JCCS Internet Safety

1. Sara - Identity Safety

2. Hannah- Cyberbullying
3. Rachel- Cyber Predators
4. Jessica- Piracy and Plagiarism
5. Heather- Inappropriate Content
6. Kendra- Social Networks

JCCS Internet Safety Project

Identity Safety by Sara Ouellet
Student Assignment Week 2

Student Assignment Questions

1) On the list of events, how many might apply to you?
2) Of the events on that list, which seem like justifiable losses of privacy, and which do not
seem justified? For example, are the advantages of photo radar (10:30 AM) worth the loss of
privacy it involves?
3) Give two examples of personal information that may be collected automatically when you
visit a Web site.
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4) Read the list of ways in which we choose to give up personal information online.
· Fill out a registration form to join an online community
· Create a personal profile to meet other kids with similar interests
· Take an online personality test or I.Q. quiz
· Fill out an online marketing survey that promises points for participating
· Fill out an entry form for an online contest
· Fill out a registration form for downloading programs, games or plug-ins
· Send an e-card
· Subscribe to a newsletter
· Take advantage of “free stuff” being offered – such as audio clips, discount
coupons from online stores or promotional screen-savers

How many of these have you responded to?

5) How important is privacy to you? If privacy is a concern, what are some specific aspects of
your privacy that you’re worried about?

Response

1) From the list almost all of the activities are things in do on a daily or weekly
basis.
2) Some of the activities that I thought qualified as justifiable loss of privacy was
providing a urine sample and the use of security cameras when enter the doctor’s
office and school. With these activities and events you know up front that your
privacy will be tampered into. Whereas the unjustifiable losses of privacy are those
that you have no prior knowledge of. For example writing an essay for school and the
 computer memorizing your keystrokes and sites you went to. Another one is order
clothing from a catalog and having the company have a copy of your credit
information that it can send to other companies. Both of these scenarios the person
does not have knowledge that their privacy is being tampered.
3) Two pieces of information that may be collected when you go on the web are
where your location is and your web IP address.
4) Of the choices on the list I have actually responded to quite a view of them.
One I do particularly a lot is sending e-cards.
5) Privacy is very important to me. I don’t want anyone trying to steal my identity
monetarily or in any other way. Privacy is a concern for me, especially in this day
and age, because all these new types of technologies are just making it easier for
people to steal and tamper into other people’s privacy. It can even get to the point in
which peoples social security numbers and important banking information is as easy
as simply turning on a computer. The most important parts of privacy that I am
worried about being tampered into are the privacies concerning my banking
information and location. Individuals that get this type of information can not only
know where I live but also can have access to my money and money transactions.
Privacy issues are beginning to be more of an issue with developments in technology
one must really be more knowledgeable and carefully when giving out information
and posting of things on forms of technology.

It is important to teach internet safety to students because it will help them be more conscious
about what they put on websites as well as being more educated as to tell what sites are safer
than others. If we can teach students how easy it is for someone to get their private
information at an earlier age it might help them to make better, safer internet choices as they
get older. Especially for student, if their personal information gets into the wrong hands it
can open up doors for sexual predators and other predators in society.

Cyberbullying by Hannah Thomas

Student Assignment Week 4
Assignment:
1) Read the short article entitled the "Effects of Cyberbullying."
2) Follow the link to watch part of a PBS documentary called, "Growing up Online."
3) Write a one-page response describing what you experienced as you watched this
video story

