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=Welcome to the Parent Leadership Institute Online Safety Wiki=

Internet Safety - Find out practical ways to keep your children safe in a digital world, and also learn what the District does to keep students safe. Conversation style format presentation, participants can expect to understand why it is important for their children to safely interact with the digital world around them. Learn what the risks are and are not, and share ideas about our role as parents in keeping our digital natives safe at home. Also hear what the District does to keep students safe at school.

Presenter: Matthew Woolums Department of Educational Technology and Library Services matthew_woolums@dpsk12.org

Resources discussed at the PLI Online Safety session, October 9, 2010 Introduction
 * PBS Frontline "Digital Nation" - @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/

The Issue
 * Learning.com - Prevention of Cyberbullying and Risky Online Behaviors - @http://www.learning.com/internetsafety/
 * Internet Safety Task Force Report: Internet Solutions for Kids - @http://is4k.com/press-releases/internet-safety-task-force-report-published/
 * Very few cases of preditors, those mostly connected to adolescents who are already participating in other risky behaviors
 * More likely related to bullying [] A resource for younger students with resources in English and Spanish
 * Can happen on any networked device including computers, cellphones, game consoles
 * YouTube Safety Center Video Channel (available in English and Spanish)
 * Privacy settings
 * Digital footprint - Digital Dossier (4:24) The Internet remembers what you post for a long time, a long long time
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 * Identity theft

District Responses
 * Learning.com Internet Safety course for 6th grade students
 * Filters for web and student email
 * Firewalls
 * Virus protection
 * Spam blockers
 * Internet Safety online course for teachers
 * Safe2Tell - @http://safe2tell.org/
 * General safety resources - @http://www.dpsk12.org/docs/safety_tips.shtml

What You Can Do @ Home
 * Be Involved
 * Keep the lines of communication open
 * Develop safety guidelines together
 * Keep computers and TVs in common areas
 * Use a child account separate from your own account
 * Be aware of radical changes
 * Set an example
 * BBC Safe Online Surfing for Children - @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9065199.stm

Additional Resources
 * FBI Parent Guide: @http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
 * Kids Health Internet Safety Resources for Parents - @http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
 * Parent Internet Safety Resources from Escondido Union School District in California -@https://sites.google.com/a/eusd.org/eusd-student-resources/internet-safety
 * [] Collection of tools, resources, and partners to support parents and teachers in the effort to keep students safe online.