Seventh Grade

Sexual predators. Personally I feel safe online because I dont post any traceable information online. Kids should know not to trace any important information online. Parents should know to monitor their kids. I don’t think that the issue is exagerated by the media. It is a very true and scary thing.

Wow. . . . Thats really scary. . .

I really think that i shouldent go to any chat room or any thing. . . its stupied and dangeros

That is scary. How could people be so stupid about these things. If you find an old man you don’t know don’t let him know where you live

Sorry for my bad spelling

I feel safe online but that is only because i am really careful with the information i give out online, but I do think that some people are a little stupid with the information they give out. For example I know people who put their cell phone #’s as their away message on AIM, that seems like a realy STUPID thing to do, especialy because with Google you can put someones phone # in and it will tell you where they live and lots of other stuff.

i feel safe online because i dont give out any personal information and i am careful about what i do. i also think it is stupid to put your phone number online. you shouldnt talk to anybody you dont know because they could be stalkers and stalkers are scary.

The largest issue raised is most definetly sexual preditors. The reason being that being sexually harrased as a result of using the internet is the worst thing that can happen. With all the privacy controls,and anit-spyware programs that are available now, I would say I feel perfectly safe online. Being aware of all the terrible things that happen to kids also helps you realize that something really can happen if you give personal info, which is why i don’t. Kids should definately be aware of the consequences of posting personal info, but parents should also know that the internet is safe for their kids, just as long as their kids know what can happen. While the internet certianly is dangerous, but the media most certainly exagerates it to scare people, which i think is for their own good.

I also think that if anyone makes a friend out of u online that you shouldnt meat them because you dont know who they look like or if their lying. They could meat you and take you away. You might not see your parents again. I feel safe online if im playing games online but if some one talks to me im not that positive that it s a good idea to talk to them. I think kids and parents should know what kids do like IM and Email, because if kids r talking to other people you dont want them to talk to it could end up bad . The parents should aslo know what they do and say, if they give out personal info then it could be bad and then your parents could help you out of a situation. Its not bad to go on the internet but you need to be carful…..
I dont care about bad spelling…

Personally I feel safe online, I only do things where creepy old men can’t talk to me. If your going to do an online chatroom try to make it a very safe website. Parents should look over what chatrooms their kids are doing, to see if they are safe or not. And as a child I would feel particularly unsafe talking to a person I don’t know.

i think that the biggest issue raised is that your “friends on the internet may be a 50 year od man and might trick int to meeting him offline and kidnap you. all kids should know not to give personal info on the internet and also be aware of it. parents should know that the internet in chat rooms are not always bad. they are only bad when you give personal info. NO i don’t.

Personaly i feel really safe online because i dont go around talking to people i have never met and telling them my # and my name, and all that personal info that the kids on the videos did, which i think is probably the biggest issue. I also think kids should be smart enough to no not to give personal info, especially if they dont know the person. I think the media blows this out of proportion, but it is good that parents know the dangers and what could happen if their kids give personal info, but they should aslo know that the internet is a great tool if used correctly.

Some websites that can be safe, but you should only have your friends to talk to. REMEMBER THERE ARE STANGE OLD GUYS WHO CAN BE SEXUAL PREDITORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those kind of people are extemely dangerous and should be put in jail for what they are doing to other people =(

The biggest issue raise is when other people tell your kids to run away with them. Something that is blown out of porportion is the fact that kids arent responsible enough so that then kids dont get to go on the computer which makes them go on anyway and then that relates to the top of this entre. The End

I personally feel safe online because I never post images, personal information, or talk to any one, but a lot of people do which is why the scary videos are good. A lot of people don’t realize how dangerous
putting their personal information online is.

I feel modaratly safe online safe online becasue I don’t give out personal information. I try not to tell people my phone number or were I live. I am scared by myspace and I dont have an acount. All the storys about people that get raped by creepy old janitors scare me, i think it’s really important that people are careful online.

I think the biggest issue raised is people who do not know enough not to post personal information which is why the scary videos are made, i think the media does blow thing out of proportion a little bit but it is for a good reason.

I feel safe on the internet because i’ve been taught by my parents about the people in the world and the dangers of posting stuff on the internet. It’s just really stupid that the media pays no attention to the issues until it’s too late. Also, not that many things are being done to keep kids from being taken against their will, compared to what could be done. America should pay more attention to child-saftey and less attention to Iraq.

I think the biggest issue raised is absolutely about stalkers and people hurting your feelings to an extreme level by way of the internet. You just need to be careful about what chatrooms and websites you go to. You always need to think before you press the enter button!