Response:
Watching this video about the internet and its effects on teens, especially
cyberbullying on one particular teen, was incredibly eye-opening. Ryan Halligan was a 13
year old boy who committed suicide after experiencing immense harassment and
negative encouragement from online relationships. Part of the tragedy was that his
family had no idea this was going on, and was not able to do anything to prevent it. It
was a very emotional story, as the family could not figure out why Ryan would kill
himself. His father went to his son's computer and discovered the actual "conversations"
Ryan had had with some other kid online, where they both had discussed suicide and
where the other kid had harassed him into doing it. Besides this, a popular girl from
school had instant messaged Ryan pretending to flirt with him, then told him she was
just kidding. Even his other friends found out about this incident.
 This sort of story is not reality for many kids and teens using the internet for social
purposes. However, it hits home the nature of this new technology. Though Ryan acted
based on what he had experienced online, many other kids are bullied and their families
may never know about it because it all happens online. This is very sad, as the internet
becomes an isolated world where kids can interact with bad influences, be teased and
picked on, and encounter negative websites all at once.
I use the internet for both school and social purposes, such as having a Facebook
account. Though I have never bullied anyone, I realize the impact of the internet and
social websites. Many kids and teens have more access and tech knowledge than ever
before and are not aware of how to use it responsibly. Spending time online may be "the
thing" to do right now, but it can be dangerous and unhealthy. If I was a parent, I would
monitor my kid's time online and what sites they were going to. I think that many
parents assume that their kids are safe and responsible online, but so did Ryan
Halligan's parents. He did not show any signs of stress or depression, and so there are
probably many kids like him whose parents are unaware of the potential danger. I never
really considered how much a part of my life the internet is until I watched this
documentary. It makes me reevaluate how I spend my time, even though I only use it
for safe, responsible purposes. It is becoming such a natural part of our lives and we
need to acknowledge it as such, and recognize the potential for problems with relying on
this new technology.
This is an important topic to teach students about, even in the younger grades where
they may be beginning to use the internet. They need to be aware of good, healthy
conversations to have, types of websites and people online to beware of, and how to
limit their time in order to have other healthy activities. Students today use the internet
for academic purposes, but can often get distracted by social websites and instant
messaging. I would show my students this documentary so that they can see how much
the internet is taking over the time of kids and teens. They may be able to realize that
though this is "the thing” right now, it is still a virtual world and cannot overtake their
time. I think that hearing the story of Ryan’s suicide will be a wake up call to many
students who may want revenge or fun through bullying, or who may be depressed
because they are intimidated online. Even if they feel that they use the internet for
innocent purposes, they can still become aware of the potential for others to be seriously
hurt by what may seem like jokes or other fun.

Cyber Predators by Rachel Mills

Week 1 Student Assignment

Student Assignment Questions:

1. Why did Amy start talking to the man online?

2. Where did Amy first “meet” the man?
3. How long did Amy talk to the man online before meeting him in person?
4. Amy knew how old the man was. Why did she keep talking to him?
5. Had the man ever talked other girls into meeting with him in person?
6. Why is Amy still worried?
7. Why does Amy encourage other teens to talk to their parents about what's going on
even though they might get in trouble?
AND
1. Why aren't many teens concerned about giving out personal information online?
2. At what point do you think Amy regretted sharing her personal information?
3. What were the consequences of sharing her personal information online?
4. If your friend confides in you that he or she is thinking about meeting in person with
anyone he or she first “met” online, what would you tell him or her?

Response:
1) Amy started to talk to the man because she felt she had no one in her life that she
could talk to about her problems. She thought talking to a stranger was easier than
talking to a friend.
2)Amy first "met" the man in a private chat room.
3) Amy talked to the man online for about a month before she met him in person.
4) Amy kept talking to the man despite his age because she thought she would never
have a relationship with him because he was a stranger.
5) Yes, the man had talked to and met other girls from online chat rooms.
6) Amy is still worried because when the man gets out of jail he still has her address and
phone number. He can come find her at her house still.
7)Amy encourages other teens to talk about what's going on in their lives with their
parents because many teens are feeling this and they are not alone. It is better to get
help from a parent than put yourself in a dangerous situation where you might be killed.
AND
1) Many teens are not worried about giving out personal information online because they
feel that it won't happen to them. No one will show up at their door. They have a sense
of false safety in the thinking that it only happens to other people.
2) I think that Amy regretted sharing her personal information when he showed up at
her house. That had to be a scary feeling seeing the stranger show up at her door.
3) Two major consequences came from sharing her information online:
1) The stranger was able to call her and come to her house in order to talk her into
running away from home.
2) The stranger still knows where she lives and her phone number. He is in jail right
now but he can get out and can track her down if he wants to.
4) If a friend confided in me that they were thinking about meeting a person they had
met online I would tell them not to go. No matter how well you think you know someone
online they can be a completely different person. I would tell them to talk to a parent
about the situation or just not to go meet the person because it could end very badly.

The topic of cyber predators is an important topic to discuss with students, even young
students, because it is a real concept and can end very dangerously. Technology is a
great thing but like all great things, some people use it with bad intentions. Young
children and even teenagers have a sense that they are safe and that people won't hurt
them. Showing them stories like Amy's is important because it shows that normal people
encounter these issues too. Students are using technology daily if not hourly and it is
important to teach them to use it in a safe way. Hopefully, teaching them about Amy
and others that have been in the same situation will keep more students safe in the
future.

Piracy and Plagiarism

by Jessica Millan
Week 2

Student Assignment Questions:

1. Is this cheating or is this stealing? Is there a difference between cheating and

stealing? What is that difference?

It is both cheating and stealing when a person takes the video with out permission from
the creator. It is cheating if the person uses the video for a prize when he was not the
one with the ideas.

