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Students in grades kindergarten through 12 were invited to participate in the State of Ohio Kids Safe Online poster contest. The contest, sponosred by the Office of Information Security & Privacy of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, is part of a national contest held in collaboration with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to promote safe and secure Internet usage among young people.
Spreading the message about safe online behavior has never been more important. The majority of our youth are online, and the risk for cyber-bullying, identifying theft and other serious incidents among children is increasing.
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Click on the image to see the 2012 Cyber Security Calendar
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How To Get Started: Poster art should illustrate the safe use of Internet and/or mobile devices. Create original artwork that demonstrates the following concepts:
- Interacting with others and not bullying or threatening others on the Internet
- Not giving out personal information on the Internet
- Only visiting safe websites
- Being careful with email (not sending worms and viruses)
- Being careful not to download malicious code from games or websites
- How online gaming and gambling can be dangerous
- Protecting against identity theft
- Safe use of social networking such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
- Any original concept that illustrates safe use of the Internet or mobile devices
Suggested Topics:
- Cyber Security
- Cyber Bullying
- Cyber Community Citizenship
- Malicious Code (Worms and Viruses)
- Social Networking
- Mobile Media Devices
- Inappropriate Texting
Technical Specifications:
Format : Original hand drawn or electronically created submissions will be accepted. Text should be dark and large enough to read.
Layout & Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" in landscape format.
Content: Teachers, support staff and parents may offer minimum technical support but canot aid in the creative process. No professional (paid) assistance is allowed.
DO NOT send any artwork that contains trademark images or brands such as Disney Characters, Dell, Google, Twitter, etc. For additional informaiton on copyright visit: http://www.copyrightkids.org/
DO NOT put any idenitfying information on the front of the poster.