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Internet Safety Tips

Internet Safety Tips. By K. Pisarik. The district’s AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) requires that you: Only log on to computers when a teacher is supervising AND that. 2. You only go to sites your teacher selects for you . . . or sites with a good reputation. www.usda.gov www.www.usarmy.mil

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Internet Safety Tips

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  1. Internet SafetyTips By K. Pisarik

  2. The district’s AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)requires that you: • Only log on to computers when a teacher is supervisingAND that

  3. 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

  4. WHY do we have these rules? It’s 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.

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

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

  7. 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:

  8. on Internet, you are alone with people you don’t 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Schools want to keep you safe, so: • Teachers must always supervise you while you’re on-line. • School computers may only be used for educational purposes. • Chat rooms are NEVER allowed at school. • Only teacher-recommended blogs are allowed.

  11. The Acceptable Use Policy at school tries to keep you safe on-line, but what can you do to keep yourself safe at home?

  12. Good things to do at home 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.

  13. Also, Remember this:

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

  15. Required information: Username Password Name (first and last) Address City State Zip code Birth date Gender 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?

  16. 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?

  17. Registering for the right to download software.

  18. 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.

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

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

  21. What are reputable search engines? • http://.aolatschool.com/students • http://yahooligans.yahoo.com • http://www.ajkids.com/ • http:www.britannica.com • http://familyfriendlysearch.com • http://www.ithaki.net/kids/

  22. Good search enginesallow you to find pages created byreputable sourceswithappropriate information.

  23. What’s a reputable source? • A government site • A country’s site (usually) • A non-profit organization • An educational site • College or university • Middle school or high school

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

  25. 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.

  26. 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?

  27. Sources used: • http://www.blogsafety.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1200000032 • http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/68_01.asp • http://www.cybersavvy.org/cybersavvy/index.html

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