2. How would you solve this problem (a) if you were the student who produced the film?
(b) if you were the teacher? (c) if you were the parent of the student who copied and
falsely submitted the work?

a) I would try to warn others and say that your video was stolen so they should watch
out and not believe people if they say that was theirs.
b)If I was the teacher I would get the student who stole the video and make his parents
pay a fine and keep closer eye on their kid.
c)If I was the parent I would keep a closer eye and ground him for a while.

3. Which of the proposed solutions are likely to stop the stealing/cheating behavior?

Probably grounding the kid and having him pay for it with his own money.

• copyright:
the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or
artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc
• copyright infringement:
a violation of the rights secured by a copyright
• fair use:
the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else
without paying royalties
• film piracy:
he unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted film
• intellectual property:
property that results from original creative thought, as patents, copyright material, and
trademarks.
• licensing:
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something,
as to carry on some business or profession.
• P2P network:
Peer-to-peer sharing of files and Media.
• Public Domain:
the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are
unprotected by the copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriate by anyone
• residual
A payment for every actor or writer for every rerun or initial showing

Situation A: If a movie is posted on the Internet, does this mean the movie is
automatically in the public domain? Explain your answer.

The movie is not allowed to be automatically downloaded unless the creator says it is.

Situation B: A teacher rents a DVD copy of the movie Romeo and Juliet to show in the
classroom. Has this teacher broken any copyright law? Explain
your answer.

The teacher is not breaking the law if the movie is a rented DVD and it is being used for
educational purposes.

Situation C: An Internet user uploads a copy of the movie Romeo and Juliet so that his
or her friends can download their own copy for private viewing in
their homes. The Internet user does not charge his or her friends to download the file.
Has this person broken any copyright law? Explain your answer.
Yes, because if friends keep making copies for their friends than the creator loses profit
and count of who was getting his films.

Situation D. An Internet user uploads a copy of the movie Romeo and Juliet so that his
or her friends can download their own copy for private viewing in their homes. However,
the Internet user charges his or her friends to download the file. Has this person broken
any copyright law? Explain your answer.

It has broken the copyright infringement for not having the appropriate permission to
copy the movie.

It is important to teach these lesson about how downloading Movies or any other type of
Media is not the right thing to do. It is good to stress to kids the human part of doing
things which may seem okay at the moment because you are not physically snagging an
object but are doing so digitally. By making life scenarios and asking questions that
personally affect the kids, it shows the reality in how it affects other individuals. Kids will
hopefully consider the people in the Movie business who work hard and to onlly feel
betrayed by people stealing from their hard work. Students should be educated in the
consequences of going the easy by illegal way to do things. People need to work hard
to get materialistic things and entertainment, just as actors, writers producers and
distributors etc.. have done for some time.

Inappropriate Content by:Heather Anaya

Week 1 Student Assignment

1. What are some of the ways that the Internet is a useful tool? (e.g.,
communication, education, entertainment, business)

The Internet can be a useful tool for many reasons. We can see in the classroom we can
use the Internet to do research, communication, projects, media, music, and the list
goes on. The Internet is a great place for people to explore and find out stuff they might
not have ever known. The other way the Internet is useful is to communicate with all
sorts of people form all over the world. The Internet can be a positive and useful tool.

2. Do you think that the Internet can be dangerous? Explain your thinking or
give an example.

The Internet can be very dangerous if you are not aware of what you are doing. We read
all the time about predators that surf the web and contact people and do bad things to
them. We have also heard about scams where people get your personal information and
can also steal your identity. You need to be very cautious of what you do on the web and
who you may be talking to. The other thing you must check is if the web site is real and
safe or if it is fake and a scam. It is important o be aware of all the bad parts of the
Internet.

3. How have you heard the word "racist" used? How would you define the term
"racist?"

I have heard the word "racist" used a lot throughout my life. I have heard in the context
of, "He is a racist." In other words a racist is discrimination or prejudice based on a race.
Being a racist is a way of saying you have hate for a race that is not the same as yours.
It also means being rude or conflicting violence on others who are not the same or have
the same beliefs.
4. Who knows what a chat room is? Explain.

A chat room is a place you can go and talk to other people in a private conversation. It
is a way to be more personal and interact with a group or with another person. You can
start a chat room and invite who you want. It is a private place for people to
communicate with each other.

5. Do you think that chat rooms can be a dangerous medium? Do any of you
have any specific experiences with chat rooms that you'd like to share? (an
example might address personal safety in chat rooms)

I do think that chat rooms can be dangerous. One issue is someone could be in a chat
just to be rude or put their two cents in. There is always that one person who always has
something to say and is usually rude. The other problem is people can lie about
everything. They can lie about age, sex, race, and the list goes on. There is a good thing
that you can block a user and can even send a warning. You need to be careful of
harmful chat rooms. I have never had anything to scary but i did have a guy ask if i was
cute and how old i was. he explained he was around my age and wanted to meet i
stopped and never talked to him again. Who knows i could have been in big trouble or
put myself in a bad situation.

