How do I talk to my child about Internet safety? How do I protect my child from cyberbullying?

1. How do I talk to my child about Internet safety? How do I protect my child from cyberbullying? What do I do if my child is cyberbullied? What information should my child keep private? I need to know more about social media. What is “sexting”? How do I keep my child safer from online predators? What is “grooming”? Where can I report online predators? Internet Safety: What you need to know as a parent Version 8.0

2. Keeping Your Children Safer Online COMMUNICATION

4. What’s your child putting online? WEB 2.0

5. Sending or posting provocative images Sharing passwords with friends Embarrassing or harassing people Posting personal information Clicking on pop-ups Risky Online Behaviors

6. eww! what is she wearing? Bullying + Technology = Cyberbullying

7. Cyberbullying • Spreading rumors and gossip • Posting pictures of someone without consent • Stealing passwords to assume someone else’s identity • Threatening or harassing with offensive language

8. Information Acceleration Send

9. Signs of Cyberbullying A cyberbullying victim might • Stop using the computer or cell phone • Act nervous when receiving an e-mail, IM, or text • Seem uneasy about going to school • Withdraw from friends and family

10. Sign Up Email Address: Password: Reportto the website, school, bully’s parents, or law enforcement Block or ban the bully from contacting your child Set up a new account Save the messages for evidence

11. Cyberbullying Behaviors • Quickly switch screens or close programs when you walk by • Use the computer at all hours of the night • Get unusually upset if they cannot use the computer • Laugh excessively while online • Avoid discussions about what they are doing • Use multiple online accounts or use an account that is not their own

12. Consequences of Cyberbullying

14. Don’t just be a bystander!

15. Talk to your kids! Pay attention. Take action.

16. Who are they talking to? What are they talking about?What are they sharing online?

17. 3 579 Friends See All

18. Friend Requests

19. When is it OK to talk to people you don’t know?

20. Appropriate Comments

21. When can your comments get you into trouble? first day at work. omg!! So dull. http://www.examiner.com/x-260-Seattle-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d1-Teenage-fired-for-complaining-on-Facebook---teaching-teens-to-think-before-the-write?comments=true

22. Privacy Settings - My status, photos, and posts - Family and relationships - Photos and videos I’m tagged in - Birthday - Permission to comment on your posts - Contact information Share a tagged post with friends of the friend I tag Friends Only

23. Sexting Sending sexual messages, pictures, or videos through cell phones

24. 1 in 6teens have received a “sext.”

25. Consequences of Sexting

26. Can I see what you’ve been posting online?

27. What comes to mind when you think of online predators?

28. She’s with him?

31. What do you know about online predators? What would you do if someone asked to meet you in person? Communicate. Monitor. Report.

32. Teach your child how to use technology responsibly.

33. Anti-virus softwareFiltering programsMonitoring software Parental supervision Parental supervision

34. Establish rules for your child’s Internet use.

35. Keep the home computer in a common room.

36. Wireless Connection Monitor laptop activity.

37. Monitor mobile technologies.

38. What’s your favorite thing to do online? Show me the funniest YouTube video. Let’s play your favorite online game.

39. It’s about talking and training your child – empower them to make the right decisions