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Internet Safety
Is there anything to worry about?
What's the problem?
Protect yourself from predators
How predators work
How they lure young people
Predators' techniques
Whats the harm?
Online activities and their potential consequences
Cyberbullying
...Its NOT a joke
The Megan Pledge
Cyber Safety Guidelines
Resource Guide
Helpful Web Sites and Phone Numbers
Internet Safety Guide for Teens and Parents
AZAG's Internet School Safety Tour
Julie's Journey
Watch Julie's Journey at NetSmartz.org
A video based on a true story about a girl who puts herself in a dangerous position when she leaves home with a man she had developed a relationship with online.
Missing
ONLINE LURING... PREDATORS... CHAT ROOMS...
MISSING tells the story of Zack, a kid in Vancouver Canada who forms an online friendship with Fantasma. This guy is so cool - he has an online magazine about beach life in California and sends Zack great stuff, like graphic arts and software.Little does Zack know that he is a predator. After Zach agrees to go to San Diego to be with Fantasma, players work with a detective to find and rescue Zack and arrest Fantasma.
To learn more about how you can help Zack and play this game click here.
Mirror Image
CYBERSTALKING... MODELING SCAMS... SPYWARE...
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.
Learn how you can track the girls' predator here
AirDogs
PIRACY... BULLYING... ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING...
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 beings 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 AirDogs is clear: teft and extortion are crimes, whether you're 16 or 60.
Learn more how you can catch Luke's boss here.
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