Presentation given at Pantego Christian Academy by the PCA Technology Department to middle and high school students during their enrichment series. Principles covered include: Digital Golden Rule, Digital Consciousness, and Personal Security in the Global Village

2. Finally brothers, whatever is
true, whatever is noble, whatever is
right, whatever is pure, whatever is
lovely, whatever is admirable – if there
is anything excellent or worthy of
praise, think on these things.
Phil. 4:8

3. Physical Safety –
freedom from physical harm
Psychological Safety –
freedom from cruelty, harassment,
exposure to potentially disturbing material
Reputational Safety –
freedom from unwanted social or
professional consequences that could affect a
career
Identity or Property Safety –
freedom from theft of identity and property

4.  It can be Public and Permanent
 You have no control who sees it and what
they do with it
 Information can be copied, pasted and
modified
 It may not be received in the way it was
intended
Unlike face to face when tone,
expression give clues, there are none
with the net

5.  Stranger danger
 Viewing inappropriate content
 Posting inappropriate content
 Cyber-bullying
 Privacy and reputation
 Online addiction
 Online inappropriate activities
 Device security

6.  Like it or not, personal information sites
continue to be more accurate, dig deeper and
reveal more and more of your digital life
 These entities gather information about
you, your digital activities and your contacts

7.  Lost in the rapid progress of
technology is a consistent, safe code
of use
 Most digital users do not realize how
quickly their online activities can be
public and permanent

8.  Poor digital decision-making starts in
the mind of the user
 Abusing technology, such as sexting
and cyber-bullying are the effects of
poor digital choices
 There will be consequences that
usually creates a chain reaction that
is very difficult to take back

9.  Development of a “Digital Consciousness”
 Golden Rule for the 21st century
“Develop and maintain a mindset that you are prepared
for your digital actions to be
“public and permanent”
 Realize that you must operate powerful digital tools
and technologies with the same preventative mindset
that you would use for other things like fire or the
automobile
 This mindset would have you evaluate risk vs. reward
before you post information

10.  Report: Teen gets 15 years for Facebook
blackmail
 Nude picture on phone lost in McDonald’s
ends up online
 Sexting in Maryland school gets student
expelled
 Teen sentenced to 12 months in jail for sexual
bullying on Facebook
 Weiner resigns after sexting scandal

11.  Provide you with information
necessary to understand that you are
accountable and responsible for
maintaining a Digital Consciousness

12. Concerns:
 People may not be who they say they are so have a
parent approve anyone you meet online before you
talk to them
 If the conversation turns to sex or starts to make
you uncomfortable, get off immediately
 If someone tries to meet you, contact an adult
immediately
 Never meet up with someone you first meet online
If you must take a parent or group
of friends and meet in a very public place

13.  Your online life is a reflection of you
 Insist that you and people around
you are treated respectfully
 Respect other people’s digital
property
 Stuff you created belongs to you and
you should control what is done with
it
 Be original or cite your sources
 Have your work reflect excellence

14.  Protect your passwords
 Create secure passwords
 Use phrases that are easy to
remember but hard to guess
 Don’t sue the same password for
multiple sites

15.  Make sure that you have security
software
 Be careful of WiFi hotspots – hotel
lobbies, airports, etc.
 Don’t download anything from a
source you don’t trust
 Always back up your data

16.  It’s up to you to control what other
people know about you
 If it’s private, don’t post it online, even
email
 Anything can be copied, pasted and
forwarded
 Once it is posted, you cannot take it
back
 Don’t post information that could get
you in trouble now or in the future

17.  Do not give out personal information
Name Where you live
Phone number Birthdate
Home Address School/church
 You can give out impersonal
information
Sports teams you like favorite
movies
(Other likes and dislikes)

