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Generation Gap?

What is your Generation?

Generation Gap?

You… were born between 1960 and 1981 have few relationships but they are

deep are interested in technology saw an explosion of technology

in your lifetime use the Internet more for work

than play Are part of GenerationX

Generation Gap?

Your Kids… were born between 1982 and 2001 have many relationships that are

technology based can not live without technology live in a world dominated

by technology use the Internet more for play

than work are part of The Millennial

Generation

Generation Gap?

Your Kids… were born between 1982

and 2001 have many relationships

that are technology based can not live without

technology live in a world dominated

by technology use the Internet more for

play than work are part of The

Millennial Generation

You… were born between 1960

and 1981 have few relationships but

they are deep are interested in

technology saw an explosion of

technology in your lifetime use the Internet more for

work than play Are part of GenerationX

Internet 101

…is the publicly accessible worldwide system of interconnected computer networks.

What do we do on the Internet?

Web sites deliver information

Web applications allow you to perform functions or tasks

Web Sites and Applications

Web 2.0 & UGC

What is Web 2.0 & UGC?

User Generated Content

Web 2.0 & UGC

Examples of Web 2.0 & UGC Web Sites

http://web2logo.com/

Content Licensing

ONLINE VIDEO

Email & Spam

Spamming is commonly defined as the sending of unsolicited bulk e-mail - that is, email that was not asked for (unsolicited) and received by multiple recipients (in bulk)

gone phishing

Malware/Spyware/Virus

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system, without the owner's consent.

Malware is commonly taken to include computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware and adware.

Some malware is used to “hijack” computers to send spam, store illegal data like child pornography, create denial of service (DOS) attacks…

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting.

Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata.

RSS feeds allow a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using an RSS Feed Reader.

Podcasting

Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Usually the podcast features one type of "show", with new episodes either sporadically or at planned intervals, such as daily or weekly.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

P2P Networks are typically used to share files from one computer on the Internet to another without the use of a web server.

Used primarily for MP3s, movies, pictures Common programs: Bit-Torrent LimeWire,

Ares, Morpheus, Grouper, Kazaa, BearShare, eDonkey2000, Shareaza, iMesh, Napster

Instant Messenger & Chat

Popular Chat Clients MSN Messenger Yahoo! Messenger Google Talk AOL Messenger Jabber Meebo Skype

Blogs

Weblogging - “Blogs” Blogger Wordpress.com Xanga Live Journal Within Social Networks Twitter

Internet Pornography

Tips For Parents

Monitor Filter Have “the talk” Get practical Monitor Social Interaction on

Internet Monitor peer-to-peer file sharing

http://triplexchurch.com/_pdf/_GetHelpPDFs/get_help_parents.pdf

Tips For Kids

Never give out personal information on-line. This can include such things as your address, telephone number, and location of your school or parent's name or their place of employment.

Never respond to obnoxious, sexual or menacing E-mails.

Never send anyone your picture and don't accept anyone else's picture either.

Never agree to get together with someone you "meet" online with out first checking with your parents.

Instead of using your real name online think of a code name that you can use.

Always use your common sense while online. Remember that you never really know with whom you are talking online.

Technology SolutionsBetter Web Browser Firefox [FREE]

(www.mozilla.com/firefox)

Why Switch: – 10 reasons (www.switch2firefox.com/whyswitch)

#2 – Popup blocking #4 – Simple Privacy/Annoyance

Eliminator #5 – Better Bookmarks and

History #7 – Customizable and

Extendable

Technology Solutions

Parental Control SoftwareK9 Web Protection [FREE]

Content Control (filtering) Usage Logging Limited Time Control

Technology Solutions

Parental Control SoftwareSafeEyes [$49.95US/yr] Web Blocking Usage Logging Time Limits Usage Alerts Program Control Free 15 Day Trial Easy to configure with multiple accounts

Instant Messaging Email Blocking Social Networking

Technology Solutions

Accountability Software X3Watch [FREE] (www.x3watch.com) X3PRO [$19.95US] (www.x3watch.com)

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Technology Help

Toby Goodman

$50 to install either application Can also help with other computer issues

(at additional cost) tgoodman@tyndale.ca (905) 935-0429

Danger on Your Desktop Educating and EmpoweringParents Towards Internet Safety

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