I feel safe online because I only go to websites that I know are safe and only talk to people I have met (not on the computer). I also never give personal information away which I think is the biggest problem with the internet. I think kids should know that there are preditors are all over the internet and can do a lot with the little personal information you post. Parents should be aware of the sites their kids are on but they should know that the internet can also be a useful tool. I think that the media makes the internet sound a lot worse than it actually is. It has its dangers but the media makes it sound horrible.

I think the biggest issue raised is sexual predators. I really do feel safe online because i dont use personal information and i dont talk to to someone online unless i know them. Kids should know not to give away personal information or meet with people they dont know. The parents should know that the internet is safe if their kids know how to use it right. I think the internet can be dangerous but the media blows it out of proportain to show you what can happen.

I feel safe online, because the websites I go to are quite safe and I never give my parent’s credit-card numbers to the little side-line advertisments that are on most websites. I only play the advertisement’s games and exit out of the credit card page that appears after I beat the game.

I feel the biggest issue on the internet is sexual predators. I feel that they are the most dangerous because if they find you they may “hurt” you and then kill you!! Many of the other predators are dangerous too but they may take you away or kill or beat you, but to me the sexual predator is worse. Also these predators may have disease which may cause you to have disease. This is why sexual predators are the biggest issue online.

I think that kids ought to know that being safe on the internet is THE way to go when you are on it. That way you won’t have any online stalkers and people you don’t know chatting with you. Also, never ever post something stupid online that is inaproppriate, racist, sexist, etc. It will make you look like an idiot and usually, you can’t take that thing you posted off the internet.

The biggest issue raised about the internet is sexual predators. The best thing is to not talk to anyone that you don’t know in any way other than the internet. I think that this issue can be over-exaggerated by some people and the media. I’m not saying that it isn’t a threat it’s just that you have to be careful. I personally do not feel threatened on the internet because I am careful. Children should know not type in personal information. You can only give it to sites that you know are safe. Parents should know that it is not very likely for their child to be beleaguered through the internet. They should also know that if their child seems to be upset that they should do something about it. Also if their child is spending too long on the internet they should sense something is happening. If I were to be approached online by someone I didn’t know, I would just block them.

I feel safe online because I do not talk to anyone that I don’t know. I also don’t give any personal infomation or put pictures of me online.

the bigest issue raised is sexual predators. I feel safe online beacause I don’t give out persoal information, and the sites i go to are safe. Kids need to learn not to give away information that they wouldn’t tell someone they had never met, face to face. the internet is safe if you use it correctly, and parents sould know this. The media does blow this issue out of proportion, but only to demonstrate what could happen.

I think that parents should know that the internet can be safe or dangerous depending on which websites you got to and what you do on the internet. YOUR internet safety depends on YOUR actions.

Kids ought to know about internet saftey so that they don’t put their picture or infomation online without knowing what may happen to them and the ricks of getting hurt. Also so that they are not the ones bullying someone or hurting someone without knowing how much it hurts them. By telling them about the issues mabey the kids that were going to bully or is bullying someone will listen to the stories and stop because they realize hyow much it hurts.l

I think that the issue of internet safety is absolutely not “blown out of proportion by the media.” The media speaks the truth. The internet can be a truly dangerous thing.

Parents should know about internet saftey because then they can pertect there kids from praditors. Or if there child is being hurt through the internet they can help them through it.

I think the biggest issue raised is people making plans online to meet people they don’t know. You can’t trust anyone. Most people that ask you to meet them are probably depressed and some will want to hurt you, kill you, or just make you also depressed. Another very important issue raised is that people post personal information online. Once it has been posted, you can’t get it off, anyone can see it.
I feel safe online because I don’t post any infomation online and I never make plans online, even with friends. If you did and someone got hold of the plans, that person could meet you there and hurt you. The internet is a tool, if you use it right, it helps you, but if you don’t, you can get killed

I think the biggest issue raised is people making plans online to meet people they don’t know. You can’t trust anyone. Most people that ask you to meet them are probably depressed and some will want to hurt you, kill you, or just make you also depressed. Another very important issue raised is that people post personal information online. Once it has been posted, you can’t get it off, anyone can see it.
I feel safe online because I don’t post any infomation online and I never make plans online, even with friends. If you did and someone got hold of the plans, that person could meet you there and hurt you. The internet is a tool, if you use it right, it helps you, but if you don’t, you can get killed.

