While new technologies and the Internet offer immense opportunities for new entertainment media, communication, information access, and ecommerce, they also open the door to alarming and ever present dangers, especially for young people.

Students need to be responsible for their e-activities in the same way they need to be responsible for other school activities. Publishing to the Internet is a PUBLIC activity and just about anyone can view your postings. Even if your site is password protected, there is no way to prevent your invited friends from simply copying and pasting your work into other sites. In many cases, even deleted materials can be found on the web copied to other sites.

Never use your full name or post a photo of yourself. Do not post photos of others without their permission and do not identify them using their full names. Always get permission to use audio or video recordings of everyone involved in the recording. Be careful not to publish personal information about yourself or other students.

Think before you post to the web. What you say is just as important as how you say it. NEVER share your user name and password with other students. Anything published or posted in your name is your responsibility.

Internet Saftey Training - Carnegie Mellon Cylab has teamed up with i-SAFE, to develop a game teaching Internet safety for Middle School students. The full version of the game should be available in the spring of 2007. Check out the preview! Carnegie Cyber Academy

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Future Employers -Experts to students: Watch what you post From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

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