Internet Safety: Click on the Reality
June is Internet Safety Month and the perfect time to “Click on the Reality” and raise your Internet safety IQ.
MYTH | VS | REALITY | ||
Most Internet access is monitored. | 47% of surveyed parents admit they have a limited ability to monitor Internet access. | |||
The PC is most commonly used to access the Internet. | The Internet can be accessed using cell phones, blackberrys, PDAs, and i-Phones. | |||
My child has never been harassed or harassed anyone online." | 58% of surveyed students admitted using the Internet unsafely, inappropriately, and illegally, and 43% admitted being cyberbullied. | |||
Cyberbullying is harmless. | The impact of cyberbulying can cause depression, a drop in grades, loss of self esteem, and other violent acts. |
Internet Safety Program
Resources
- AMBER Alert
- Internet Crimes Against Children
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- National Crime Prevention Council
- NetSmarts Workshop
- NS Teens
- Project Safe Childhood
- Take 25
- The Wireless Foundation