PROCEDURE

1. Find parts of everyday life that are being touched by technology within the last decade. Give examples... (You should be able to find many, many, many of these)...

2. Annoyances: spam, junk email, etc...

   - what are each, give some examples, and are there any fixes/prevention

3. Deceiving others: websites, emails, photos, videos, etc...

   - show some examples, are there any fixes/prevention

4. Destruction: viruses, bugs, etc...

   - what are they, examples, are there any fixes/prevention

5. Stealing: phishing, adware, spyware

   - what are each, examples, are there any fixes/prevention

6. Digital Media Piracy: pictures, music, video, etc...

   - what does it mean, arguments for & against free file sharing, background on Napster, other examples, fixes or outcomes that have come about.

7. Exploitation of others: chat rooms, social networks, etc...

   - Find some suggestions or steps in order to stay safe on the web.

Important Words

7th Grade: Find meaning of each of these words, and use the words that apply to your project.

8th Grade: Each word should be included somewhere in your project.

shareware    public domain    copyright    site licensing

plagiarism    piracy    cookies    AUP

P2P    web filtering