Internet+Safety+-+Cyberbullying


 * LINKS:

http://www.staysafe.org/index.html This website is sponsored by Microsoft and has some good resources. I've been writing articles for the Teen and Educators tabs. Chris Gustafson, Whitman Middle School

[|Qwest-Incredible Internet - Parent Resource]

[|i-SAFE]

[|NetSmartz]

[|Nancy Willard's Site]

[|WiredSafety - Good resource page]

Internet Safety Starters for** **Adults**
 * //“Teach your children well….”//**
 * Here are some ideas for parents and educators to help them keep their kids safe:**

1. __Recognize__ that you are a digital immigrant and yoiur kids are digital natives. 2. __Remembe____r__ that you are __the adult__. 3. __Talk__ to your kids. You talk baseball, soccer, homework, buddies, movies, TV shows, cheerleading, volleyball, house, rules….Now __//talk//__ “technology.” 4. __Actively__ __teach__ internet safety. 5. __Create__ rules; set parameters. 6. __Walk through__ – and __sign & follow__ - the “//Rules of the Road//”. 7. __Set up computers__ in open spaces at home. 8. __Know__ all your kids’ logins and passwords - and all their friends’ screen names. 9. __Control your home computers__ - set the parental controls/filters, check your computers’ web history regularly. 10. __Work on__ your own cyber-literacy.

"//**Rules of the Road**//" A starter set of rules to keep kids safe

1. NEVER give out, or ask for personal information such as physical location, phone number, first or last name, school, sports teams, or other identifying information 2. NEVER share screen names and passwords. 3. NEVER cyberdate! Cyberdating is dangerous; it is never a good idea. If someone wants to be your cyber boy- or girlfriend, tell an adult immediately. 4. NEVER have, arrange for, or even “promise” an in-person meeting with someone you only know on-line. If someone wants to meet //__you__//, tell an adult immediately. 5. AVOID insulting or offensive behavior. This includes bullying, harassment, profanity, gender, religious or ethnic slurs, insulting or degrading others, sexual conversations. 6. AVOID disruptive conduct. This includes off-topic comments in a blog or study group, statements that encourage others to violate the //Rules// //of the Road,// scrolling or flooding a chat room, shouting (using CAPS), general argumentative behavior. 7. TELL AN ADULT if you receive unwanted, inappropriate messages, attachments, links or anything else which make you feel uncomfortable. 8. DO NOT TOLERATE harassment of any individual or group, or expressions of prejudice, hatred, or abuse, cyberbullying. If you get any threats of violence toward yourself or others, take them seriously. Tell an adult immediately. 9. AVOID discussing or encouraging illegal activity like how to build a bomb, like promoting illegal conduct, like using email or chat rooms to distribute copies of copyrighted material (offering to share music/media files), or for distributing pornography. 10.TELL AN ADULT if someone starts such discussions or wants you to participate in them.

Adapted from: [|http://www.isafe.org] And: [|http://www.iKeepSafe.org]