Internet safety POWERFUL PASSWORDS

1. For Grades 3-5 WOLFTEVER CREEK ELEMENTARY Internet safety POWERFUL PASSWORDS

2. Educate Us • Entertains Us • Connects Us • False Information • Opens Your Home to the Outside World • Bad People The internet:

3. The computer works on the net by accessing other computers at addresses with an application called a browser. “Surfing the web” is spending time searching for web pages using an address like Goggle or “Ask.com”. Some Basics

4. Email (electronic mail) and Attachments (items “stuffed” in the message) are ways to talk and send data to others. Chat and instant messaging is a way to talk to others with an application like AIM or YAHOO. It’s call “IMing” someone. SOME BASICS

5. Viruses and hacking are when people do bad things to others for unkind fun or money. Example: hacking a password. Plagiarism is copying someone’s work the calling it your own…it’s illegal. Passwords should be strong and hard to break versus weak and easy to break. SOME BASICS

6. PLEDGE: Tell an adult about anything you see or find on the internet that makes you feel uncomfortable or confused.

7. Bad people called predators can watch and read your information Don’t give predators any reason to contact you. Online social sites

8. PLedge • Do not answer messages that make you feel uncomfortable or are threatening. • Tell your parents or trusted adult about anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.

9. Do not send threatening or mean messages to others. PLEDGE

10. E-mail Who? You don’t know! Attachments – infect the computer. Chat/Instant Messages – Different screen name just for chatting avoids problem. Your Newest E-Mail Friend?

11. pledge NEVER meet someone, from the internet by yourself.

12. Powerful passwords protect private possessions. Can you say that five times fast? It’s a tongue twister, but it’s true. Powerful Passwords

13. Don’t share Information about your family, relatives or friends. Don’t share your name, address, phone numbers, or the location of your house to anyone on the internet. pledge

14. Passwords stop other people from seeing your private information or pretending to be you. PAsswords

15. They are the keys to unlocking your special stuff on computers and online. For example, your password allows you to save your points after playing an online game. passwords

16. When you’re older, you’ll use passwords to keep track of your money. You’ll also use them to shop online. Knowing how to create powerful passwords will help keep your money safe. passwords

17. Creating a powerful password is like putting together a puzzle. The best ones are made of small pieces put together in a way that only you can remember. Hard to Put Together

18. Good passwords are hard for your friends to guess. They are also hard for a criminal to figure out. Passwords

19. Experts have come up with tips for making strong passwords. The more tips you follow, the harder your password will be to guess. passwords

20. What do YOU think makes a powerful password? Write it on your paper. Be Cyber Smart!

21. Watch the video below. UYN: The Password Rap Write down the tips you learned from the video. SmartzKids Video

22. It’s okay to write down passwords. But don’t carry them with you or tape them on your computer. With your parent or guardian, find a safe place at home to keep them. passwords