Internet Online Safety How to have FUN and Stay in Control Slide
2 Online Safety How to Stay in Control Do you think you know how
you can stay safe when you are using the internet? Staying in
control is about knowing that some people use the internet to be
nasty to others. We have lots of information for you about the
internet and mobile phones, so you can make the right choices and
be safe. Slide 3 Online Safety Chatting When youre chatting to
people online, TRY NOT TO GIVE OUT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION about
yourself. This includes your full name, address or school. Its ok
to tell someone what city you live in though as long as you dont
include anything else. Even giving a street name can be enough to
allow someone to find you. If anyone ever asks you for this
information, tell a trusted adult straight away. Some people who
you meet online may not be who they say they are. Its easy for
people to lie when theyre chatting over the internet, so DONT
ARRANGE TO MEET UP WITH SOMEONE who you have met online. If anyone
asks to meet up with you, tell a trusted adult. It is not a good
idea, but if you do decide to meet up then make sure you take a
trusted adult with you and meet in a public place. Slide 4 Online
Safety Chatting & Instant Messaging Some people you meet online
may not be who they say they are, so its a good idea to make sure
the people on your contact list are people you really know in the
real world. If someone adds you to their contact list and you dont
know them, make sure you BLOCK THEM. This will stop them from
seeing when you are logged on, and they wont be able to contact
you. If you add someone and decide afterwards you dont want them on
your list you can delete them too. If you have your own profile on
Instant Massaging ITS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE LOTS OF
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF, like your hobbies, favourite band, your
address and school. Slide 5 Online Safety Chatting & Instant
Messaging Its also NOT A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF on
your profile. You can use one of the pictures that are on IM
already, or a picture of a pet or your favourite pop group. This is
because if you have someone on your contact list who you dont know
in the real world, they will be able to have access to your profile
and see what you look like. Lots of people also use webcams when
they use IM - this can be a great way of seeing all your friends
and family when you are talking to them, but remember some people
you meet online may not be who they say they are. Webcam images can
be recorded and copied and also shared with other people, so the
best thing to do is not use a webcam with people you dont know in
the real world. Some people will try and speak to young people
using IM because they have bad intentions and they can fake webcam
images and pretend to be someone else to try and trick you. If you
feel worried about this, make sure you tell to a trusted adult.
Slide 6 Online Safety Email Sometimes you get emails from people
you dont know. In the Cyber Caf, Sunil receives an email from
someone he doesnt know and he does the right thing by deleting the
email and not replying to the person who sent it. These emails are
usually junk emails and this is called Spam. Some people also send
viruses and nasty pictures by using email. Its important to
remember that if you receive an email from someone you dont know,
NEVER OPEN IT. Tell an adult you trust if youre not sure what to
do. Some people also send fake emails to trick you into replying.
They get email addresses by using special software or from other
websites on the internet. If you reply to one of these emails, the
people sending them will know that your email address is real, and
they could start sending you junk or nasty emails. Make sure you
ALWAYS DELETE EMAILS FROM PEOPLE YOU DONT KNOW. Slide 7 Online
Safety Email Emails can also get lost on the internet after they
have been sent, so make sure you dont include lots of information
about yourself that may allow people to know where you are. NEVER
GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION, like your full name, address or
school to people you talk to using email, if you dont know them in
the real world. If anyone you talk to online asks for this
information, tell a trusted adult. Some people use emails to send
pictures of themselves to friends and family, but ITS NOT A GOOD
IDEA TO SEND A PICTURE TO SOMEONE YOU HAVE MET ONLINE who you dont
know in the real world. They may not be who they say they are, and
you dont want a stranger to have a picture of you or your friends/
family. Finally, the most important thing to remember when you are
using emails is... TREAT PEOPLE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED
YOURSELF. Take responsibility for what you write when using email
and never write something that might hurt or upset someone. Slide 8
Online Safety Chat Rooms & Online Forums If you see a message
that upsets you, TELL A TRUSTED ADULT. When you log onto a forum or
chat room, ALWAYS USE A NICKNAME rather than give your real name.
Nicknames can be a fun way to hide your identity when chatting
online, but its not a good idea to pretend to be someone your not.
