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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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