Presented by:The Guidance Department

With assistance from:Karen Duff, Library Media Specialist

and Sue Musacchio, Instructional

Technologist

Internet Resources on Cyber BullyingGo to the Chenery Web SiteSelect Departments and then Guidance.

Resources and Links http://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/class_pages/cmsguid

ance/index_files/page0007.htm Stop Bullying Now!

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Television

Cell Phones

Video Games

Digital Natives

Today’s Kids: Tech-Savvy and OnlineThe vast majority of American kids use the

Internet - at rates even greater than adults.Kids are going online at younger and younger

ages.Kids who go online tend to use the Internet

frequently.Kids tend to be more tech-savvy than the

adults in their lives.

Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Today’s Kids: Constantly ConnectedKids access the Internet from a variety of locations:

HomeSchoolFriends’ and Relatives’ HomesLibrary & Community Centers/Clubs/Churches

Heading back to school, kids’ backpacks are now Internet-enabledLaptopsCell phonesVideo game players iPods/MP3 players

Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project

Today’s Kids: Not Just Surfing the Web, But Actively ContributingLike adults, kids create

and share content with others online.

Most online teens have a profile on a social networking site.

The Internet continues to change and evolve at a breathtaking rate!

Because kids go online from many locations, parents need a comprehensive strategy.Instill media literacy skills Use parental controlsSet Rules

Instill Media Literacy SkillsRules and technology are helpful, but not perfect.

Don’t panic, and don’t scold or they might withhold!Learn with and from your children about how the

Internet continues to change and evolve.Help children realize they may not be getting the

whole – or most accurate – story from one source (online or off).

Learn about the tools of the trade: ask whether sites intend to inform, persuade, or entertain?

Examine values and beliefs behind websites, blogs, and streaming videos – and consider how what you post online reflects you.

Use Parental Controls Place Internet-connected computers in common

areas of the home.Set rules about when and how long children can

go online – and what they can do online.Monitor what they are doing online. Employ

parental controls whenever available on websites.Install software to filter/block sites you deem

inappropriate for your family.Make sure you have up-to-date virus protection, a

firewall – and regularly scan for adware/spyware.

Set Rules for Internet UsageDo not give personal information to online

strangers.Do not post pictures or videos that could be

used to identify you.Do not meet in person anyone you have met

only online.Treat others as you would like to be treated.Cheating, plagiarism, stealing, and vandalism

are wrong online, as in the “real” world.Tell your parent if anything makes you

uncomfortable.

Social Networking Sites

Social Networking Activities83% of social network users have added comments to a

friend’s picture77% post messages to friend’s page or wall71% send private messages to friends within the SNS66% post comments on friends blog54% send bulletins or group messages to all their

friends54% send IMs or text messages to friends through the

SNSAll activities (except comments on pictures and sending

IM/texts via SNS are down since 2006)Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project

Percent of Teens using Online Social Networks – (Ages 12 – 17)

Year Percentage

2008 65%

2007 58%

2006 55%

Terms of UsePrivacy Settings

Instructions on Privacy Settings

Go to the bottom of the page for information on the Terms of UseTerms of Use and the Privacy SettingsPrivacy Settings.

Registration and Account Security Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need yourhelp to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebooknot provide any false personal information on Facebook, or

create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission. 2. You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such

as selling your status update to an advertiser). 3. You will not use Facebook if you are under 13not use Facebook if you are under 13. 4. You will not use Facebook if you are a convicted sex offender. 5. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date. 6. You will not share your password, let anyone else access your not share your password, let anyone else access your

account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your accountyour account.

7. You will not transfer your account to anyone without first getting our written permission.

8. If you select a username for your account we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name).

Protecting Other People’s Rights

We respect other people's rights, and expect you to do the same.1.1. You will not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes You will not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes

or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law. or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law. 2.2. We can remove any content or information you post on Facebook if we We can remove any content or information you post on Facebook if we

believe that it violates this Statement. believe that it violates this Statement.

Last updated August 2009

Internet Safety Video - Texting

Computer Literacy Curriculum Grade 5Cyber Security

     E-Mail Etiquetter     Malicious Programs Kid Safe Search Engines

Digital Ethics Copyright and Fair Use     Finding and citing digital images

Computer Literacy CurriculumGrade 7Digital Citizenship – iSafe curriculum  Lesson 1 – Safeguarding your Identity Online

Screen names, passwords, safety resolutionsLesson 2 – Personal Safety Protecting Personal Information Identity TheftLesson 3 – The Grooming Process Online Strangers, Predators, and the Grooming Processs  

Computer Literacy – Grade 8PasswordsIdentity theftSpywareViruses, worms and trojan horsesCiting electronic sources

Cyber Crime and awareness project – Web Research - Web site citations using Noodletools - Digital storytelling using Scratch program

  

School Library Media ProgramProvides instruction that addresses multiple

literacy's:

Information LiteracyMedia LiteracyVisual Literacy

Technology Literacy

Slideshow: by Sue MusacchioInstructional Technologist

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