Community

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Community
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All right Lets talk Empowerment

• Empowerment means you own what you learn and can
  use it to teach others and make a difference.

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All Right Lets Get Started

• Who can tell me what the word
• Community means?

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• The community is the physical area where we live,
  made up of places where we know and interact with
  real people.
• Community is also a group of people who enjoy the
  same things, or engage in the same activities,
  such as a club, team, or school.

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The Cyber Community

• Cyberspace, the Internet, can also be thought of
  as a community called the cyber community. It is
  comprised of places (websites) in which real
  people interact.

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Time for Discussion

• How do you communicate on the Internet?
• Where do you communicate on the Internet?

How does Internet communication compare to
communication in your physical community? How
is it alike? How is it different?
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Community Travel Facts

• Traveling in the Cyber Community is a lot like
  traveling in the community you live in.

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Since the Internet community is made up of
real people and real places, its important to
think about the safety issues it presents.

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One-way to stay safe, is to not reveal any
information about oneself online

• Never tell anyone
• Your name
• Address
• Phone number
• Age
• Gender
• Family Names
• School
• Never give a stranger your picture
• These are all considered to be identifying or
  personal information.

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Personal Safety Online

• There are many dangers youth face while online,
  such as
• Predators strangers who may cause harm
• Cyber bullies
• Inappropriate websites and material

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Websites that are inappropriate for kids and
teens include

• Sites that ask for money for any reason
• Sites that ask for your personal information such
  as name and e-mail address,
• Gambling sites
• Sites which contain adult content
• Sites which tell about violence or hate towards
  people.

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• The important thing to remember is that its not
  your fault if you get to an inappropriate website
  by mistake.
• Exit the website and tell an adult if you go
  anywhere on the internet that makes you
  uncomfortable.

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A Little Prevention

• Prepare yourself - Many online problems can be
  avoided or dealt with safely. Keep in mind the 4
  Rs
• RECOGNIZE
• REFUSE
• RESPOND
• REPORT

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Take Action
Its Easy with the i-Mentor Training Network!
Visit the Kids and Teens section at www.isafe.org
to learn about the i-Mentor Training Network.
Its all online!
The i-Mentor Training Network has short
informative videos that will take you step by
step through the process of accomplishing any of
the i-SAFE Outreach activities you can do in your
school and community. To watch the videos go to
the i-Mentor Network located in the Kids and
Teens section of the i-SAFE website at
www.isafe.org.