Internet Awareness for Kids

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................
1 THE INTERNET ........................................................
HISTORY OF THE INTERNET ...................................................
INTRANETS AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB ..................................
NETWORKS AND THE THREE-LEVEL HIERARCHY ........................
WHERE CHILDREN ACCESS THE INTERNET ............................
2 DANGERS OF THE INTERNET......................
POSSIBLE THREATS ...............................
DATA THEFT ..............................................
MALICIOUS SOFTWARE ............................
INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT ...............
SEXUAL PREDATORS .........................................
CYBER BULLYING ..................................
DRUGS AND GAMBLING ...........................
3 STATISTICS ....................................
THE STATISTICS .......................................
TYPES OF CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN ...............................
4 LEARNING THE BASICS .........................................
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................
TRACKING COMPUTER ACTIVITY ........................
TRACKING EMAIL ..........................................
PARENTAL INVESTIGATION ....................................................
TRACKING TOOLS ......................................
COOKIES ..................
BEACONS AND BUGS .................................................
PARENTAL TRACKING VERSUS ONLINE TRACKING ....................
5 PLACES CHILDREN ACCESS THE INTERNET ............
WHERE CHILDREN USE COMPUTERS ....................................
SCHOOL ...........................
FRIENDS’ HOMES .....................................
CELL PHONES ................................................
HOT SPOTS ............................................................
6 POPULAR NETWORKING TOOLS AND SITES .....
PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEMS ..................
EMAIL ...........................
CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS ................
ONLINE GAMING .............................................
OTHER POPULAR NETWORKING VENUES ...........
PROS AND CONS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ...........
7 REDUCING THE RISKS ..............
KNOWLEDGE-BASED EMPOWERMENT AND PROACTIVE INVOLVEMENT ........................
RULES ...................................
BASIC SAFETY TOOLS ...................................
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS..........................
ROUTERS ........................................
OPERATING SYSTEM CONTROLS ............................
8 SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND ONLINE RESOURCES . 30
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS ......................................
SOCIAL NETWORKING PROGRAMS .......................
TIME CONTROL ...................................................
REMOTE NOTIFICATION AND PRIVATE MONITORING ...............
BSAFE ONLINE .......................................................
ONLINE RESOURCES ..............................................
TYPES OF RESOURCES ........................................
EXAMPLES OF USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES ................
9 COMMUNICATING WITH KIDS ....................
COLLABORATION .............................
RULES .......................................
WRITTEN AND VERBAL AGREEMENTS ................
ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE .........................
PRIVACY .................
PERSONAL JOURNALS AND DIARIES .............
10 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ......................
PRACTICAL APPLICATION .......................................
RESOURCES .....................