Internet+Safety



The Internet opens up a world of information and is quickly becoming an integral tool with ready access whenever and wherever you are through cell phones and computers. Internet safety involves ensuring that people, speciﬁcally children and youth. In 2007, 73% of Canadians used the web and British Columbians were the leading consumers with 78%. In Canada, young people lead the trend with 96% of youth regularly accessing the web. A 2009 Microsoft Canada survey states that youth understand that online safety is an issue and rated it as their top concern. **Place Internet connected computers and we- ** **bcams in high trafﬁc areas such as a kitchen ** **or living room. ** || **Online Guidelines ** **Create an age appropriate, online safety ** **agreement with your family and post it at each ** **connected computer terminal. Ask your Internet ** **Service Provider (ISP) what parental control ** **software it offers and check your local computer ** **store for ﬁltering and blocking software. ** || **Avoid giving out identifying information ** **Choose an online nick name or alias; don’t ** **provide personal information such as birth ** **dates, home address, school name or phone ** **numbers; occasionally change your pass- ** **word using words and numbers that don’t ** **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">give away personal information. ** || Biblografy For Kids · [|www.indianchild.com/parents_zone.htm] · [|www.educationworld.com/a_tech/TM/WS_safety_kids.shtml] · [|www.webwisekids.org/] For Teenagers · [|its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/internet_safety.htm] · [|www.timesdaily.com/article/20100817/ARTICLES/308179998?Title=Teens-lack-Internet-privacy-skills-study-finds.com] · [|www.atg.wa.gov/InternetSafety/Teens.aspx] For Adults · [|www.safety.lovetoknow.com/Internet_Safety_Adult] · [|www.atg.wa.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=20032] · [|www.barnardos.org.uk/resources/resources_internet_safety.htm]
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Computer Placement **