Danger of Net Application

1. Issue with Internet content?
Unregulated
(i) Hate sites, fake sites, chain mail, hoaxes & scams

2. How to handle content on the internet?
(i) Do not forward Unverified information
(ii) Check with Reliable sources

• Online(Recommended sources, Cyber Wellness Metors)
• Offline(Teachers, parents, trusted adult friends, CRuSH trainers)

3. Using the internet for research?
When using the internet for research, it is important that the information that you gather is
correct. Determine whether the document that you are reading is:
(i) Comprehensive or Biased

• A good website would give you more facts and information.
• The author would not impose his views on others

(ii) Consistent or Different

• Use information from various sites to piece together an even fuller picture on the topic of your research

(iii) Current or Outdated

• If you are working on current issues, there will be new and lateset developments that you should include in your assignment.

4. Use content friendly
(i) Search engines

• Ask Jeeves for kids (http://www.ajkids.com/)

(ii) Educationally recongnized web-sites
Recommended web-sites for students:

• http://www.dictionary.com/
• http://www.encarta.com/
• http://www.britannica.com/

Beware of emails from onknown sources, promising you some quick bucks. These are likely to turn out to be scams or there might be a catch behind the 'great' offer. Just delete these and block the sender so that they cannot flood your mailbox with junk.

If you suspect a hoax is being passed around, you could check that credibility at http://www.vmyths.com/ , http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/ , etc.

Don't forget: Internet contenet cannot be effectively Regulated. You are the best
Filter

In order to investigate just how likely young children were to be approached online by adults, the BBC asked two detectives to pose as a 14-year-old girl and visit a range of unsupervised chat rooms. Despite the fact that Sydney, the name they chose for their character, only went to chat rooms with innocent titles, did not approach any other people online and was non-committal and passive in conversation, she was contacted by 30 men over a two-week period. One man went so far as to persuade her to meet up, having asked her questions about her sexual experience."