Post on 12-Jan-2016
Safe in Cyberspace
Mary Lou HarbisonNancy Moore
Los Angeles County Office of EducationInstructional Technology Outreach
For social networking
For entertainment
For information
Students today use the Internet:
12% were asked to meet someone face-to-face
14% received mean or threatening messages
31% visited an inappropriate site
Actual threats that youth may face appear to be different than the threats most people imagine
Bullying and harassment are the most likely threats that minors face, both on and off line
The ISTTF Report says that
42% of kids have been bullied while online
35% of kids have been threatened online
58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online
58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online
Cyber-Bullying
Girls are twice as likely to be bullied
Of students who have been bullied at least twice
• 62% bullied by another student• 46% bullied by a friend• 55% don’t know who bullied them
Of students who admit to bulling
• 60% bullied another student at school• 56% bullied a friend
Who’s Most Likely…
Cyber Bullying
Tips
What Educators Can Do
Technology skills
Creativity
Being open to new or diverse views
Communication skills
Social Networking – a Good Thing?
Of 500 randomly selected MySpace profiles of 18-year-olds nationwide, more than half contained references to risky behavior such as sex, drinking and violence.
Dr. Meg
190 MySpace pages
• All with multiple references to sex, drugs, …
Half received email
• 42% made changes
Half did not receive email
• 29% made changes•
The Internet is Forever
Think Before
You Post
Don’t panic
Join social networking site with your student
Home wireless routers need passwords
Have computer located in public space
Suggestions to share with parents
Information Literacy
Is this Web site someone’s personal page?
• http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html
Is there an author or an organization listed in the Web site?
• http://www.martinlutherking.org/• http://google.com
Are bibliographic references included?
Does the Web site content appear to be biased?
Can the Web site information be independently verified by another source?
What does the URL tell you?
Is Gore Verbinski sick of pirates?
iSafe.org
Webwisekids.org
Onguardonline.gov
Lib.berkeley.edu
Online Cybersafety Resources
Safe in Cyberspace
Mary Lou HarbisonNancy Moore
Los Angeles County Office of EducationInstructional Technology Outreach