Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship 101 (third edition)
(234 pages)
By the year 2011, it was estimated that there were approximately 1.9 billion people online, a large segment of which are children, pre-teens, teens, and young adults. As the Internet continues to grow in popularity, we are depending upon it more and more to conduct everyday life, which also includes the sharing of private and at times very sensitive information about ourselves with others on-line knowingly, and at times, unknowingly. Many who are now on-line use the Internet for communication, entertainment, information gathering, socializing, business and commerce. It is a reality however, that the Internet (just like the real world) has also created a virtual environment where thieves, vandals, conartists, and sexual predators will hunt their prey. Unfortunately, many of us who are using the Internet are not taking the appropriate safety precautions to help mitigate the risks form those who might want to victimize our families on-line for personal gain. Our Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship 101 book will provide information that will help to keep youth, adults, and families safer, while protecting their on-line digital footprint, when interacting in the cyber world. Topics discussed in this book include:
SMS/MMSTexting
Cell phone/Smart phone and Web Cam safety
What are Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging, andInternet Chat abbreviations and acronyms all parents should be aware of
Internet filtering.......the pro's and con's
Harware/software monitoring/protection issues
The four steps to Internet Safety that all parents should know
When to be concerned when your child is on-line
The threat of Internet pornography
Internet Stats and Facts
What is the Internet
The good and bad of "Social Networks" such as Facebook
Facebook Safety
Safe gaming and blogging
The Danger of Screen Names and Profiles
The Internet predator
The Predator's "grooming" process and the "lures" used
How the Internet predator uses "Social Engineering" to build rapport
What is cyber bullying/violence and sexting and what can be done to stop it
Canadian Law as it relates to cyber bullying and sexting
Why schools have a part to play
Mouse Trapping what is it and how to escape it
Shopping on-line and how to do it safely
What are viruses, worms, trojan horses, spam, and spyware
How to protect yourself from Phishing and Spoofing
The dangers of wireless networks (WIFI) and what you can do to minimize the threats
The dark side of the Internet
Plus much, much more........
It
is a fact, that most children know more about the workings of the
Internet, than we as parents do. This book is designed to educate even
the most computer illiterate parent. Knowledge, and the understanding
and application of that knowledge, is power. This book provides the
knowledge and information that parents need to know about the Internet,
when they and their children are participating in the cyber world.
