Cyberbullying

Sexting

Social Networking

Laws

Illinois Legislation Public Act 095-0869 regarding Internet Safety Curriculum states:

“Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, a school district must incorporate into the

school curriculum a component on Internet safety to be taught at least once each school

year to students in grade 3 or above.”

 

Discuss legitimate uses of the internet

Personal safety when participating in on-line gaming

“Pitfalls” of on-line gaming Types of cyber-bullying Consequences for victim and

offender What to do if you are a victim of

cyber-bullying Think Before You Click!

On-Line Gaming means people can become involved in game play with persons around the world

This can be on a computer or on a video game system

Some games allow the players to talk to each other

Can unknowingly give away personal information

“Players” may not be who they say they are

“Chat-rooms” occur in sites for younger children (Club Penguin & Webkinz) but are limited in response

Stress that on-line gaming is very much a social networking site

Play can become heated between players and conflict can spill-over to the “physical” community

Some of the most popular games are violence-themed

When a child, preteen or teen is tormented, harassed, humiliated,

embarrassed or otherwise targeted by any other person using the Internet or

other digital communication technology.

IM-ing (i.e. I hate you) Text Messaging Blogging Creating Web Sites Sending/forwarding pictures Sending spy-ware or other hacking programs Internet Gaming Stealing Passwords Impersonation (i.e. chat rooms, blogs, emails)

Survey Report for Grades 4th-8th

42% reported being cyber-bullied

35% reported being threatened 21 % said they have received

mean or threatening email 58% reported someone said

mean or hurtful things to them 53% reporting saying mean or

hurtful things to someone else 58% did not tell anyone about

the mean message

Stop! Block! Tell!

Stress to tell a parent, teacher or police, if the child is being bullied or if they know of someone else being bullied

Report the incident to the police

Police Investigation can lead to potential criminal charges:

Disorderly Conduct Cyber-stalking Harassment by Electronic

Device Child Pornography if

inappropriate photos

My Mobile Watchdog monitors your child's cell phone use and instantly alerts you if he or she receives unapproved email, text messages or phone calls.

Sexting has become a national epidemic among children and early teens. Thirty-nine percent of teens have sent sexually suggestive text messages to other teens, and twenty percent have sent nude or semi-nude pictures or video of themselves.

Cyberbullying is the harmful use of technology by students that want to bully their victims during and beyond school hours. My Mobile Watchdog can stop them before damage is done.

Cyber-Stalking is a Class 4 Felony * Knowingly on 2 separate

occasions, harasses another by use of electronic communication and transmits a threat or places another in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future harm, OR

* Creates & maintains a website of another for at least 24 hrs, that contains harassing statements, and transmits a threat or places another in reasonable apprehension of future harm

Harassment by Electronic Device

Is a Misdemeanor offense . But can be a felony in certain circumstances

Use of any electronic communication

Making obscene comment, request or suggestion, OR

Interrupting telephone service with the intent to harass, OR

Threatening injury to the person or property

Knowingly allowing a person to use an electronic device for above purposes

http://www.isafe.org/ http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/ http://www.cyberbullying.us/ http://www.cyberbully.org/ http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/

Discuss the new age of Instant Information Sharing

Define “Sexting” Consequences associated

with sexting: social, school and legal

Discuss “texting” and appropriate message content

Cyber-bullying in the form of sexting and texting

Reinforce personal safety issues and good cyber citizenship

“TEXTING” Simply, the exchange of

information between cellular device users

Typically uses “SMS” (small message system)

“SEXTING” The act of sending and/or

receiving sexually explicit messages or photos via electronic communication devices (typically cellular phones)

Can include text, images and video

“SEXTING” Photos….

20% of Teens (13 to 19) 1 in 5 teens say they have

sent nude or semi-nude photo of themselves

2 in 5 have had a nude or semi-nude photo of themselves shared with others

1 in 5 admit to forwarding a nude or semi-nude photo that was meant to be private

“SEXTING” Messages…

39% of Teens (13 to 19) are sending sex-messages

48% say they have received “sex” messages

Statistics provided by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy

Embarrassment

Harassment

Take reports seriously!

Harassment by Electronic Device

think “words”

Child Pornography – think “pictures”

- can charge the sender

- can charge the recipient (who keeps the photo/does not delete it)

- can charge anyone who forwards the photo

- can charge juveniles with this

Child Pornography charges are all felonies and can be ordered to register as a “Sex Offender”

http://www.willcountysao.com

http://www.ag.state.il.us

http://www.wiredsafety.org

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org

Discuss “Social Networking” – positive and negatives

Discuss the basic “rules” for most popular pages

Emphasize personal safety and limiting access

Stress good citizenship Reinforce the message of

“Think before you click!”

Benefits Allows professional

networking and sharing of information

Allows an opportunity to re-connect with friends

Allows an opportunity to share information with family & friends

Hazards Physical – cyber stalking Financial – identity theft Allows a “look” into your life

– know who you are sharing with!

The most popular sites (Facebook, MySpace, and Xanga) have the requirement that the user must be at least 13 years of age. Kids will frequently purport themselves to be older…

Can create “false” information Page/Site can be taken down if threatening or harassing Varying degrees of cooperation with Law Enforcement Be Aware of the “You Tube” Phenomenon – you may be on it!

ANYONE can access your information, including: Peers Students Parents Administrators College Admissions Scholarship Boards Potential Employers Law Enforcement

THINK before you post!

Make sure you protect your privacy

For staff… Good rule of thumb, do not add students as “friends”

For Parents… ASK to be added as a “friend” on your child’s site – be aware they can have more than 1 site

Be aware that information can be used against you

“Profile Pictures” can be seen even if set to private

If they do find you, do you have information on your own site that you would want to share with the school population, including pictures???

Harassment by Electronic Device

Child Pornography

Solicitation to Meet a Child

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm

www.getnetwise.org

www.iKeepSafe.org

www.i-safe.org

www.wiredsafety.org

www.staysafe.org