The Village Green

Lynn Erseck, Kelsey Kreager, and Laurie Urich - FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)

Presentation started with a short video produced by Boulder Valley School District. “To use the Internet is to accept a level of risk.” Copyright development was described as well as music piracy. Terms such as ‘worms’ were defined. Pornography is prevalent for teens and younger adults. Child predators provided a sobering finish.

This presentation is presented by members of the Colorado iCrew, young adults working to keep other young adults safe. FBLA in high school provided the forum for the development of the Internet Safety Project.

Colorado iCrew - high school and college students presenting safety podcasts. The first episode was played for us. They also have gmail and myspace accounts for the iCrew.

Internet Safety Foundation - unique to Colorado. Coalition of various community, state, and federal members working to keep students safe on the Internet.

Peer-to-peer education is an essential component. Kids probably know more about it, and students are more likely to listen to each other.

There are many levels of involvement for parents as well as students. A flow chart was distributed that details the steps of presenting safety information to the community, along with supporting resources such as the NetSmartz411: Internet Helpdesk - http://netsmartz411.org/.

They have presented to groups as young as Kindergarten.

Colorado iCrew link: http://www.coloradoicrew.libsyn.com/