Internet SafetyInternet SafetyDangers and Dangers and NetiquetteNetiquette

Trust No One You Don’t Trust No One You Don’t Know!Know!

A shark is a predator. Predators swim A shark is a predator. Predators swim around looking for victims. The ocean around looking for victims. The ocean is beautiful and wonderful, but it’s full is beautiful and wonderful, but it’s full of sharks. The Internet is also of sharks. The Internet is also wonderful and interesting. It can help wonderful and interesting. It can help us do research, stay in touch with us do research, stay in touch with friends and family, play games, listen friends and family, play games, listen to music, watch movie trailers and lots to music, watch movie trailers and lots of other cool things. of other cool things.

But the internet is also But the internet is also swimming with predators!swimming with predators!

How do you know it’s a How do you know it’s a predator?predator?You don’t!You don’t!

So you need to always be careful.So you need to always be careful.► Predators may make you feel like you have Predators may make you feel like you have

a friend that understands you, especially a friend that understands you, especially when you’re feeling lonely and like no one when you’re feeling lonely and like no one understands you. understands you.

► They might say things that make you feel They might say things that make you feel good about yourself, especially if you’ve good about yourself, especially if you’ve been feeling bad about yourself. been feeling bad about yourself.

► They might chat with you online for a long They might chat with you online for a long time—months and months—until you feel time—months and months—until you feel like you really know them like a real life like you really know them like a real life friend. friend.

► But….But….

Everyone you meet online that Everyone you meet online that you don’t already know well in you don’t already know well in

person is a person is a STRANGERSTRANGER. .

Don’t forget that!Don’t forget that!

Secrets of Safe SurfingSecrets of Safe SurfingNEVER give personal info online! NEVER give personal info online!

NEVER give your name!NEVER give your name! NEVER give your age!NEVER give your age! NEVER give your school!NEVER give your school! NEVER give your phone number!NEVER give your phone number! NEVER give your email address!NEVER give your email address! NEVER give your address or the city you live NEVER give your address or the city you live

in!in! NEVER tell where you will be hanging out NEVER tell where you will be hanging out

later!later! NEVER give your parents’ names!NEVER give your parents’ names! NEVER give the name of a team you play on!NEVER give the name of a team you play on! NEVER give anything else I haven’t thought NEVER give anything else I haven’t thought

of!!!!of!!!!

More NEVERs!!!!!More NEVERs!!!!!

► Never never never never never Never never never never never ever agree to meet anyone you ever agree to meet anyone you meet online in person!!!!meet online in person!!!!

NEVERNEVER

►……open email from anyone you don’t open email from anyone you don’t know know

► It could have a computer virus.It could have a computer virus.►A computer virus can destroy your A computer virus can destroy your

computer and make it so it won’t work computer and make it so it won’t work anymore!anymore!

►Ask your parents if you have anti-virus Ask your parents if you have anti-virus software on your computer. It will help software on your computer. It will help to protect it.to protect it.

NEVERNEVER

……let someone be mean or nasty let someone be mean or nasty to you online. If someone is to you online. If someone is saying bad words or saying bad saying bad words or saying bad things, turn off the monitor and things, turn off the monitor and tell a grown-up. This is tell a grown-up. This is Cyber-Cyber-bullying bullying and it is and it is NOTNOT alright! alright!

NEVERNEVER

……..trade or share music files or ..trade or share music files or video files with other people, video files with other people, even your friends and relatives. even your friends and relatives. It’s It’s STEALINGSTEALING and it’s and it’s ILLEGALILLEGAL..

Other stuff to be careful Other stuff to be careful of…of…

► SpamSpam This is when people send out a whole bunch of This is when people send out a whole bunch of

emails to people they don’t know emails to people they don’t know Sometimes they do this to sell stuffSometimes they do this to sell stuff Sometimes they just do it to be mean and fill Sometimes they just do it to be mean and fill

people’s computers up with junk mailpeople’s computers up with junk mail

►Hackers and Identity TheftHackers and Identity Theft This is when people get into other people’s This is when people get into other people’s

computers and get their bank and other computers and get their bank and other information so they can pretend to be them and information so they can pretend to be them and steal from them.steal from them.

NetiquetteNetiquette►You need to be polite when you’re You need to be polite when you’re

online.online.►Never type in Never type in CAPITALCAPITAL letters because, letters because,

online, that means you’re yellingonline, that means you’re yelling►When people say mean, nasty things When people say mean, nasty things

to people online it’s called to people online it’s called FLAMINGFLAMING. . This is not alright, just like it’s not This is not alright, just like it’s not alright in real life.alright in real life.

►When you communicate online, it’s When you communicate online, it’s hard to show how you feel. This is why hard to show how you feel. This is why we use we use emoticonsemoticons to show emotions. to show emotions.

EmoticonsEmoticons

:-) happy face:-) happy face

:-( sad face:-( sad face

;-) winking, for when you’re joking;-) winking, for when you’re joking

:-D laughing:-D laughing

:-P sticking your tongue out:-P sticking your tongue out

:-O you are surprised:-O you are surprised

There are lots more There are lots more emoticonsemoticons….….

So…are you ready?So…are you ready?

Surfs up!Surfs up!