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=Internet Safety Tips/Topics= We will be covering Internet Safety Tips this week using the iSafe curriculum. You will need access to this information to assist you in writing your reports that will be assigned at the end of the week. =Websites to Visit:= http://www.iloveyouguys.org/ [|http://www.netsmartz.org] http://www.katiet.com/bio.htm http://tcs.cybertipline.org/knowthedangers.htm http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec03/online120203.htm http://tcs.cybertipline.com/knowthedangers8.htm

=Cyber-Bullying Videos= You can rewatch the videos or use the information listed to assist you in your report. http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realamy

Willing Participant
It’s fun to meet and communicate with people on the Internet. And most of the time online friendships can be great when they stay ONLINE! When you engage in an online friendship with a stranger, you are considered a “willing participant.” Be aware: It takes constant attention to detail to maintain a SAFE online friendship. Here’s why: The anonymity of the Internet means that trust and intimacy can develop quickly. It becomes easy for one to forget that this is communication with a STRANGER. It becomes more difficult to avoid revealing personal information. Finding Out About You Through. . . “Indirect” information includes details about you and/or your activities that are not always considered personal information. Bits of indirect information can be pieced together to identify how to find you. Examples of indirect information are: • your sports team number • your team name • a school event • the date of a concert you will be attending • the name of a shopping center that is near your home

Think of other things that could be indirect information about you. Indirect information is usually given up during normal conversation. It is often hard to realize that you have given up so much information. Remember: Indirect information can be gathered over a period of time to be pieced together.

What can you do about it? Be aware of what you say online and who you are saying it to at all times. [|www.isafe.org] 2006 i-SAFE Inc.

=Internet Safety Tips for Students and Parents= Most studies agree there are 77 million of you on the Internet! Almost as many students as there are things to do online. The Internet has infinite possibilities, and it is easy to get lost. Sometimes when you are lost you discover wonderful new places, but just as easily you can find yourself in a dangerous situation. You must protect yourself from the pitfalls lurking online. To help you, i-SAFE America has come up with these tips. > It only takes a little information for a predator to identify you.**
 * Learn the 4 Rs**
 * RECOGNIZE** techniques used by online predators to deceive.
 * REFUSE** requests for personal information.
 * RESPOND** assertively if you are ever in an uncomfortable situation online. Exit the program, log off or turn off the computer, tell a trusted adult, or call the police.
 * REPORT** to a trusted adult any suspicious or dangerous contact that makes you feel uncomfortable.
 * for Students**
 * **Guard your identifying information (name, sex, age, address, school, teams).
 * **Always remember, responsible adults do not pursue relationships with kids and teens.**
 * **Make your username generic and anonymous.**
 * **Make your online profile generic and anonymous.**
 * **Know how to exit an inappropriate website.**
 * **Attachments in e-mails from strangers can contain Viruses and Worms.**
 * **Pictures are great to hand to a friend, but it’s not cool to send them to an Internet “friend.”**
 * **Posting your picture on the Internet gives hackers the chance to doctor your picture and make fun of you to everyone on the World Wide Web.**
 * **Chat room “friends” are not always who they say they are.**
 * **Know the rules about Intellectual Property. Do not illegally download music and movies.**


 * Students and Meeting Online "Friends"**

http://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op&sub_id=media_tips =Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips= In the 2003-04 school year, i-SAFE America surveyed students from across the country on a new topic: Cyber Bullying. It is a topic that not many adults were talking about. It turns out to be a topic all too familiar with students. Bullying is no longer about the strong picking on the weak in the schoolyard. The physical assault has been replaced by a 24 hour per day, seven days a week online bashing. Savvy students are using Instant Messaging, e-mails, chat rooms and websites they create to humiliate a peer. No longer can parents count on seeing the tell-tale physical signs of bullying—a black eye, bloody lip, torn clothes. But the damage done by cyber bullies is no less real, and can be infinitely more painful. Cyber Bullying Statistics > //Based on 2004 i-SAFE survey of 1,500 students grades 4-8// Cyber Bullying Tips
 * Taken from an i-SAFE America survey of students nationwide.
 * 42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
 * 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once.
 * 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages.
 * 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once.
 * 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once.
 * 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.
 * Tell a trusted adult about the bullying, and keep telling until the adult takes action.
 * Don’t open or read messages by cyber bullies.
 * Tell your school if it is school related. Schools have a bullying solution in place.
 * Don’t erase the messages—they may be needed to take action.
 * Protect yourself—never agree to meet with the person or with anyone you meet online.
 * If bullied through chat or instant messaging, the “bully” can often be blocked.
 * If you are threatened with harm, inform the local police.


 * Taken from an i-SAFE America survey of students nationwide.

http://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op&sub_id=media_cyber_bullying
 * Taken from an i-SAFE America survey of students nationwide.