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LearnNowBC is pleased to present Cyber Safe with Steve Dotto - Protect your kids in Cyberspace: A how-to guide to being Cyber safe.
This collection of short videos, hosted by computer guru Steve Dotto, shows parents, caregivers, educators and librarians how to provide a safe and responsible computer environment for our children. Dotto, along with parenting, security and educational experts, demonstrates how kids use the Internet and explains the responsibilities of being an effective parent in the Digital Age.
CyberSafe Intro
A quick introduction to CyberSafe.
Running Time: 1:31 minutes
Cyber Security
Steve Dotto is joined by Constable Shane Eakins of the Integrated Child Exploitation Unit, RCMP, to discuss what parents can do to protect their children online. This video explains why it is important for parents to have a basic understanding of the types of things their children are doing on computers, the importance of the location of the computer, and whether webcams are truly necessary in private homes.
Constable Eakins also provides tips about where and when to report situations that may involve cyber crimes against children. Estimated Running Time: 5:27 minutes
Camera Phones
Steve shows you how you can take a picture with a camera phone and upload it to the web in only a few seconds. He discusses the privacy concerns around our pictures and sharing them.
Running Time: 2:40 minutes
Chat
Take a tour of the world of Instant Messaging and Chat. In this overview Steve looks at both the very popular and useful Instant Messaging world. He shows the difference between IM and Chat forums, which are a huge area of concern.
Running Time: 4:06 minutes
Using Facebook
Steve takes you on a tour of using Facebook. How it all works!
Running Time: 2:08 minutes
Facebook Overview
A quick overview of how Facebook works.
Running Time: 4:26 minutes
Facebook Finding Applications
How to find and install new functionality in Facebook. Steve explains the concerns around adding new applications to Facebook.
Running Time: 5:29 minutes
Facebook Finding Friends
Facebook is built on sharing with your friends. In this video Steve shows how to find and connect with your friends.
Running Time: 4:05 minutes
Facebook Groups
Steve shows the very powerful groups and events features within Facebook. Creating small groups to share information and common interests, or publish and promote events. This is one of the really powerful Facebook collaboration tools.
Running Time: 4:08 minutes
Facebook Privacy
Steve deals with the most important privacy settings everyone should be using within Facebook.
Running Time: 4:14 minutes
Facebook Profile Settings
What to share and what not to share. Those are the questions Steve answers in this look at Facebook's Profile settings.
Running Time: 2:54 minutes
Facebook's Wall
How to share comments and barbs with your friends on Facebook's wall. Steve also discusses when is it appropriate to limit access or remove the wall completely.
Running Time: 2:36 minutes
MySpace
Steve takes you on a tour of MySpace, one of the most popular social networking sites that works especially well for musicians and fans.
Running Time: 4:00 minutes
Nexopia
Steve shows one of the sites all parents should be most concerned about, Nexopia.
Running Time: 6:35 minutes
Parental Controls
How to set and use parental controls, especially useful in keeping very small children from viewing inappropriate content online.
Running Time: 3:17 minutes
Passwords
Using a good password is the first essential step in providing a secure online life for yourself and your family. Steve shows you how to come up with and use highly secure passwords.
Running Time: 3:20 minutes
Resources
A summary of some of the best online security resources and information centres.
Running Time: 2:51 minutes
Shorthand SMS
Steve shows you how to learn to use and read Internet Shorthand.
Running Time: 1:49 minutes
Wireless Networking
Steve walks you through the very important process of securing your home wireless network.
Running Time: 4:35 minutes
Library Databases
Instead of using a search engine like Google to find online information, why not consider using your local library? The best part is you don’t even need to go there! In this video, Steve Dotto explains how to access the online electronic information that your local library provides.
Running Time: 3:30 minutes
Small Business
In this video, Steve talks about some amazing internet services and resources for anyone looking to open or join a small business.
Running Time: 4:45 minutes
Genealogy
Did you know that Genealogy is considered to be the second biggest pursuit on the Internet? Want to discover a bit about your past? The advent of the Internet has completely revolutionized Genealogy and how we access and share information to understand our past. Join Steve and his guest Janet Tomkins, a librarian in the History and Government Division of the Vancouver Public Library as they discuss a variety of research and collaboration techniques genealogists use to find and share information.
Running Time: 8:45 minutes
Canada Post
Listen to Steve describe how Canada Post has reinvented itself by providing tools on their site like the Online Business Centre to help provide small businesses with the kind of efficiency big businesses have. Other tips include useful information on sites like simplybill, a web-based interface that performs many of the tasks associated with invoicing.
Running Time: 4:00 minutes