Internet Safety “Doing the Right thing online”

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Some Basics “Surfing the web” is spending time searching for web pages using a search engine like Google or “Ask.com”. Email (electronic mail) and Attachments (items added to ithe message) are ways to talk and send data to others. Chat and instant messaging are ways to talk to others with an application like Skype or YAHOO. It’s called “IMing” someone. Viruses, & hacking, are when bad people do bad things to others for unkind fun or money. Example: hacking a password. Plagiarism is copying someone’s work and then calling it your own… it’s illegal. Passwords should be strong and hard to break vs weak and easy to break. The computer works on the net by accessing other computers at addresses with an application called a browser.

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Pledge: Tell an adult about anything you see or find on the internet that makes you feel uncomfortable or confused.

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Online Social Sites Don’t give predators any reason to contact you. Bad people called predators can watch and read your information

Pledge: Don’t share information about your family, relatives or friends. Don’t share your name, address, phone numbers, or the location of your house to anyone on the internet. Why would he want to know?

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Pledge: Do not answer messages that make you feel uncomfortable, or are threatening. Tell your parents or trusted adult about anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. Do not send threatening or mean messages to others.

Email Who? You don’t know! Attachments - infect the computer. Your Newest email friend? Chat/Instant Messages Different screen name just for chatting avoids Teresa’s problem. MouseTrap CD image Virginia Community Policing Institute

Pledge: NEVER meet someone, from the internet, by yourself. Ask your parents for permission and help to meet someone in a public place.

File Sharing- Don’t be a Pirate Access another person’s computer or share their files. Download music?… save a file to YOUR computer from someone else’s computer. Breaking copyright and legal use laws

The Internet is an ever increasing part of our world… use it wisely!

Do the right thing on the internet Realize that File Sharing and downloading music for free is illegal. Don’t Copy other peoples work. It’s stealing… called Plagiarism. Make up strong Passwords that use letters and numbers (not regular words or names) Ask your parents if your home computer is protected from hackers and viruses.

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Discuss Internet Pledge with your parents. Then follow these guidelines. Tell an adult about anything you see or find on the internet that makes you feel uncomfortable or confused. Don’t share information about your family, relatives or friends. Don’t share your name, address, phone numbers, or the location of your house to anyone on the internet. Do not answer messages that make you feel uncomfortable, or are threatening. Tell your parents or trusted adult about anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. Do not send threatening or mean messages to others. NEVER meet someone, from the internet, by yourself. Ask your parents for permission and help to meet someone in a public place.

Meet the Bad Guys on the Net @ NetSmartz.org http://www.netsmartzkids.org/activities/clwebworld/outlaws.htm Bad Guys on the Web NetSmartz.org open the outlaws.swf file in a web browser Look-at-Dis Louie Meet-Me Mack Potty-Mouth Pete Wanta-Know Wally

Meet the Bad Guys on the Net @ NetSmartz.org Spamazoid – sends everyone junk email, takes over your email inbox Follow You Fiona – asks for personal information Hot Head – uses ALL CAPS and/or bad language Oogle – hacks into your computer or gets in from you filling out information on a web page and tracks what you do on the internet