Lecture on Internet Safe Use
    Some Trivial Information
     Under auspices of Comenius, our school organized a lecture on the topic of 
      Internet Safety.
     Place : Anixi’s High School
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      Date: 22  February
     Lecturer: Mrs Dimitrakopoulou (psychologist, specialised on teenagers and 
      Internet Safety)
     Overview: Discussion on the Risks and Safe Use of the Internet and questions 
      posed to the psychologist on the topic.
     Preparation: Comenius students gave out questionnaires on Internet safety before 
      the lecture to increase motivation among the students. (The results were 
      discussed after the lecture and are included in the presentation).
     Based on this lecture the participants of Comenius synthesized the following 
      presentation.
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   Internet
   The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer 
     networks that serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network 
     of networks that consists of millions of private, public, 
     academic, business, and government networks, of local to 
     global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, 
     wireless and optical networking technologies. 
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   Advantages of The Internet
    Information
     There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about any 
     subject. Whether you’re interested in politics, market information or the social life 
     you can find the type of data that you’re looking for just by using search engines 
     like google, yahoo etc. 
    Communication 
     Communicating with your friends and loved ones has been easy through e-mail 
     and social communication sites like Facebook and MySpace. Internet gives you 
     the opportunity to contact a person who is physically present thousand miles away 
     within the fraction of a second’s time.
    Software Downloads
      You can freely download innumerable software packages (utilities, games, music, 
     videos, movies etc.)
       
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   Advantages of The Internet
    Entertainment 
      Entertainment is one of the most popular reasons why many people prefer to surf 
     the internet. There is a wide range of things to do including video games, music, 
     movies, chat room, news etc.
    Services
      A variety of services are provided on the Internet, such as job searching, online 
     banking, purchasing tickets, hotel reservations and consultation services.
    Ecommerce 
   There are many online stores and sites that can be used to look for products as well 
     as buy them using your credit card.
    Communities
     Communities of all types have sprung up on the internet. Its a great way to meet 
     up with people of similar interest and discuss common issues.
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   Disadvantages of the internet
   Addiction
   Isolation
   Cyber-Bullying
   Inappropriate Content
   Sexual Predators 
   Identity and/or Personal Information Theft
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