Kids ought to know what happens to people online because it could happen to them. If they know what happens, they can avoid it happening to them.
Parent should also know about this so that they can teach their children what happens and what not to do.
These movies and articles show some of the worst things that can happen to somone. They are post6ed to scare people and make people be more careful on the internet.

i feel safe online, but only with the people that i know, and i have to meet them face to face. i MUST be sure that the person is somebody i know personally. i never make plans with people i dont know, only with people i know perosnally.

i think that kids should realize that there are people out there who will try to hurt you, and that they nead to only talk to the people they have met.

parents should realize that their children are not safe without the right pertection, and that the only way they will learn what is safe is for the parents to tell them what is right and wrong

I can’t believe the parents who pretended to be Josh Evans. Seriously, they’re adults. I’m a kid and I know to never ever do something like that. All they wanted to know was what the girl thought of their daughter. That was very immature of them. They should know what’s right and what’s wrong.

i don’t think that the media “blows this topic out of proportion” because all their doing is stressing the fact that this is a real issue, and that people need to be aware of the problem.

I think that the biggest issu ebeing raised is sexual predators, they can cause lots of damage, both mantal and physical. they are a danger to our society.

I think that the biggest issu ebeing raised is sexual predators, they can cause lots of damage, both mantal and physical. they are a danger to our society

i now that i am sfae on the internet because i dont go on any chat rooms i bareky go on the internet

I think that cyber bullying is very bad and it can hurt people and make them make horrible decisions because they might feel lonely. i think that if you know anyone who is cyber bullyed tell them to stop and if you know someone who is being cyber bullyed try to help them get through it and be their friend.

I think the biggest issue raised is sexual predetors, because thier dangerous. Kids and Parents should be aware of the dangers od the internet. I thinks the internet is dangerous but the media exagerates

I think the biggest issue raised is sexual predetors, because thier dangerous. Kids and Parents should be aware of the dangers od the internet. I thinks the internet is dangerous but the media exagerates.

i think that most people are smart and dont write and post stupid things on the internet if your responsible online your safe online

I think that kids ought to know that if there not careful on the internet they could get hurt, or there information could getb stolen and they could end up having money stolen.

i think kids and should just be aware of what can happen if you are careless or post personal information online and should know not to do so, and i think parents should also be aware and just make sure their children do not post anything dangerous online.

I dont think that the biggest isue is blown out of the imedia. Even if they did it would be a good thing to help people onderstand how bad things are on the internet. But I think that they truthful and are helping everyone by not pretending like things are not bad on the internet.

I think that kids ought to know that if thier not careful on the internet they could get hurt, or they could have some freak steal their credit card number and the freak could use it to buy a truck full of nachos.

i think the biggest issue raised is that people arent being careful when searching the internet. they’re not, the parents, teaching the kids that there people online that will be trying to hurt you, and that they need to be more careful.

I would have to say that the biggest issue is child safety. Also, kids should know what websites to go and not got to. Parents should know where their children have been online and they should tell their children about the dangers on the internet.

i think that they should know that the internet is both a tool and a weapon, so they should teach their children about how to use the internet in a safe way.

i do think that the media does blow the situation with cyber bullying out of proportion, but i think that it is good that they educate the general public about the cyber bullying problem.

I think that kids should know that some websites are bad. You shouldn’t give out any personal information because you could get hurt. They should also know that a lot of websites are good, and they shouldn’t be scared of the internet.
A lot of parents don’t understand the internet, and they think it is evil. I’m not saying that parents should let their kids do whatever they want on the internet. I don’t think the media “blows it out of proportion” but they may exaggerate a little.

i think the issue is a little blown out of proportion by the media

Question 1

To me the biggest issue raised with internet saftey is the lack of privacy. Even if that person doesn’t go online a lot. Someone else can still put something about them online, when they don’t even know, that the peron put something about them online.

I think that the bigest issue is cyberbullying. Alot of people go online and say rude and mean things about other people. They usually bully the people that they are talking to, which is just wrong. The bully might just be showing off to friends or some thing. But the piont is that cyberbulying hurts someone.

Question 2

I do feel safe online because, I don’t use the internet that much. I think there is no reason to not feel safe, If you don’t post any personal stuff online then you should feel safe.

Personaly, I feel safe online because I don’t wander into ramdom websites with out a parent knowing. I think that if you go on IM or something you should go to a privite chatroom and only talk to people you know. I don’t have an IM, so I don’t feel like I have to worry as much about online threats. Knowing this I feel very safe online.

Question3

Kids now should know that you can’t take anything offline that you put on so if you put something online make sure it is not personal. They should also know not to put their address or phone number online unless they know that it is safe.

i think the biggest issue rasied is cyberbullying because i have heard about numerous suicides, that really scares me. This part of computer has really taught me a lesson to be exrta super careful so stuff like doesnt happen to me or my friends.

I think that kids should know that, yes, there are people who would hurt you emotionaly, and posibly physicly. People can do scary things. You need to be aware of what’s going on when you are on the internet.

Question4

I think that parents need to know what their kids are doing online and they need to know that the internet is not always bad.

