INTERNET SAFETY & CIVILITY
Most of Magnum Band musicians are parents and they understand the educational importance and also the dangers that the internet brings into a home. Magnum Band wants parents to realize that all teens and children, even those who seem wise beyond their years in matters of technology, rely on their parents to guide and protect them in matters of Internet safety (even if they do not admit it). Web-wise kids understand how challenging it can be for a parent to keep informed about online dangers and their teen’s online activities.
Consequently, Magnum Band included this page on its official website in order to provide parents, teens and pre-teens tools to help them have positive and productive dialogues about things that could harm them on the web. Having a family conversation about web safety may not always be easy, but it is always worth it.
Among these tools are:
- from the lwa enforcement community: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation);
- from the educational community: Safety Advice & Tools; and,
- from the Search Engine community: Yahoo Safely.
In addition, Magnum Band strongly encourages parents to gett involved in their kids' online activities. It is wise to take an active role in protecting your kids from Internet predators and sexually explicit materials online. To do that:
- Become computer literate and learn how to block objectionable material.
Keep the computer in a common area, not in individual bedrooms, where you can watch and monitor its use.
- Share an email account with your child so you can monitor messages.
Bookmark kids' favorite sites for easy access.
- Spend time online together to teach your kids appropriate online behavior.
- Forbid your child from entering private chat rooms; block them with safety features provided by your Internet service provider or with special filtering software. Be aware that posting messages to chat rooms reveals a user's email address to others.
- Monitor your credit card and phone bills for unfamiliar account charges.
- Find out what, if any, online protection is offered by your child's school, after-school center, friends' homes, or anyplace where kids could use a computer without your supervision.
- Take your child seriously if he or she reports an uncomfortable online exchange.
- Forward copies of obscene or threatening messages you or your kids get to your Internet service provider.
- Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678 if you're aware of the transmission, use, or viewing of child pornography online. Contact your local law enforcement agency or the FBI if your child has received child pornography via the Internet.
Consequently, Magnum Band included this page on its official website in order to provide parents, teens and pre-teens tools to help them have positive and productive dialogues about things that could harm them on the web. Having a family conversation about web safety may not always be easy, but it is always worth it.
Among these tools are:
- from the lwa enforcement community: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation);
- from the educational community: Safety Advice & Tools; and,
- from the Search Engine community: Yahoo Safely.
In addition, Magnum Band strongly encourages parents to gett involved in their kids' online activities. It is wise to take an active role in protecting your kids from Internet predators and sexually explicit materials online. To do that:
- Become computer literate and learn how to block objectionable material.
Keep the computer in a common area, not in individual bedrooms, where you can watch and monitor its use.
- Share an email account with your child so you can monitor messages.
Bookmark kids' favorite sites for easy access.
- Spend time online together to teach your kids appropriate online behavior.
- Forbid your child from entering private chat rooms; block them with safety features provided by your Internet service provider or with special filtering software. Be aware that posting messages to chat rooms reveals a user's email address to others.
- Monitor your credit card and phone bills for unfamiliar account charges.
- Find out what, if any, online protection is offered by your child's school, after-school center, friends' homes, or anyplace where kids could use a computer without your supervision.
- Take your child seriously if he or she reports an uncomfortable online exchange.
- Forward copies of obscene or threatening messages you or your kids get to your Internet service provider.
- Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678 if you're aware of the transmission, use, or viewing of child pornography online. Contact your local law enforcement agency or the FBI if your child has received child pornography via the Internet.
