Creepy Stalkers!

Oh my goodness! Talk about a creepy realization!!! This clip doesn't have a real name, but it shows how giving out personal information can be extremely dangerous. Children may not realize when it is or isn't appropriate to share information - especially online. They need to be taught how to use the internet safely. Something that my Mom does is she has a password to log onto the computer and my younger brothers have to have her log in. That way she knows when they're online and she can check up on them.

Another show I watched was called "Internet Safety for Children". It pretty much illustrates the same message. Kids are naive and need us as adults to supervise their internet use. They innocently give out information to people they may not know, trusting that everyone would tell the truth. When we teach out kids to be honest, they expect that everyone else is honest as well.

The third clip I watched was "Internet Safety: A Cautionary Tale". I found this to be a much more professional looking clip. It was recorded in a documentary style, telling the tale of a young girl that put her life in danger because she used IM - even though she thought she had been careful about the information she shared online. She didn't give out boyfriend info, age, nothing. But through using her IM name (not even connected to her true identity) an older man, who claimed to be 16 years old, was able to google search her information and get her phone number and address. After which he began to stalk her. He continued to contact her online and she began to freak out and shared with her friends her concerns that she might be being stalked. Her concerns drove her to trust her predator. Overall, this film was very effective in demonstrating what can happen to unsuspecting individuals. Even if you're being careful about what you say, be cautious about what you post at all times.

This clip was way too brief, but it said the basics of how just knowing a person's name can reveal much about their identity. I guess this would demonstrate to kids, and adults, how important it is to be careful where you post your info.

"Think Before You Post 2" is a follow up to the clip we watched on the voice clip. It's not anything new, just reinforcing that we should all think before we post. When you put something online you never know who will view that information or where it will get sent. It can be taken and passed on through other people, eventually reaching an audience you didn't even know existed.

Watching all these clips has just made me think of the questions we should ask prior to doing things online. How protected is your facebook? Do you really know who you're talking to? What could they do with this information? Are you in any way providing information that could be damaging to yourself or another?