of fare to meet them or travel to the youth
  themselves traveler cases

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Common Mistakes ( How to Avoid Them)

• Using cute account names vs. bland names
• Cute1_at_mail.com bt101_at_mail.com
• Luvrboy_at_mail.com jtompson_at_mail.com
• Phreaku_at_mail.com sportsfan_at_mail.com
• Giving specific vs. non-specific information
• I live in Nelson, NC on Baxter road where all of
  my family has lived. I go to Washington
  Elementary, enjoy biology, and play on the
  basketball team.
• I live in a nice small town on the east coast
  with my family. I go to the local school where I
  enjoy science and sports.

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Common Mistakes, cont.

• Complete registration vs. vague registration
• Name Billy Thompson B T
• Address 1401 Main St. Main St.
• City Nelson, NC. 12345 Nelson
• Phone [phone]
• Likes Basketball, Scary films Sports,
  movies
• Age 14 yrs old Under 18
• Brothers/Sisters Sisters Jenny Sally 2
• Parents name Brad Thompson BT
• Parents home Yes, after 6pm Yes
• School attending Wash Elementary N/A
• Email address billyboy_at_mail.com
  bt101_at_mail.com
• (or none)

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NetSmartzInternet Safety Program
www.netsmartz.org
Objective of NetSmartz to educate both children
and adults on how to recognize dangerous
situations online and what to do when they occur.
Key Component encouraging honest communication
between adults and children/youth on their use of
and activities on the Internet.
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NetSmartz Goals

• Support young peoples sense of competence and
  safety on the Internet through teaching about the
  dangers on the Internet and how to avoid them.
• Create a fun, interactive learning environment.
• To encourage youth to tell a trusted adult when
  they encounter something online that makes them
  upset or uncomfortable.

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NetSmartz Programs

• Clickys Web World for 6- to 7-yr-olds
• NetSmartz for 8- to 12-yr-olds
• I-360 for 13- to 18-yr-olds
• These teach youth
• What there is to do on the web
• What dangers are out there (shown as characters
  or highway danger analogies)
• How to avoid these dangers
• What the child/youth should do if they encounter
  them
• Online etiquette

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Lets Meet Some Wizzywigs(WYSIWYG)

• Spamazoid
• Hot-Head
• Follow-You Fiona
• Oogle
• Numbut

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Clickys World Webville Outlaws

• Potty-Mouth Pete
• Meet-Me Mack
• Look-at-Dis Louis
• Wanta-Know Wally

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Three Simple Rules

• If children or youth sees something online that
  makes them feel weird, sad, or uncomfortable,
  they should get help from an adult.
• They should never agree to meet in person with
  anyone they met on the Internet without a
  parents permission.
• They should never give out personal information
  without a parents permission.

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Session plans include

• A list of materials needed
• Session objective and key points covered
• Introductory discussion questions
• AND suggested answers
• A brief description of the CD activity
• Follow-up discussion questions
• AND suggested answers
• Follow-up activities

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Why I Like this Program

• It teaches children and youth that the Internet
  is interesting and worthwhile.
• It teaches about the online dangers in
  age-appropriate and interactive ways (e.g. using
  characters and highway danger analogies).
• Its clear about how to avoid these dangers and
  what to do if they are encountered anyway.
• It throws in some online etiquette.
• Its easy to use.
• Its free.

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You dont have to know the exact name of these
characters, but remember the simple objective for
kids
Surf Smart
www.netsmartz.org