| Presentations and Workshops
Our presentations have been written to encompass many age groups, from students, beginning with fourth grade, to adults. These presentations encompass Cyber Bullying, Internet Safety, Cyber Predators, and Cyber Luring.
We have two adult workshops, and an interactive student workshop designed as a follow-up program to the Student's Internet Safety and Bullying Presentations. Software programs are utilized to reinforce the teachings on Internet Safety, Cyber Predators, Cyber Luring, and other areas of concern. These software programs will be discussed in the Internet Safety Interactive Presentation in the Presentation/Wkshop section.
The following pages will provide details of our individual presentations and workshops.
Internet Safety - Adult Presentation
Internet Safety - Student Presentation
Internet Safety Interactive Presentation - Student
Cyber Bullying Presentation - Adult
Cyber Bullying Presentation - Student
Workshop I - Children On The Internet: Parent Training For The Protection Of Your Child
Workshop II - Children On The Internet: Parent Training For The Protection Of Your Child
Internet Safety - Adult Presentation
This presentation is one hour + and covers similar information as the student presentation. You will see what your child can have access to on the Internet and how easy it is for them.
This presentation covers the areas of:
Safety Tips Cyber Predators Social Networking Sites
Web Content Cyber Luring
Risks Warning Signs
Screen Names Statistics
Profiles Acronyms
Internet Safety - Student Presentation
The information in this presentation can be completed in one class period (though, two periods are preferable).
Information addresses the following areas:
Safety Knowledge Quiz Screen Names Social Networking Sites
Safety Tips Profiles
Web Content Cyber Predators
Risks and Treats Cyber Luring
Internet Safety Interactive Presentation - Student
This presentation has been designed as a follow-up to the Internet Safety and Bullying Presentations. It helps to reinforce the information students have received, and should know to protect themselves while using the Internet. It also helps us to assess how much the students have retained regarding these very real dangers on the Internet.
The infomation covered are:
Screen Names Definitions
Profiles Web Content
Safety Tips Potential Risks
Female and Male Bullying Grooming Process
Bullies Statistics
Software Programs
In conjunction with this presentation, we offer three software programs "Missing", "Air Dogs", and "Mirror Image".
"Missing" Software Overview
Zack spent all his waking hours talking to strangers on the Internet. Now he has disappeared. Can you find him?
You are going to assist the Royal Canadian Police to recover a boy, Zack, who is missing from his home, actually coerced by an Internet predator (Fantasma) to join him in California. The story is based on a true account, but all the characters you will see in the game are actors.
Brief synopsis: A computer game about Internet luring.
Zack is a great kid. He's just having a bad year. His parents have split up. His dad is stressed, taking care of things at home and at work. He's been working late at the office every night, and now he's cancelled their vacation.
So Zack is steaming mad. He's started skipping school, sleeping in until noon. He spends all his waking hours on his computer, building his own website. And he's so talented. He designs amazing games starring a fantasy character named Zackman.
Zack is also building a family photo album. Not your normal boring snapshots. He's animated them so they're really funny. The problem is, anyone who visits the website can find out everything about Zack: name, address, school, sports...even family secrets.
While surfing the Internet, Zack discovers a chat room called Zine Scene where he can yak with kids. A lot of them are just boasting. But there's one guy called Fantasma who designed a website, California Dreaming, all about the great clothes and beaches around San Diego. This zine is so cool! Rollerblading at pacific Beach, surfing at La Jolla.
Fantasma is an even better animator than Zack, but he doesn't boast or anything. He sends Zack stuff to help him out. Like new animation software. And he's really sympathetic about the problems with Zack's dad. So when Fantasma offers him a job, Zack jumps at the chance. Well, wouldn't you.
(Exerpts from 'Missing' software folder -- Web Wise Kids and LiveWires Design Ltd.)
