How to be Safe Online

Online Access

• How many of you go online?• What are your favorite things to do

online?• Who accesses the Internet from their

smart phone?

Online Access

• Who has rules with their parents about Internet access?

• How many of you have a password?

Good Things About Online Access

• Research for a school paper or project• Get the latest “news”• Check the schedule of an upcoming sports

game• Access to music

Good Things About Online Access

• Take classes online• Get homework help from friends in your

class• Send emails to distant friends and family

Social Networks

• Who has a Facebook Account?• Recommended age for Facebook

Accounts?• Who has listed personal information on

their Facebook page?

Social Networks

• Who has ever had a scary or uncomfortable situation online?

• Who did you talk to about it?

Passwords

• How many have a password?• Do you keep that password a secret?• Have you ever given your password to

someone else or emailed or texted it to someone else?

Passwords

• Have you told a public computer to “save” your password?

• 75% or 3 out of 4 of you have shared your passwords.

Safe Passwords

• Are kept secret. Only tell your parents.• Don’t include any part of your name• Are Creative• Include capital letters, lowercase letters,

symbols, and numbers.• Are changed at least once a year.

Internet Safety

• Pick a creative username• Never include any part of your name in

your username.• Don’t list the name of the school you

attend

Internet Safety

• Never give out personal information like your actual age, your address, or where you are at

• Never meet someone you only know online

• Always ask your parents before using the internet

Webcams

• Should only be used with parents permission

• Make sure they are turned off when not in use

• Only talk to people who you know and trust offline

Emails

• Should be protected like a phone number or address

• Do not open emails from people you do not know

• Tell your parents if you get a weird email• Give parents permission to email account

• 1 out of 5 children use their cell phone to go online.

• 50% of all children post their real age on Facebook

• 1 out of 4 people thinks it is ok to post personal stuff online.

Statistics