Internet Safety 101 For Teens and Young Adults
By the year 2007, it is estimated that there will be approximately 1.5 billion people online, a large segment of which will be children, pre-teens, teens, and young adults. In a Canadian research paper called, “Young Canadians In A Wired World”, 99% of youth interviewed stated that they had surfed the Internet, and 78% stated that they have home access to the World Wide Web. When you consider the fact that in the year 2000 the FBI found at least 23,000 child pornography sites, 420 million pages of pornography, and over 500,000 online photos showing sexual acts involving minors, it becomes obvious that we need to be educated on Internet safety. Topics covered in this 2-hour seminar include:
- What is the Internet
- Internet stats and facts
- What are Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging, and SMS Text Messaging
- The Good and bad of “Social Networks” such as My Space and Nexopia
- Safe Blogging
- The Dangers of Screen Names and Profiles
- The Internet Predator
- The “Grooming” process and the “Lures” used in Chat Rooms
- How the Internet Predator uses “Social Engineering” to build rapport
- Actual Social Engineering examples using local teen profiles located on Nexopia and My Space
- What is Cyber Bullying/Violence and what can be done to stop it
This seminar is designed to educate even the most computer illiterate user. Knowledge, and the understanding and application of that knowledge, is power. This seminar provides the knowledge and information that teens and young adults need to know to stay safe while surfing in cyberspace.
Seminar Length: 2 hours
Seminar Cost: $200.00 + GST
Class Size: Unlimited