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Part 1 - Grasping Communication On The Web
1. Introduction
a. Purpose of the course
b. Overview of topics to be discussed
2. Brief history of the internet
a. How it came about
b. Where we are today
c. Computer usage facts and statistics
3. Internet safety laws
a. Laws to protect children
b. Why some work and why some do not
4. Parental guidelines for children
a. Time limits
b. Safety tips
c. Parental involvement
i. MySpace
ii. Facebook
iii. Blogs
iv. Etc.
d. Internet security discussions
5. MySpace, Facebook
a. Origin and history
b. How to set up an account
c. How they work and what makes them fun
d. What makes them dangerous
e. Contacts for concerns
f. Best practices
6. Blogs, web cameras, chat rooms
a. Origin and history
b. How to set up accounts
c. How they work and what makes them fun
d. What makes them dangerous
e. Best practices
7. Online gaming
a. Overview
b. How it works and what makes it fun
c. What makes it dangerous
d. Best practices
8. Cyber bullying
a. What is it
i. Mobile phone bullying
ii. Social networking bullying
iii. Blog bullying
b. The dangers
c. What to do if your child is being cyber bullied
9. Best practices
a. Recap of part 1
b. Question and answer time
Part 2 - The Art of PC-Surveillance
1. Working with web & software filters
a. Software vs hardware
i. Solutions for blocking
ii. Which solution is right for me
b. Website filtering
i. Using pre-defined block lists
ii. Configuring custom block lists
c. Blocking applications
i. Using pre-defined block lists
ii. Configuring custom block lists
d. Configuring time restrictions
e. Configuring game restrictions
2. Retrieving the browser history
a. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera
3. Monitoring Software
a. What is it
b. How does it work
i. Monitoring keystrokes
ii. Monitoring websites visited
iii. Monitoring chatrooms
iv. Monitoring cell phone text messages
v. Monitoring instant messages
vi. Monitoring MySpace & Facebook
vii. Monitoring email messages
viii. Monitoring everything else...
c. What should it cost
d. Installation process
e. Retrieving the log files
f. Legalities, ethics & privacy concerns
4. Mobile phones
a. Content filtering options
b. Using GPS locator services
c. Supported carriers
5. Best practices
a. Recap of part 2
b. Question and answer time
Part 3 - Concluding the Course
1. Useful software
a. Overview of software
2. Useful websites
a. Overview of websites
3. Best practices
a. Recap of part 3
b. Question and answer time
4. Final notes
