Be Cyber-Smart!

Surf Safely!Velma Davis, Instructional Support Specialist

VDavis1@usd259.net

Know your internet areas

• Email• Chat rooms• Game rooms• Blogs (Blogger)• Microblogs (Twitter,

Plurk)• Bulletin Boards

(Myspace, Facebook)• Instant Messaging

Protocols? What protocols?!

Radios: gained popularity in 20’s

and 30’s

Television: Late 1940’s

Internet Explosion: 1990’s

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Teens Online • 82% of profile creators included their first name in their profiles.

• 79% have included photos of themselves.• 66% have included photos of their friends.• 61% have included the name of their city.• 49% have included the name of their

school.• 40% have included their instant message

screen name.• 40% have streamed audio to their profile.• 39% have linked to their blog. • 29% have included their email address.• 29% have included their last name. • 29% have included videos.• 2% have included their cell phone

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Am I really 10 years Am I really 10 years old?old?

Who am I REALLY?!

Is that really a picture of me?

Am I Am I a a boy?boy?

Do I Do I really go really go to to school?school?

Risks? Highest risk to Teenagers! “Teenagers are particularly at risk because... they are more

likely... to participate in online discussions regarding companionship..."

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Laugh out loudLaughing my A$$ offThank YouBe Right BackAway from keyboard/computerYou’re WelcomeAre you?Why?Age, sex and locationParent Over ShoulderLets Meet In Real LifeWhat the F$%#Oh my God

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Leet SpeakRemember …“Hip”, “Groovy”, “Peace out”?

“Leet” refers to “Elite”. Substitutes regular letters for symbols or numbers

Further information for Leet Speak:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet http://www.brenz.net/services/l337Maker.asp

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Think Before You Click!

• Domains- The extensions on a website can indicate their purpose:.com- commercial

.biz- business

.org- organization

.gov- government

.edu- education

.net- network

.xxx- pornography

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Virus

A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user.

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Worm• A computer worm is a

selfreplicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes computer terminals on the network).

• Worms almost always cause harm to the network, if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost always corrupt or modify files on a targeted computer.

Spyware

• Collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge

• Installs on your computer • Secretly monitors the user's computing:

can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited

• Can install additional software and redirect Web browser activity.

• Changes computer settings:– Slow connection speeds, – Changes your home pages, – Loss of Internet connection – Loss of functionality of other programs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware

Malware

– Rogue or malicious programs can attack and do various things to your computer while surfing the internet.

– Hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code

Phishing

Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

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AntiVir PE

• http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free AntivirusProtects your computer against dangerous viruses.

AVG• A great Anti-virus and Anti-Malware

program.

Free Download:http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free

Firewall• A firewall is a device or

set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, or monitor internet connections between online traffic and your computer.

Windows 07 comes with a built-in Firewall.

Blocking or Filtering

http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/

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Digital Footprint• What does your digital footprint look like?

• Keeping your personal details private. Not sharing

• Thinking before you post

• Not posting things that you don't want others to know about or that you wouldn’t say to their face.

• Being respectful

My Rules for Internet Safety!I will not give out

personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents’ permission

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I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that

makes me feel uncomfortable

Boy, am I uncomfortable!

I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online!

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I will never send a person my picture or

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I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is

not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right

away.

• I will not download pictures from an unknown source, as there is a good chance there could be sexually explicit images.

• time of day that I can be online,

• the length of time I can be online,

• appropriate areas for me to visit.

I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.

I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online.

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Helpful Sites• http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/netiquette_quiz.html• www.netzsmartz.org• www.safeteens.com • www.blogsafety.com  • www.netfamilynews.org • http://www.slideshare.net/jtubbs/internet-safety-program-for-p

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• http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm • http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Kids/Get%20the%20facts/

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Bibliography

• www.netzsmartz.org• www.safeteens.com  • www.safekids.com  Lawrence J. Magid• www.blogsafety.com  • www.netfamilynews.org • http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/

interactive/interactive.html • http://pewresearch.org/