4-H Leadermete - Online Safety

Rick Cline presented, he will come and present this anywhere (I think within Utah) he is requested.

http://www.netsafeutah.org/

http://www.netsafeutah.org/images/interface/b_risk_f2.jpg

We watched a video about Alex.  There was a bully at school named Big Mike.  Alex tattled, and it was okay to tattle, and the adults solved the problem at school.  However Big Mike sent him text messages every minute saying he was going to kill him after school the next day.  He also sent him threatening emails.  Alex tattled again, his parents saved the text messages and emails and put them on a CD, which they gave to the principal.  This solved the problem again.

Apparently it is a criminal offense to make a physical threat like Big Mike did.

The web site listed above has free videos anyone can download, copyright free.


Filter the Internet - We filter our water, why not the internet?

http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
free - filter and monitor

iphone apps can filter

Our children's technology world.

• Phones - texting, photos

Kids take inappropriate photos and send them on their phones.  It used to be a felony to send leud photos, because of child porn.  The law was changed to only be a mis-demeanor if under 18 because it was too stiff of a law for all the kids are getting into trouble.  It is much easier to do this nowadays, taking photos in the locker room,  taking photos of themselves, and such.

• iPods, mp3 players - videos, photos, music

• Computers - social networking, - online gaming 
• Game Consoles -PlayStation, Nintendo, xbox 360

Know what is going on in your child's technology world.

From this site

Your kids can fill in the blanks. Can you?
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
BRB:
MUSM:
A/S/L:
BF:
TAW:
SN:
POS:
WTGP:
LMIRL:
Protect your child’s online life.
HDOP: help delete online predators

5 Basic Tips to Keeping Kids Safer Online  NetSafeUtah - Internet Safety for Utah's kids

The Internet is wonderful

• Accessible from everywhere
• Communicate with family, friends, others
• Information, homework, entertainment, current news, libraries, 

The Internet is dangerous for the same reasons

• Accessible from everywhere
• Communicate with family, friends, others
• Information, homework, entertainment, current news, libraries, 
• identity theft
• predators
• porn
• drugs

Technology is not the problem  ...  We are the ones who decide what to do with the technology.
Laws can help, but they don't extend to other countries, so you need education.

Everyone can get tricked to accidentally see a site, or download a virus.
Youth need to be allowed to become independent, and they are going to make mistakes.  We need to help prevent permanently damaging  mistakes.

Kids who are at risk of being exploited in the real world are also at risk online, but the kids who are not at risk in the real world are not usually exploited online.  It is a threat, but not a big one.

Potential Risks

Learn More About These Risks

Internet applications and tools provide opportunities for people to communicate and share information, but also provide an easy way for the wrong people and information to get to minor children.  Explore each of the Internet risks and tools below to learn more.

Chat Rooms	Cell Phones	Computer Virus
Copyright Infringement	Cyber Bullying	E-Mail
Hate Crimes	Instant Messaging	Internet Fraud
Online Gaming	Online Predator	Online Solicitation
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing	Phishing	Pop-up Ads
Pornography	Profanity	Sexual Exploitation
Social Networking Sites	Spam	Spyware
Stalking	Text Messaging	Video Sharing
Web Blogs	Web Cam

Reduce risk

• anti-virus, spyware
• software updated
• "free" offers
• google web sites then go from link

What to do: turn off monitor, get adult

Why avoid porn?

• addictive
• interferes with relationships
• changes personalities
• initiates a habit of lying
• difficult to cure