Keeping Students Safe Online

KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE ONLINE The need for educators to help prevent bullying, drug use, school violence, teen depression and abusive domestic situations has never been greater. Unfortunately-and way too often- headlines are made too close to home. The good news is that there are ways to help assure students stay safe, while still allowing them to communicate, collaborate and learn online within a safe, filtered and controlled environment. WHAT YOUR STUDENTS ARE DOING Most common online activities among teens: 95% 000 Teenagers between the ages of 12-17 online. 62% 43% 36% 34% 32% 15% Visit a social network Send an email Send an instant Update status or check friend's status Listen to downloaded music Do research for school or work message 14% 52% >1in 5 37% 50% 22% 15% Teenagers have sent nude photos to someone they More than one out of every Students report being bullied at school. Teens between the ages of 14-17 have been involved in sending nudetext messages (sexting). About three out of .but less than one out of every four teens say they access the Internet on 12th grade girls spend at least 10 hours per week texting on their cell phones. two teens has been a victim every five cyberbullying incidents is reported to law enforcement. of cyberbullying. never met. mobile phones. A CLOSER LOOK Here's a breakdown of threats to students identified during the first semester of the 2013-14 school year from email, text 14% 33% 20% 19% 14% messages, discussion boards, email attachments, computer files and more. Violence/Rape/ Abuse (Others) Nudity/Sexual Content Inappropriate Content Alcohol/Smoking/ Drug Use Violence/Abuse (Self) Examples: Self-harm, suicide, dangerous behavior. Examples: Bullying, sexual abuse, fighting. Examples: Sexting, sexual encounters, pornography. Examples: Students skipping class, cheating, links to inappropriate websites. Examples: Drug sales, plans for underage drinking at a party, drug possession. HOW TO HANDLE PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT #2 #35 Determine if the person in Do not forward, download, delete or share. Contact local law enforcement If a document or conversation must be saved for records, do not include images. Minimize the number of possession of the file has shared it with others. copy, devices involved and locations if there is concern about of the file. distribution legality. AFTER THE FINAL BELL Help students understand what information Should be private. . Tak to students dbout cyber bullying.- When the school day ends, students still have access · Educate students about the threats of online predators. to social media, email, text messaging and more. Besides understanding what students are doing both Encourage students to report concerms to authorities. • Implement a safe leaming solution that will fiter and monitor inside and outside the classroom, schools can keep their buildings and students safe by taking these steps. online communication. Sources: BullyingStatistics.org| DoSomething.org | GuardChild.com National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | Pew Research Center The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy US Department of Health & Human Services O www.gaggle.net Ggaggle SAFE, ONLINE TEACHING & LEARNING @Gaggle_K12 •......................