Electronic Safety

Keeping yourself safe on the

internet and cell phone

Do you have a computer at home?

1. Yes

2. No

Do you have/use a cell phone?

1. Yes

2. No

Do you ever play games online?

1. Yes

2. No

Do you have an e-mail address?

1. Yes

2. No

Do you ever use Chat groups?

1. Yes

2. No

Have you ever visited Facebook,

Myspace or other “social sites”?

1. Yes

2. No

Have you ever sent or received a

text message?

1. Yes

2. No

Have you ever bullied someone

online?

1. Yes

2. No

Have you ever been bullied online?

1. Yes

2. No

Electronic Enemies

1) Tag-a-long

Teddy

2) Suzy Spammer

3) Collecting Carl

4) Angry Abby

Tag-a-long Teddy

Follows your activity

on-line

Asks information

about your location

Wants to meet you

Tries to get personal

information from you

SOLUTION

Never give out personal information

including address, phone number,

school name, and passwords. Report

this person to an adult.

Suzy Spammer

Sends you junk mail

or texts

Sends e-mails to

everyone

Sends links to sites

that contain

inappropriate

materials

Sends the same

material repeatedly

SOLUTION

Delete all spam mails immediately

and don’t send spam to others

either. Ask your parents how to

block unwanted e-mails

Collecting Carl

Looks for personal

information on line

Sells your information

to others

Tricks you into filling

out forms for prizes

Gathers facts about

you from your

websites and profiles

SOLUTION

Avoid putting personal

information on the internet,

don’t fill out forms on-line

without a parent’s

permission.

Angry Abby

Makes mean

comments to others

Bullies people on-line

Uses inappropriate

language

Makes threats

SOLUTION

Report this person to a trusted

adult. Do not make rude

comments back. Turn off

your screen and find an adult

to show the messages.

Electronic Safety Pledges