Question5

I didn’t hear about Cyberbullying that much before we started this project, so I guess that I will have to say no I don’t think that the media is blowing all of this out of proportion.

I think that parents should know that not all wbsites on the internet are dangerus, but, not all of them are safe. Parents should check the website that their child goes on before they have premission to use it. They need to make sure that the website is safe. I think that parents need to know how to do that in order to keep their child safe.

I don’t think that the issue is blown out of proportion by the media. The issue is one that children and teens need to know about. They need to know the what the dangers of the internet are and how to protect themselfs against cyberbullies and other poeple like that. They need to know what can happen to them if they go and meet a person that they met online. They could be killed or hurt. This issue is a very big one, and it needs to be adressed.

i think that all schools should have a program like BCD’s they should teach kids how to be safe online, why they should be safe online, and tell them some of the ture stories we have been reading.

i think parents should know just as much about computers and the internet as theirs kids do

i do think internet safety is an important issue but i also think that the media makes a bigger deal out of it than they need to, they should talk about it alittle but not as much as they do

I think the biggest issue raised is the fact that kids are being abducted/kidnapped only because they think they found a friend, someone who cares about them but that is only an illusion made by creepy adults. I personally feel safe online because I make it a policy to not give any personal information to strangers who I have never met before. I think that kids should know the dangers of talking to people, and the dangers of posting something on the Internet that can never be removed. Parents should know as much as there kids do if not more because they are the ones who are responsible for the actions that there kids make. I think that it is a issue about Cyber bullying and all the other dangers of the internet but i also believe that the media is blowing it way out of proportion and is trying to scare people away from the internet even though it can be used as a very useful device.

the biggest issue raised is kids giving out personal information, because the internet is available to eveyone in the world and kids should know that there are also bad people in the world that if they have some of your personal information could really harm you. so they have to be responsible online because no one can be for them, so they should be aware of this easy access ability for someone to get them hurt- they should know what coulld be harmful to them if someone on the other end has some of their personal information. i think that the issue is blown out of proportion by the media. parents should also enforce media awareness and being responsible online. i feel safe online because i dont give out personal information or go to chat-rooms or any web spaces were people can track you.

I think that the biggest issue raised has been children getting friendly with people they don’t know. Just if they start talking to you, you don’t tell them where you live and sharing info about themselves that should be kept private.

I think the media is only focusing on the bad sides of children on the internet. They only bring up how alot of kids make really bad mistakes like trusting people they don’t know through the internet. They don’t spend as much time looking at the good things on the internet.

I feel pretty safe on the internet. cyberbullying is becoming a problem though. This can become a pretty big issue in some communities, but i feel safe in mine. That was pretty creepy at the end though.

The Janitor at the end of Think Before You Post is genuinely creepy and he has inspired me to stop internet bullying and put an end to sexual predators over the internet. Me, personally, am very safe.

this is a pretty bad video

these are all great, i think that all of these are very intelegent.

I like the way that sam stated internet saftey. He does it in a way that every one can understand.
Pretty good

The video where the girl posts her video online and it shows up in school on the bulleton board really shows how if yopu put a pic up of you on the internet than everyone can see it and it can never go away.

my comment for all of this, is that although some people may think its funny its not, and and its a matter for the police.

i feel so so sorry for the families that this crisses has happened to

these videos are well done (sad and moving) in the sense that they convey their point very strongly and clearly, but maybe a bit to strong. I think there is too much hype in the world about internet safety. There are other problems that are infinately more important than this because it barely ever happens. I think that they have drilled it into our brains so much that no one at this school or other schools like this would ever do something to endanger them. Most people aren’t stupid enough to post pictures of themselfs online that they don’t want people to see. And most people wouldn’t talk intimately with a stranger online or give out their address. I personally feel safe online. the chances that anything significantly aweful would happen to me are miniscule so im not gunna worry.

Cyber bullying shouldn’t happen; its good that a lot of poeple care and make an effort to help stop this unnessesary problem.

p.s. this is really sad and this and one above is Bean

I think that these videos all make a very good point. The biggest issue, in my opinion is cyber bullying. People can be so much more forward online than in person because they can’t get hurt back. And writing is so much less personal than talking so people aren’t themselves when they write. I don’t think anyone could say the same things in person that they do online. I know I couldn’t.

But, I think that things can get blown out of proportion on the media and with the parents. The internet is a very safe place if you are careful how you use it.

I agree with the movie think before you post because you shouldnt post things online that you know you will regret. Also i feel safe online because its not like i give out any personal informatoin.

I think that people shouldn’t put things online that they wouldn’t want their parents to see, like in the ‘think before you post’ video. i love erin.