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Internet Trends

Internet Trends. Cindy Boyle Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Community Education & Outreach. Digital Images. What does your digital image say about you? What about your child’s digital image?. Creating a digital image. Cell phones Websites E-mail Instant messaging Text messaging

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Internet Trends

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  1. Internet Trends Cindy Boyle Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Community Education & Outreach

  2. Digital Images What does your digital image say about you? What about your child’s digital image?

  3. Creating a digital image • Cell phones • Websites • E-mail • Instant messaging • Text messaging • Chat rooms • Blogs • Online gaming • Social networkingsites

  4. Why focus on your digital image

  5. “Hanging Out”

  6. Personal Information • Name • DOB/social security number • Home address/phone number • Parent/Sibling information • School information • Including sports teams/mascots • Pictures • Email address or IM account

  7. Check using search engines • www.google.com • Use quotes • Names/nicknames/screen names • Email addresses • www.turboscout.com • www.archive.org

  8. Future Effect

  9. Hot or Not?

  10. POS A/S/L TAW BRB Parent over the shoulder Age Sex Location Teachers are watching Be Right Back Acronyms

  11. :-(  :-8 :-* {} Sad/Happy Incoherent Kiss Hug Emoticons

  12. Where to go? www.teenangels.org www.netlingo.com www.noslang.com

  13. Other sites of concern: • Pro suicide, anorexia, and bulimia sites • Pro Anna/Mia (red and blue wrist bands)

  14. Cyber-neighborhood • You can’t do it alone-talk to each other • Create a parent group- exchange email addresses • Look out for each other’s children as you would if they were hanging out in your neighborhood

  15. Contact Information Cynthia Boyle Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Community Education & Outreach Director cynthia.b.boyle@massmail.state.ma.us 413-586-9225 x128

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