Bright House Internet Safety

Bright House Internet Safety - Transcript

Internet
Safety:
Teaching Your Kids to Surf…
Is Proud to Offer
Introduction
 The Internet offers incredibly
valuable education tools.
 But -- Internet dangers are real.
 This presentation will offer a brief
overview of Internet safety --
to protect your children.
Why Surf the Internet?
 Research can enhance studies
 Vast stores of information
 Communicate with friends
 Low cost – no postage or phone charges
What do you want kids to find?
 Cultural sites
 Search engines for research
 Historical and scientific information
 Tutoring sites sponsored by textbook publishers…
 … Teachers know that the list goes on and on!
What Internet Sites are safe?
 Plenty of sites offer safe zones for kids:
 AOL Kids Only
 Yahooligans.com
 Kids Click
 Microsoft Encarta Schoolhouse
 Zeeks.com
 Ask Kids
 Family.com
Why worry about safety?
 1 in 5 children received a sexual
solicitation or approach on the
Internet in 1999. (Source: Online Victimization, NCMEC, June 2000)
 Only 1 in 4 youths who received a sexual solicitation
told a parent. (Source: Online Victimization, NCMEC, June 2000)
 A study by the NOP Research Group found that of kids
ages 7-17 who surfed the Internet, 29 percent
would freely give out their home address.
Why worry about safety?
METROPOLITAN DESK | November 22, 2001
Woman Pleads Guilty in Abuse of Teenager Lured on the Internet
By BRUCE LAMBERT (NYT) 323 words
A woman charged with helping her boyfriend kidnap and sexually abuse a 15-year-old girl who was
enticed in an Internet chat room has pleaded guilty...
Because 
the dangers
are
REAL
Important Safety Tips
  Check out online pals just as you would your 
      child’s friends visiting your home.
 Keep an eye on your child’s e­mail.
 Talk with your child about the dangers of getting
      together with someone he or she "meets" online. 
 Restrict or monitor your child’s use of “chat”  functions. 

Install a filter that restricts your child from giving out his or her   
name, address (home or e­mail), or phone number. 
(Excerpted from recommendations on getnetwise.com)
MOST Important…
Tell your child:
1. Never give out personal information* on the Internet.
2. NEVER give out personal information* on the Internet.
3. ALWAYS obey 1 & 2 !!!!
*Personal information = name, address, age, physical description, etc.
(Excerpted from recommendations on getnetwise.com)
Summary
 The Internet offers wonderful opportunities, IF it is properly
monitored.
 Your children are safest when they view
Internet visitors with the same caution as
they would visitors to your home.
 The best source of protection for children
surfing the Internet– as in most scenarios–
is the powerful team of their teachers
AND their parents, working together to
provide accurate information.
Take this information with you…
 Please accept the adhesive
“Safe Surfing” card as our gift.
 Post it on your child’s computer monitor at
home or school!