Internet Safety Presentation

1. Internet Safety Presentation Developed by the Internet Safety Committee, WCPS

2. Tracking Teresa

3. Internet Safety Statistics According to the latest online victimization research• Approximately one in seven youth (10 to 17-years-old) online received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet. • Four percent (4%) received an aggressive sexual solicitation - a solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere; called them on the telephone; or sent them offline mail, money, or gifts.• Twenty-seven percent (27%) of the youth who encountered unwanted sexual material told a parent or guardian. If the encounter was defined as distressing - episodes that made them feel very or extremely upset or afraid forty-two percent (42%) told a parent or guardian.[David Finkelhor, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and Janis Wolak. Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later. Alexandria, Virginia: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2006, pages 7-8, 33.]

4. Internet Safety Statistics Nine (9) out of 10 children aged between 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet. In most cases, the sites were accessed unintentionally when the child, in the process of doing homework, used a seemingly innocent sounding word to search for information or pictures. (London School of Economics, 2002) The adult internet industry estimates that traffic on their sites is 20-30% children. (NRC Report 2002) Law enforcement officials estimate that as many as 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given moment. (Dateline, 2006) Nearly 3 out of 10 (28%) of parents don’t know or are not sure if their teens talk to strangers online. (NCMEC May 2005) One third of youth ages 8-18 have talked about meeting someone they have only met through the Internet (Polly Klaas Foundation, December 2005)

5. Sexting What is it? Act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones. Can be done through IM, text messages, email, MySpace accounts, etc. www.adcouncil.org/page_column.aspx?id=56#

6. Tips to Prevent Sexting Think about the consequences. You could get kicked off a team, face humiliation, lose educational opportunities, and even get in trouble with the law. Never take images of yourself that you wouldn’t want everyone to see. Before hitting send, remember that you can’t control where this image may travel and you can never get it back.

7. Cyberbullying Bullying – intentionally hurting, humiliating or threatening another person. It doesn’t matter where it takes place. Some people use the Internet, cell phones or other technology. This causes fear and tension among students and gets in the way of learning.

8. Tips to prevent Cyberbullying Think before you type – messages can be copied or forwarded easily. Don’t give out personal information including your name, phone number, address, name of your school, school team, your password or other information. Don’t write something that you would not share with someone face to face.

9. If you are Cyberbullied…. Don’t reply to a harassing message. Don’t open any messages from someone who is bullying you. Print off the messages, if possible. Tell a parent or another trusted adult about what’s happening. If you witness “live” bullying, ask the bully to stop and follow the above steps.

10. Credits Produced in collaboration by: Washington County Public Schools Washington County Sheriffs Department