Be Safe in MySpace

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Be Safe in MySpace

• How to Have Fun and Be Safe in MySpace

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Why Do I Need to Be Concerned About Online Safety?

• One in five kids online is sexually solicited
• Younger students are more likely to be targeted
• 20 of children between 10 and 17 have been
  victims
• You are not invincible
• Predators do exist

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Getting Started

• Raise your hand if
• you are a MySpace user
• your parents are aware that you are on MySpace
• your parents have viewed your MySpace page

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Getting Started

• Raise your hand if
• you regularly talk to people via the Internet
  whom you dont know, but have met online

• you talk about yourself or personal things online
• you can name a piece of information you should
  not give to a stranger

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Getting Started

• Raise your hand if
• someone you have met online has asked to meet you
  in person

• you think its okay to invite a stranger to your
  house
• you think its okay to suggest meeting a stranger
  in a public place

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Getting Started

• Raise your hand if
• youve had a scary online experience or one that
  has made you feel uncomfortable

• you told someone about it
• you feel you use the computer responsibly
• you think your friends use the Internet
  responsibly

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What Is MySpace?

• Web site that showcases new bands and musicians
• Online social networking service
• Site where people can interact with each other
• Place where people can create their own Web pages

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What Is MySpace Used For?

• Expressing yourself
• Keeping in touch with friends
• Meeting new people
• Browsing endless information
• Posting school activities

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Who Uses MySpace?

• People who want to browse, learn, and meet new
  people
• Anyone who can use a computer can use MySpace
• 22 of users are under 18
• Popular with middle and high school students
• Over 60 million members