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© 2008 i-SAFE Inc.© 2008 i-SAFE Inc.an i-SAFE presentation
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Learning Goals
YOU WILL:• Understand that an online stranger is anyone met
exclusively online• Be able to list safety rules/advice of behavior towards
strangers in the physical community that also apply to behavior towards strangers in Cyberspace
• Recognize steps in an online predator’s grooming process
• Know how to interact online appropriately and safely
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Do You Go Online?
Discuss:Do you go online alone?
What do you do online?
How do you know how old someone is that you meet online?
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Group Activity
Your teacher will provide you with activity instructions.
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Stranger
When online, who should be categorized as a stranger?
Anyone met exclusively online (not already known from the physical community) is an online stranger.
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Discuss:What rules do you follow in the physical world for meeting or communicating with strangers?
Do these rules also apply to the cyber community?
REMEMBER: Anyone you meet online is a stranger to you, no matter how well you think you know them.
Stranger
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Online Socializing
To socialize online means to interact with others using Internet technologies.
• Name some ways people socialize online.• Name your favorite ways to
socialize online. • List some good rules to help
us (even adults) stay safe when socializing online.
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Online Realities
Sometimes people lie about who they are when socializing online.
• This could be because they want to bully or steal identities.
• It also could be that they are just exploring and experimenting.
Sometimes adults lie online in order to meet and form friendships with youth. They are called predators.
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Minimizing Danger
There are things you can do to minimize the danger and the chances of becoming the victim of an online predator, including the following:
•Choose a safe screen name•Use caution when choosing whom to communicate with•Avoid revealing too much personal information
No matter what, it is important to tell an adult if:•You feel uncomfortable online for any reason•You are approached by someone who discusses inappropriate things •You are approached by someone who wants to meet you offline
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The Grooming Process
“Grooming process” is a term for the steps an online predator may use to make friends on the Internet.
Let’s go over the grooming process flyer together now!
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SIMILAR INTERESTSAn online predator will establish a relationship by discussing common interests, likes and dislikes with the intended victim. This leads to a feeling of familiarity and friendship.
Once the grooming process starts, the victim feels like he or she really knows the predator – it is difficult to consider this “friend” a “stranger”.
The Grooming Process
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Similar Interests
Protect yourself:• Review the information you have posted about yourself
online – A predator may search online profiles and screen names for interest topics such as particular sports or hobbies, as well as birth dates or ages.
• Think carefully when communicating with people you know only online (strangers) – You could be encouraging unwanted or even dangerous behavior with what you say.
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TRUSTA predator will want to listen to anything that the victim wants to talk about in order to build a feeling of trust.
The Grooming Process
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Trust
Protect yourself:• Think about what you are saying about yourself online – Is
it appropriate information to give a stranger?
• Think about how you are feeling when you go online – A predator will target those who appear to be lonely or depressed. Talk to a friend offline.
BEST ADVICE – Find a trusted friend OFFLINE to help with a problem.
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SECRECY• As the relationship progresses a predator may ask the
victim to keep the friendship secret from others.
• This approach gives the predator confidence that it will be more difficult for an adult to step in and protect the victim.
The Grooming Process
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Secrecy
Protect yourself:• Avoid people online who ask you to keep your friendship secret – Think
about it: there is no good reason to keep an online friendship secret.
• NEVER respond to a threat anyone makes online – One whomakes threats cannot be trusted. Tell someone OFFLINE if you are threatened.
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Secrecy
Secrecy in a relationship may lead to the exchange of inappropriate language, pictures or videos.
Protect yourself:• Reject any inappropriate material received online – Report it to a trusted adult OFFLINE.
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Activity
Take time to decorate your flyer.
Hang them where others can learn about predators and the grooming process.
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Remember
• Anyone met online is a stranger.• Be SAFE when socializing online:
– Be careful when choosing screen names and posting personal information online.
– Tell your friends and parents about those you meet online.
– Report online behaviors of others that make you uncomfortable.
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Review
• What are the steps in the grooming process?
• How can knowing these steps make you more confident users of Internet communications?
Thank you for participating in this i-SAFE presentation.
Duplication and/or selling of the information contained within this document, or any other form of unauthorized use of this copyrighted material, is against the law and a punishable crime.
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