6. Do you think that chat rooms target a specific audience? Explain your
thinking or give an example. (an example of a target audience might be
children or young adults)

I think they tend to target adolescents. I think a lot of times predators are behind chat
rooms that they go after adolescents. The reason i believe this is adolescents believe
anything. If there is a girl who might be self conscious and a guy says your beautiful or
tricks her they may fall for it. I would have to say girls that are adolescents are probably
the main target audience. I think that it is much easier to trick and adolescent.

7. Have you ever been part of a chat room discussion in which either you or
someone else gave out false information? Why do you believe people use chat
rooms to create false identities?

I actually did give out false information i said i was older than i was. I said i was 17
when I was 15. I think it is a issue girls have. We always want to be more mature than
we are. I lied and said i was older and that i had blond hair. I have brown hair and i was
younger. I think we use false identities because no one can really find out who we are,
unless we meet them. I think people can also say false things to make oneself feel better
or cover up low self-esteem. I think if we could all lie and say we look like supermodels
we would.

Also:

8. Describe, in your own words, what happened to Daniel.

Daniel was talking to another boy and found they had a similarity of liking the White
Sox. He and the boy talked about meeting at a baseball game and exchanged numbers
and names. They continued to talk and found out that Daniel's Holocaust survivors.
Daniel then got a message saying "Die Jew!" He then told his parents and they had to
disconnect the phone line. The parents asked for the emails from the boy he met but he
deleted them. His parents expressed that they are lucky he didn't give his home
address.

9. How was he feeling before the hate message? After the hate message?
He was happy that he had found a friend that liked the same things as him. He was so
excited that they could even go to a game together. After the message he was hurt. I
would also say he was scared as well as disappointed. How could someone be that
mean. It is sad to because who knows if Daniel could have put his family in danger.

10. What could he have done to avoid this experience?

I think one his parents could have checked on what he was doing. The other thing is if
his parents knew what was going on they would tell him what not to do in a chat room. I
think if he had more information about chat rooms he could have avoided giving out
information. I just think everyone needed to be more cautious and aware of what was
going on and what goes on in chat rooms.

11. What would you have done if you had been in the chat room when these
hateful
messages popped up?

I would one have gotten off the chat room. I would have probably told my parents and
also contacted authorities about the situation. You can never be to safe about hate
crimes as well as Internet safety. I would probably also say you should leave the chat
room this is not ok. I would block the user as well.

12. What are some of possible ways that people can protect themselves from
this kind of hate on the Internet?

Be aware of your surroundings and who you are talking to. I think also to try and avoid
chat rooms unless you know the people and have met them before. The other thing is to
report the problem and not include yourself in it. I think the best things is to report it.

13. Do you think it is ever safe to reveal personal information over the
Internet? If yes, when? If no, why not?

I think if you can avoid it I would. I know that many people pay bills or check personal
things online. I always look for if the website is legitimate and in the corner it will say
protected mode on. Having protective software can also help from giving personal
information on fake websites.

14. What other kinds of hate that could exist on the Internet?

Other hate that can happen is amongst students. We have all heard about cyber bullying
and the effects it has on kids. We have heard that people commit suicide due to hateful
things said about them. We have also heard about hate crimes that kids do when they
see people are making fun of them. We have seen the school shootings and the violence.
We need to be aware of what our kids are doing as well as being aware of hurtful
information.

15. Have you ever experienced such kinds of hate?

I have been involved with being made fun off, but I think because i knew who my true
friends were and I had a good strong family background i was ok. I am not saying it
didn't hurt but I had support. A lot of times kids say hurtful things and it can be
devastating. We need to understand that this is going to happen and we need to deal
with it. It is sad that it happens and I wish we could change it but we just need to be
strong.

16. What could you do if you encountered hate on the Internet?

I would first tell the person this is not ok and you need to stop. I would then block the
user. The next step is I would report the situation to my parents. If my parents where
not there for some reason I would report it to authorities. It is better to be safe than
sorry. I also believe to stop hate we need to stand up and fight against it. We need to
stop it! Speaking up helps to stop the discrimination.

The subject of Inappropriate Content is very important. I believe that kids should be
taught about the positive and negative affects of the Internet. I also think that parents
should be educated on Internet safety. I think anyone who is going to use the Internet
needs to be aware of dangerous situation and be cautious of who they talk to and what
they are looking at. I believe we are starting to try and solve dangerous activity on the
Internet but we have a long way to go. A good place to start is educating all that use the
Internet.