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Parents, Students, and Community Members,
The Internet is a powerful resource that facilitates communication, and the generation and sharing of ideas among people around the world. Many people use the Internet to further society, but there are many others who use it as a means to harm and endanger others. Unfortunately, students are often targeted by online predators because of their eagerness to socialize and to share information with others.
Since the Internet allows people to communicate with anyone around the world, students need to be given guidelines on Internet safety, which can make their experience on the Internet as safe as possible. By informing students about how to remain safe while online, we can take a stand, together, against online predators.
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Online Safety Tips to Keep in Mind: |
1. Tell them about the importance of remaining anonymous while online, e.g. do not give out name, phone numbers, addresses, name of school attending, etc. on websites such as myspace.com
2. Remind your children that they should never agree to meet with someone from the Internet
3. Discuss with your kids how easy it is for someone to misrepresent themselves while online, e.g. a 13 year-old girl could actually be a 48 year-old man
4. Setup rules with your kids about what websites are appropriate to visit and guidelines for Internet usage |
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Online Resources |
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Netsmartz is a great resource for parents and guardians; educators; and, teenagers. For parents and guardians, it provides information on what the general issues are, online safety tips, and real-life stories.
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Through this website, parents, students and community members can become aware various risks associated with technology used to interface with the Internet; Internet safety issues according to student's age; and, the process of reporting online violations.
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The SafeKids website offers guidelines for parents, suggested online rules for kids while using the Internet, family contracts for safe Internet usage, and numerous articles that discuss current issues related to Internet safety.
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The Howard County Library, in partnership with the Howard County Public School System, has published a comprehensive booklet that covers cyberbullying, cyberethics, and the protection of personal information.
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This website provides tips to parents and students on how to stay safe while online. |
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