cyber safety & cyber bullying roberta macgray [email protected]
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Growing Up OnlineThe Generation Gap
• How are students today using the Internet at school and home?
• How does that differ from the way our generation uses the Internet and e-mail?
PBS Video – Growing Up Online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b2q4e&w=514&h=366
Internet Usage
• 93% of all children between 12 and 17 years old use the Internet • 32% of teens clear the browser history to hide what they do online from their
parents • 16% of teens have created private e-mail addresses or social networking
profiles to hide what they do online from parents • 63% say they know how to hide what they do online from parents • 20% of teens have engaged in cyberbullying behaviors • 42% of parents do not review the content of what their child reads and/or
types in chat rooms or via Instant Messaging. • 30% of parents allow their teenagers to use the computer in private areas
such as bedrooms• Gaming
*97% of online teens 12-17 play computer, web, portable or console games *Club Penguin *WebKinz
http://www.netsmartz.org/Gaming
http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
Netlingo.com
• Netlingo - http://www.netlingo.com/ - has thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication. - Cybersafety Statistics - Top 50 – Acronyms for Parents
Digital Footprint
• Digital Footprint • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id
=frol02s3b6q4e&w=514&h=366 • Think Before You Post:
– Everyone Knows Your Name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4_Hrwh2XI
– Internet Photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGlrAhtQC24
• http://www.netsmartz.org/RevealingTooMuch • Google Yourself • Google Alerts• Spokeo Yourself - http://spokeo.com
Social Websites
• Facebook – Social Network Websites • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id
=frol02s3b3q4e&w=514&h=366– Set the Facebook Privacy Settings– Anyone Can Create a Facebook Account– Don’t Friend a Friend (privacy settings)– Don’t Tag Photo’s
• California Passes a law about Facebook - http://www.wealthvest.com/blog/sean-browne/new-california-law-impersonating-someone-on-facebook-is-a-misdemeanor-crime-in-2011/
– http://www.netsmartz.org/SocialNetworking
Cyberbullying• Cyberbullying • PBS Cyberbullying - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id
=frol02s3b7q4e&w=514&h=366• Net Smartz Cyberbullying - http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying• Kid’s Health -
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyberbullying.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle
• Cyberbullying Help - http://www.cyberbullyinghelp.com/– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/
• Cyber Bullying Apps - http://mindshift.kqed.org/2010/12/5-apps-that-could-help-to-stop-cyberbullying/
– Professor Garfield App - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/professor-garfield-cyberbullying/id369171501?mt=8#
• Stop Bullying Now- http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx• Cyber Bullying Research Center - http://www.cyberbullying.us/• Connect Safely - Smart Socializing - http://www.connectsafely.org/
CyberSafety Links• CyberSafety Links • http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents• http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/ - Professor Garfield• http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety/administrator-resources.html -
cyber Safety Administrator resources• http://www.onguardonline.gov/default.aspx - government cyber safety
website• http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/default.aspx - fabulous knowledge base,
sectioned off by age and includes games• http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/index.shtml - Power to Learn
Internet Smarts• http://www.staysafeonline.com – cyber safety info for any age group• http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety.html - San Francisco cyber safety
project• iSafe - http://www.isafe.org/• http://sites.google.com/site/cybersafetygames/ - cyber safety games
Cyberbullying Statistics, Information and Questions
• Cyberbullying can involve: • Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or
images• Posting sensitive, private information and/or lies about
another person• Pretending to be someone else in order to make that
person look bad• Intentionally excluding someone from an online group
Source: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx
Children and youth can cyberbully each other through:
• Emails• Instant messaging• Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones• Social networking sites• Web pages• Blogs• Chat rooms or discussion groups• Other cyber technologies
Source: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx
Self Awareness Quiz
• Do you know if your child has ever been uncomfortable with an online message?
• Do you know what to do if your child is harassed on social media like Facebook or Myspace?
• Are you talking about the dangers of the Internet the same way you talk about what to do if there were a fire in the house?
• Do you keep computers in central place and monitor what is going on?
• Are you sure your child would tell you if they were being bullied or cyberbullying someone else?
Types of Cyberbullying• Identity theft- fake profiles might be set up pretending to be an
individual with the sole aim of bullying others• Chat rooms, blogs and forums- although you are supposed to be at
least 13 years old to participate, very few are monitored.• Pictures and photo sharing – videos of girls dressing and
undressing in the locker room after soccer practice can be taken with an Iphone and then shared on various sites.
• Prank phone calls- these may just be annoying, but can turn to stalking if it persists.
• Text messages- can be abusive and threatening.• E-mail- it is very easy to set up a new email account with a fictitious
name and begin sending offensive e-mails.• Instant messages- quicker than email, these permit users to have
real time conversations and arguments.• Social media- Facebook and Myspace are easy for cyberbullies to
post offensive messages.
What Should Parents Do About Cyberbullying?
• Encourage them to talk to you about what is going on in their lives and the lives of their friends.
• Don’t over react until you are sure that it wasn’t a misunderstanding. Youth are nervous about sharing concerns with parents for fear of them going ballistic and making matters worse.
• Encourage them to show you any abusive or offensive emails and keep a record of what has gone on.
• Turn on safety features to ensure that your family is only getting messages from those you wish to correspond with.
• Ask them how you can help them to solve the problem. If you jump in and solve, it will only reinforce in their minds that they are victims.
• Teach them life skills, like setting boundaries and speaking up in difficult situations. These are social skills that will help them for the rest of their lives.Sources:
– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/– http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/
Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com/s/sachemcybersafety
Activity• Activity - Cyber Safety/CyberBullying - Webspiration/Professor
Garfield • Pick a Partner• Go to the Professor Garfield Website - http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/• Chose either the Online Safety or Cyberbullying Comic Strip/Video• Go through each of the three sections within your chosen topic (Watch, Try.
Apply)• Use Word to:
– Summarize the information covered in the Professor Garfield Activity– Target the issues within the chosen topic that impact you and your partners
school most greatly– Brainstorm on ideas that may remedy the issues that impact your school most
greatly– Review the Teacher and Parents Materials– Research the history behind the Professor Garfield website– Discuss
Lesson Planning Activity
Surf Disney - http://disney.go.com/guestservices/safety
Netsmartz – www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Garfield - http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html
Do’s and Don’ts
Never give our personal info address, phone numbers, e-mail address, passwords, screenames (these should be gender-neutral free of identifying info
Never agree to meet someone you met playing a game
Never post photos or video’s online without checking with your parents first
Set privacy settings on social networking sites