Protecting Your Children on the Internet A Road Map for Parents and Teachers
by Smith, Gregory S.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-02-16
Publisher(s): R&L Education
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Summary
The Internet, with its corresponding technologies that enable online interaction and access to a variety of content, can be a perilous place for minors between the ages of eight and eighteen, Parents and teachers are often ill-equipped to deal with the variety of devices and applications-such as e-mail, instant messaging, web browsers, blogs, cell phones, and personal digital assistant devices (PDAs)-that can facilitate childrens access to the dangers lurking online. This book explains the risk of the Internet by detailing recent, real-world tragedies and revealing some of the secrets of online activities. It also offers a pragmatic approach to help parents and teachers protect children against the threats of going online.
Author Biography
Gregory S. Smith is vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of information technology at the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.C., and adjunct professor in the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education Graduate Programs at John Hopkins University. He is an expert in the field of information technology with several technical articles and public speaking engagements to his credit. He is the author of Straight to the Top: Becoming in World Class CIO.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Introduction to Technology and Risks on the Internet | |
| Welcome to the Internet | p. 3 |
| Growing Up | p. 3 |
| The Internet: What Is It? | p. 6 |
| Recommendations | p. 12 |
| Back to School | p. 15 |
| Internet Technologies Defined: Education 101 | p. 15 |
| Recommendations | p. 42 |
| Risks Overview: Are Parents Making the Grade? | p. 45 |
| An Overview of Online Risks | p. 45 |
| Some Statistics fir Kids Going Online | p. 62 |
| How Are Parents Doing Protecting Their Kids? | p. 64 |
| Protection at School and in Libraries | p. 69 |
| Recommendations | p. 71 |
| The Risks of Going Online | p. 74 |
| A Sampling of Unfortunate Events | p. 74 |
| Recommendations | p. 80 |
| A Road Map to Protect Children While Online | |
| How to Monitor Your Kids Online | p. 85 |
| To Monitor or Not to Monitor | p. 85 |
| Tricks Kids Use to Hide What They're Doing | p. 85 |
| Nontechnical Parental Monitoring | p. 88 |
| Software for Better Monitoring | p. 89 |
| Recommendations | p. 97 |
| Internet Surfing, Blogs, and Social Networking | p. 101 |
| Surfing/Browsing the Internet | p. 101 |
| Search Engines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | p. 101 |
| Social Networking and Blogging | p. 105 |
| Video Cameras Gone Wild | p. 109 |
| Firewalls and Wireless | p. 112 |
| Recommendations | p. 114 |
| p. 118 | |
| Email Options and Programs | p. 118 |
| Email Risks | p. 120 |
| Kid-Friendly Email Programs | p. 121 |
| Trick Kids Use to Hide Email Activities | p. 122 |
| Blocking Free Email Services | p. 122 |
| File Attachment Risk | p. 123 |
| Don't Forget about Spam | p. 123 |
| Recommendations | p. 124 |
| Instant Messaging and Voice-over-IP | p. 129 |
| IM Basics and Tools | p. 129 |
| IM Lingo Parents Must Know | p. 132 |
| Blocking IM: It's Net Easy | p. 132 |
| Chat Rooms: A Hangout for Predators | p. 136 |
| Making Phone Calls over the Internet | p. 137 |
| How Predators Find Their Victims | p. 137 |
| Recommendations | p. 139 |
| Cell Phones and PDAs | p. 142 |
| An Overview of Portable Communication Devices | p. 142 |
| Text Messaging: How Teens Communicate | p. 149 |
| Monitoring Call Logs and Bills | p. 149 |
| Browsing and IM Challenges with PDAs | p. 150 |
| Recommendations | p. 151 |
| A Glimpse into the Future | p. 155 |
| Converging Devices | p. 155 |
| Free Stuff Everywhere (Advertisers' Heaven) | p. 156 |
| Global Positioning Takes Off | p. 156 |
| Built-in Security fir Future Operating Systems | p. 156 |
| Futuristic Ways to Stay Connected | p. 157 |
| Recommendations | p. 161 |
| Talking to Your Kids about Online Risks | p. 162 |
| An Internet Usage Contract | p. 162 |
| When and How to Be Firm | p. 164 |
| What Not to Say to Your Teen | p. 164 |
| Advice from the Pros (Child Psychologists) | p. 165 |
| Recommendations | p. 167 |
| Notes | p. 171 |
| Bibliography | p. 181 |
| Index | p. 187 |
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