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Online Safety and You!
Introduction
• The good and the bad about the internet
• Protecting your Personal Information
– Password protection
• Email Safety
What is good about
the Internet?
What is bad about the
Internet?
NetSmartz
• Meet Nettie and Webster who want to
teach you a little more about what could
be potentially bad about the internet.
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Personal Information
 Never give out your personal identifying
information or your families or friends.
Your name, address, telephone number, school
name, and picture of yourself in any public areas
or in email unless you are sure you know the
person.
 The internet is forever
Everything that is posted online is tracked and
stored. In public areas everyone can see what
you post.
Password Protection
• Passwords are your first line of defense
• Use strong passwords and keep them
confidential.
– Programs are used to determine your
password if it is not strong.
• Don’t give out your password, even to your
best friend.
– You are responsible for your account.
Creating a Password
• A strong password is a
combination of numbers,
uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, and, if
possible, other
characters.
• The longer the password,
the harder it is to guess.
• Do everything you can to
memorize your
passwords, but if, for
some reason, you
absolutely must write
down a password, always
keep the note in a locked
file and do not write down
the corresponding ID.
Safety Tips
• Only open emails from people and addresses you know.
– If you don’t recognize the email have your parent or
teacher review the email first.
• Never open email attachments unless you know who it is
from and are expecting the attachment.
– If you don’t know ASK first
• Do not respond to messages that are rude or offensive.
• Do not forward emails to “everyone” in your address
book.
• Do not say anything online that you wouldn’t say offline.
• Talk to a trusted adult if anything makes you feel scared,
uncomfortable or confused.
Online “Friends” Safety
• People pretend to know you by using the
personal information you have posted.
• Be sure you only communicate with people you
know in person.
– This includes adding them to a “friends” list.
• You may not know the truth about someone you
first meet online.
• Time does not equal trust or knowing the
person.
• You can be lied to or betrayed.
What Is Unsafe?
Use Privacy Settings
• Use the privacy settings – such as
“Friends Only” on any social networking
site you are on.
• Only allow people you know in real life on
your friends list.
The Internet Safety Rules
• I Keep Safe my personal information—all of it! I
never give my real name, address, phone number, the
name of my school, or a picture of myself to anyone
online.
• I Keep Away from Internet strangers— no matter
what they tell me, because I have no way of knowing
who they really are. I don’t talk with them online, and I
never meet them face-to-face.
• I Keep Telling my parents or a trusted adult
about everything I see on the Internet. I always tell
them when something makes me uncomfortable.
Questions
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