18.  Cyber-bullying – the use of technology to harm
another person in a deliberate, repeated and
hostile manner
 Cyber-Mobbing – a form of cyber bullying
involving a group sharing the same malicious
mindset or intent to harm
 Flaming – hostile interaction between internet
users usually in a internet forum or chat room
 Cyber-stalking – using electronic means to
gather information for the purpose of harass an
individual or group; false accusations, threats

19.  Sexting – The act of sending an image, video,
text, etc. of a sexual nature to another
individual (digital), smart phone, etc.
 Outing – Publically revealing personal
information without the person’s consent
 Impersonation – pretending to be another
person in order to deceive
 Phishing – attempting to acquire sensitive
information such as usernames, passwords,
credit cart information through faking
authenticity
 Malware – deliberate attempt to send a virus
crippling the computer’s ability to call up
data

20.  It is against the law
 It could haunt you later
 Don’t let provocative pictures be
made of you
 Don’t send them online, even to
someone you care about
 If you get them, don’t share them
 Don’t carry them around in your
phone

21.  Bullying has been around a long time
but cyber-bullying is a recent
phenomenon
 Bullies can be invisible – victims don’t
know who the bully is or why they are
being targeted
 Viral – hurtful actions of the bully can
spread to a large group of people, the
school, the city,.. The perception is
everyone is in on the joke

22.  Don’t respond or retaliate
 Talk to someone you trust especially
an adult
 Save the evidence; it could be a police
matter
 Be a friend not a bystander
 Ancomm

23. I want you to be wise about what is
good and innocent about what is evil.
Romans 16:10
With great power comes great responsibility.
Ben Parker – Spiderman

24.  Sources:
 “Social media snares”
 Safe surfing kids
 Safe kids.com

25. 1. Which screen name is best to have?
A. cheergirl9393
B. chrisp1990
C. sandysmith999
D. horseluvr01
E. tphscheergrl

26. 2. While surfing the internet, you get an error
message from your internet provider; it says
that it will delete your account unless you
type in your password again, should you send
the information?
A. Yes
B. No
3. If someone online tells you they are a
sophomore in high school, and they are taking
Driver’s Education classes, they are probably
how old?
A. 14 B. 15
C. 16 D. No way to tell

30. 8. While surfing the internet, you see a
website that makes you feel
uncomfortable. What should you do?
A. Write down its name and don’t go
there again
B. Tell you friends so that they can
avoid it to
C. Tell a parent, guardian or teacher
D. Shut down the computer

31. 1. I HAVE A PERSONAL SOCIAL WEB
PAGE (Facebook Linked in, etc)
(yes is 10 points)
2. I have posted my personal phone or
cell number on my social website or
chat room.
(yes is 10 points)
3. I have posted my home address on
my social website.
(yes is 10 points)

32. 4. I have posted my school/work name
on my social website.
(yes – 10 points)
5. I post current and future status
updates (going on vacation, going to
the mall, etc).
(yes – 10 points)
6. My understanding is that deleting a
pictureor test file from my Digital
Tools removes them permanently.
(yes – 10 points)

33. 7. I have anti-virus and anti-spyware
programs installed on my computer.
(no – 10 points)
8. I run my anti-virus and anti-
spyware programs daily.
(no – 10 points)
9. In the digital world, I feel that I am
anonymous.
(yes – 20 points)
10. My social website passsword is
truly able to keep my contents
private.
(yes – 10 points)

34. 11. I have taken digital pictures/video
of myself which I would not feel
comfortable showing my parents.
(yes – 50 points)
12. I shared pictures, video, texts about
myself that I would not show my
parents.
(yes – 100 points)
13. I so and say things in front of my
webcam that I would not show my
parents.
(yes – 50 points)

35. 14. I have, for what ever
reason, harassed or bullied others
through digital technology.
(yes – 100 points)
1-30appear to be using digital
technology responsibly; chances are
low of being involved in an issue
40 – 120 moderately high risk of
identity theft or exploitation
130 – high risk to face a severe or
dangerous situation