Internet Safety Tips

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Internet SafetyTips
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• The districts AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
  requires that you
• Only log on to computers when a teacher is
  supervisingAND that

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• 2. You only go to sites your teacher selects for
  you . . . or sites with a good reputation.
• www.usda.gov
• www.www.usarmy.mil
• www.redcross.org
• www.uni.edu

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• WHY do we have these rules?
• Its important to be smart about the Internet.
• Cyberspace is like a giant mall or
• stadium or park it's a huge public place.
• Millions of people use the Internet
• to talk, meet people, and find out
• about people.

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• You can meet anyone, from anywhere
• and other people can meet you
• through computers.
• So what?

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• Compare cyberspace to a place youre familiar
  with your neighborhood.
• In your neighborhood, someareas are safe, and
  some you should avoid.

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• In your neighborhood, you know many people you
  meet, but you still
• have some rules, such as be careful about talking
  to strangers. This is important because

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• on Internet, you are alone with people you dont
  know,
• and people can be who they really are, or they
  can pretend to be people they are not.
• Some people disguise how old they are, what their
  gender is, what their criminal record is, or
  their real intensions are.

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• It's hard to know who you will meet or what
  informationyou may come across.
• That's why it's a good idea to be careful about
  where you spend timeand what you do online.

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• Good things to do are
• Limit IM, chats and blogs to people you know,
• or chat only in moderated chat areas run by
  reputable companies.
• so NEVER give out this information
• your real name,
• your address,
• or your phone number.

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• Also,
• Remember this

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• In your neighborhood, you protect your privacy
  you are careful about what you tell people about
  yourself or your family.
• In cyberspace, you must do the same thing. Be
  careful how you use the Internet and what you
  tell other people about yourself.

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• Some web sites require information before
  allowing you to join in an online activity.
• Stop and think how could providing this
  information affect your personal safety?

Required information Username
Password Name (first and last) Address City
State Zip code Birth date
Gender
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Never give personal information -even to Web
sites of companies or organizations you know or
have good feelings about. That includes
registering for contests, or
Got Milk?
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• Registering for the right to download software.

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• You know
• It's possible for someone to create a Web site
  that looks like it's from a reputable company but
  really is not,
• so NEVER give out
• your real name,
• address,
• or phone number.

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• Never
• Go to questionable or inappropriate sites
• Agree to meet someone
• Agree to use file sharing programs
• Get into an online fight

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• If your teacher lets you choose a site, go to a
  reputable search engine,
• and choose a reputable site!

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What are reputable search engines?

• http//.aolatschool.com/students
• http//yahooligans.yahoo.com
• http//www.ajkids.com/
• httpwww.britannica.com
• http//familyfriendlysearch.com
• http//www.ithaki.net/kids/

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Good search engines allow you to find
pages created by reputable sources
with appropriate information.
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Whats a reputable source?

• A government site
• A countrys site (usually)
• A non-profit organization
• An educational site
• College or university
• Middle school or high school

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• Can you tell if you are visiting good sites?
• www.army.mil
• www.redcross.org
• www.uni.edu
• www.usda.gov

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• What do you do if you get to an inappropriate
  site at school?
• Immediately turn off the monitor.
• Raise your hand.
• Tell your teacher what happened.

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• What have we discussed today?
• Follow district policy to protect you on the
  web. What is it?
• Have strategies to be safe on the Internet.
• What are strategies for chats, blogs, IM?
• What are strategies for downloading/sharing
  files?
• What are strategies for choosing reputable sites?

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• Sources used
• http//www.blogsafety.com/thread.jspa?threadID120
  0000032
• http//www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/6
  8_01.asp
• http//www.cybersavvy.org/cybersavvy/index.html