Internet Safety

1
Internet Safety

• Presentation for Families

2
Keeping Kids Safe

• What are they doing online?
• What are some of the concerns?
• How do we keep them safe?

3
A Parent's Perspective - Interviews with Moms and
Dads
4
What are they doing online?

• Playing Games
• Research
• Instant Messaging
• Blogging
• E-Mail
• Social Networks
• Club Penguin
• Webkinz
• Facebook

5
Concerns

• Predators
• Inappropriate sites/ads
• Violence
• Sex
• Cyber Bullying
• Cyber Stalking

• Malware
• Phishing
• Identity Theft
• Plagiarism/Cheating
• Gambling

6
How to Keep Kids Safe Online

• Keep the computer in a common room.
• Establish rules for using the Internet.
• Parental Control Software/Browser Settings
• Check on your childrens Internet activity.
• Educate yourself and keep current with
  technology.
• Teach your children about keeping personal
  information private and to tell a trusted adult
  if they feel uncomfortable about anything they
  see online.

7
Lets Protect Our Kids

• A few last words
• Internet Safety Tutorial