'Missing' Awards:
Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate Award in Education and Academia
Canarie Iway Award
'Missing' Sponsors (partial list):
British Columbia Ministry of Education Candian Police Research Centre
Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Mounted Police Foundation
IBM Telefilms Canada
Symantec Interactive Digital Software Association
National Crime Prevention Centre Canadian Association of Internet Providers
"Air Dogs" Software Overview
AirDogs was designed to show teenagers that online crimes have lifelong legal and social consequences for teens and their families. In the game, Luke is a teenager who shows great promise as a snowboarder. He needs money for gear and training, so he begins to counterfeit software in his basement. Players collect data and evidence to catch Luke's boss, who is the ringleader of the operation. The message of Air Dogs is clear: theft and extortion are crimes, whether you're 16 or 60.
Air Dogs is based on a Massachusetts case in which teenage boys were drawn into a software piracy and cyber theft ring. In the Air Dogs game, players meet Luke, a teenage snowboarding enthusiast who badly needs money to go on a snowboarding tour. His coach, Terry, has hacked into an online auction site and stolen credit card information, which he has used to purchase hundreds of laptop computers. Luke agrees to sell the laptops to his friends for a share of the profits.
When Luke is taken into police custody for questioning, he is forced to make a difficult decision: will he tell the police that Terry is behind the cyber theft or will he remain loyal to his coach? Using sophisticated cyber policing tools such as "digital watermarks" and "GPS cell phone tracking," players must locate and arrest Terry before all the blame falls on Luke.
(Exerpts from 'AirDogs' software information -- Web Wise Kids and LiveWires Design Ltd.)
"Mirror Image" Software Overview
Mirror Image tells the story of teenagers Sheena and Megan, best friends who are victimized by a criminal who uses the Internet to lure young women with promises of modeling contracts and online romance. Neither of the girls realizes that hacking software has been placed on their computers during their conversations with their ‘online boyfriends.’ Soon Sheena and Megan begin to suspect that someone is stalking them in real life. Players work with a detective to track the predator and arrest him.
Mirror Image is based on a real-life police case in which eight young women were lured by a predator who claimed to be a modeling agent. In the Mirror Image game, players meet two friends, Sheena and Megan. Both of the girls have created profiles about themselves which they have posted on Instant Messaging. As a result of their profiles, Sheena has been contacted by a modeling agent, Mitch, and Megan has a new online boyfriend, Mike. Everything is great until the girls begin to suspect that someone is stalking them.
Using cyber policing tools such as "online directory research," "pixel analysis," and "IP address searches;" players are challenged to discover the connection between the girl's online activities and the mysterious delivery van that seems to be shadowing them. By the end of the game, players discover that Mitch and Mike are the same man. He was able to stalk the girls after successfully placing a "trojan horse" on Sheena's computer. The "trojan" compromised Sheena's computer's security settings and allowed the predator to electronically eavesdrop on the girl's private conversations.
(Exerpts from 'Mirror Image' software information -- Web Wise Kids and LiveWires Design Ltd.)
Cyber Bullying Presentation - Adult
This information can be presented in an hour and is similar to the student presentation. Additional information is presented to help you as parents understand the warning signs and how you can protect your children.
The presentation contains:
Definitions Signs of Bullying
Types of Bullying How to Protect
Sources of Bullying Bullying via IMs, E-mails ...
Testimony Bullying via web sites
What to do Bullying via blogs
Statistics
Cyber Bullying Presentation - Student
Cyber Bullying is a relatively new threat on the Internet. This one hour presentation will help you to understand this new danger.
The presentation contains:
Definitions Statistics
Types of Bullying Bullying via IMs, Emails ...
Sources of Bullying Bullying via Web Sites
Testimony Bullying via Blogs
What to do
Children On The Internet: Parent Training For The Protection Of Your Child
Definitions
What are 'History' files?
What are 'Cookies'?
What are 'Temporary Internet' files?
How to set up parental controls.
How do children disable parental controls?
Security software options
Why monitor your children?
Monitoring software options
What are your options if you find inappropriate material on your computer?
Children On The Internet: Parent Training For The Protection Of Your Child
Language (Lingo), Pictures, and Emoticons
Password Security Issues
Screen Names
Buddy Lists
Profiles
Social Networking Sites
ICQ
Chatrooms
IM - Instant Messaging
Weblogs or Blogs
Photojournals
P2P Networks - Peer To Peer
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