Consider the most degenerate person imaginable, one so corrupt that he is one in ten thousand. Simple arithmetic shows us that on a slow day, with only a million people using the Net, one hundred such nasty individuals will be out there. If you have visited an Internet chat room, you've probably met some of the Net's sleazes and perverts. They're the ones who ask you for your bra size, invite you to join them in Net sex, or query you on your most intimate secrets. As adults, we instinctively know that the best way to deal with perverts like these is to ignore them.
Chances are, the answer is no.
One group working to change that is the Naperville, Illinois, Police Department's Internet Crimes Unit. The Web site features a free PowerPoint presentation, complete with in-depth lecture notes and a teacher's guide, developed by detectives who specialize in Internet crimes. Best of all, both the regular and narrated presentations are simple, effective, and easy to use. You don't even have to know much about computers. Do this and you will be ready to use the SafeKids PowerPoint presentation to teach any child what he or she needs to know about the risks posed by online strangers.