Internet Safety

Mifflin County School District

Internet Safety Information

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Internet Safety Programs

Internet Safety Parent Program November 8, 2007

Middle School Parent Internet Safety Programs:

Indian Valley Middle School	September 22, 2009	7:30PM - 8:00PM
Lewistown Middle School	October 20, 2009	6:15PM - 6:30PM
Strodes Mills Middle School	November 17, 2009

PETE&C Presentation - February 2008

Cyber Safety Tips

A survey released on July 27, 2005 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 87% of those aged 12 to 17 now use the Internet. That amounts to about 21 million youth who use the Internet, up from roughly 17 million when this age group was last surveyed in late 2000. 51% of teenage Internet users say they go online on a daily basis, up from 42% in 2000.

Read the full report online.

• According to a survey by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, only one in four youth who received a sexual solicitation online reported the incident to an adult.

• More than a third of students in grades five through eight say their parents would disapprove if they knew what they did, where they went, or with whom they chatted on the Internet.

• 53% like being alone when surfing the internet.

• More than half of students have given out their name, sex and age online.

• 39% have given out personal information online by entering contests, playing online games or signing up for websites

• More than half of students have given out their name, sex and age online.

• 31% have chatted with or instant messaged someone on the Internet who they have not met face to face

• 13% are willing to meet face to face with someone new who they met on the Internet.

• Ten percent of students surveyed by i-SAFE America Inc. met someone face-to-face after meeting on the Internet.

• 92 percent of parents say they have rules regarding their children’s Internet usage.

• More than a third of their kids said there are no rules regarding Internet usage.

Statistics and information provided by iSAFE America, Inc., the worldwide leader in Internet Safety education, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth.