Exploring the Web With Mr.Stick Figure

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Exploring the Web With Mr.Stick Figure

• By
• Brian

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• Once upon a time, there was a stick figure. His
  name was Mr. Stick Figure. He lived inside a
  computer. He was drawn by using little dots on
  the computer monitor called pixels, just like
  everything else on the computer. He liked to go
  on the web or internet. He knew special tricks
  for finding things on the computer, and where to
  go on the web.

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Some things on the web are bad,

• so he knew what to do and what not to do. Never
  Ever go on the web without your parents saying
  you can. Some things on the web are made to hurt
  your computer or to do other bad things. Some of
  these, viruses, break your computer, and spy ware
  spies on your computer. Mr. Stick Figure knew
  what are good things to do on the web and good
  places to go.

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• Mr. Stick Figure did not always know this. This
  is the story of how he learned. So now I will
  begin. When Mr. Stick Figure was little, before
  they had good computer protection programs in
  stick land, Mr. Stick Figure would run all over
  the web.

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• Then one day, some bad things were moving around
  at a web sight. Mr. Stick Figures computer
  protection was warning him it might be a little
  dangerous to go to that web sight, but Mr. Stick
  Figure went there anyway. There were bad things
  there that broke his computer. Then he went to
  school and learned about computer safety.

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• I will tell you a little bit about that. If
  something pops up and says something like, Poke
  the chicken and get a free video game or You
  won! Click here to claim your prize, then DO NOT
  CLICK IT. It is not like you would get a new
  expensive video game for free. It is probably a
  fake, a trick, or a trap. It could let something
  bad on your computer, like a virus or spy ware.
  Do not talk to strangers, unless your parents say
  you can. Just like in real life. Finally, do not
  go to any web sights without your parents
  permission.

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• You see, the web is like real life, except you
  cannot see people so do not trust pictures for
  what the people look like. People can put fake
  pictures up and pretend that they are children.
  They could also can be children and pretend that
  they are adults. This is mean, but people do it
  nevertheless.

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• If you get to a bad website, close it and get
  your parents. Also, DO NOT trust every thing you
  see on the internet. Some people make up things
  that are jokes. Other times they lie to trick
  people, and sometimes they are just like
  storybooks like this.

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• Also, anyone who knows how can make a website. If
  someone is willing to pay to put the website on
  the Internet can as long as that person knows who
  to send it to and what to do.

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• So you must be couscous on the internet because
  you cant tell who made it and if it is lying or
  it is made to put viruses and spy-ware on your
  computer.

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• Now back to the story. Mr. Stick Figure looked
  at the guide on how to fix computers. Ask your
  parents if you can go to it. You can find it at
  Cybornaut too. He fixed his computer and then
  decided to improve computer protection. He did.
  He made better virus scan. He learned how in
  school. Now in Stick Land they have good computer
  protection.

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• Mr. Stick Figure went to a website. It was
  www.kids.gov. He liked it it is designed for
  kids. If is about things like health, computers,
  art, et cetera. He wants you to go to it. ASK
  YOUR PARENTS IF YOU CAN FIRST.
• He also reminds you not to click on any bad
  things like I was talking about before.

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• Then Mr. Stick figure went to another website.
  He saw it was bad, and the virus scan and
  protection that he made it set an alarm and told
  him to leave the website. He did.
  Unfortunately, his dog pressed a button by
  mistake and got a virus. Luckily his computer
  virus scan located and destroyed the viruses.

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• He found another website that is good for
  children, www.pbskids.org. If you have seen this
  channel you probably have already been here.
  Remember, ask your parents first you can go to
  Zoom and see the prodjects they have, send them
  information, and you can play games on other
  places, and learn about the shows.

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• Also there is www.nickjr.com, with Dora, Blue,
  Lazy Town, and all the others. Remember though,
  ask your parents before you go. Dont forget
  Noggin at www.nogin.com which is almost the same
  thing, but you might not have heard of it before.
• Also, Mr. Stick Figure went to
  www.cybernaught.com, which I can tell you already
  know where that is.

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• Its time to take the quiz!
• 1.   Why does stick lane have computer
  protection?
• 2.   What are Mr. Stick Figures favorite sites?
• 3.   What things should you not click on the
  Internet?
• 4.   When should you go on the Internet?
• 5.   Why is the Internet dangerous some times?
  (As many reasons as you know)
• 6.   Who can put things on the Internet?    
• The answers to these questions are in the story.
• If you cannot answer these questions, reread the
  story.