Some people who use chat rooms or forums lie about who they are.
When youre leaving messages to people in forums, NEVER GIVE OUT ANY
PERSONAL INFORMATION about yourself. This includes your full name,
address or school. Its ok to tell someone what city you live in, as
long as you dont include anything else. Even giving a school name
can be enough to allow someone to find you. If anyone ever asks you
for this information, tell a trusted adult straight away. Slide 9
Online Safety Chat Rooms & Online Forums Some people who you
meet online may not be who they say they are. Its very easy for
people to lie when theyre chatting online, so NEVER ARRANGE TO MEET
UP WITH SOMEONE WHO YOU HAVE MET ONLINE. If anyone asks to meet up
with you, tell a trusted adult. It is not a good idea, but if you
do decide to meet up then make sure you take a trusted adult with
you and meet in a public place Some chat rooms / forums are
moderated and this means that an adult is watching what is being
said to make sure no one is being nasty. They can delete messages
and also ban people from leaving messages if they are upsetting
Slide 10 Online Safety Social Networks Social networking sites are
all online, so any information you add about yourself can be seen
by anyone in the world. If you put too much information about
yourself online, people you dont know may be able to find you.
NEVER PUT YOUR FULL ADDRESS ON YOUR SITE. Its best to leave the
space blank, or if you do want to add some information, make sure
that you make your profile private so only your friends can see it.
Its a good idea to USE A NICKNAME rather than your real name - your
friends will know your nickname so will know its you! Its a good
idea to PUT YOUR REAL AGE on your site - if you lie and say you are
older, you may get adults trying to contact you. Its also NOT A
GOOD IDEA TO PUT YOUR MOBILE NUMBER on your site - your real
friends will already have it!. (Aka facebook/twitter/ bebo/ Moshi
Monsters) Slide 11 Online Safety Social Networks USE YOUR PRIVACY
SETTINGS! Adjust your account settings (sometimes called Privacy
Settings) so only approved friends can instant message you. This
wont ruin your social life new people can still send you friend
requests and message you, they just wont be able to pester you via
IM. This means that people you dont want to see your profile cant!
Anything you add to your social networking site can be copied or
printed, so if you want to put pictures up on your site think
before you do it. Remember that your site may be seen by strangers
and once a picture is online, its online forever. It may be safer
to use cartoons instead of pictures - that way you can still make
your site fun, but no one will see your picture! If you set up a
social networking site, make sure that you make it private so only
your friends can see it. That way you can stop strangers from
seeing all your information. Some people who you dont know in the
real world may try and ask to be your friend, so they can see your
site. Its not a good idea to allow a stranger to have access to
your site they may not be who they say they are and you dont want a
stranger knowing lots of things about you! If someone you dont know
asks to be your friend, tell a trusted adult straight away. (Aka
facebook/twitter/ bebo/ Moshi Monsters) Slide 12 Online Safety FILE
SHARING / P2P File sharing can get you in trouble as some sites
havent got permission to have the music or videos on their site for
you to download. The best thing to do is ASK A TRUSTED ADULT to
download something you want so you dont get in trouble. Download
sites can also contain NASTY PICTURES AND VIRUSES. Always visit
reputable sites. Such as i-Tunes or Amazon You usually have to pay
for downloads on these. Slide 13 Online Safety Gaming Sometimes
when you play a game, you can feel like youll do anything to win or
get to the next level. ITS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS ONLY A
GAME, and sometimes you will win and sometimes you will lose. There
is nothing wrong with losing with lots of practice you will get
better. Some people may get nasty when playing online games as they
want to win. Make sure that when you play online games, you dont
upset anyone in order to win or get to the next level. Also
remember not to do anything that you know is wrong to get cheats or
tips. Its always best to use a nickname when you are using gaming
sites, rather than give out your real name. Some people who you
meet online may not be who they say they are, so remember not to
give people you meet on the gaming sites information about
yourself. Slide 14 Online Safety CYBER BULLYING Cyber bullying is
the name that is used when people use the internet to send nasty
and upsetting messages to others. It can also be done by people
using mobile phones, by sending messages and making nasty phone
calls. The number one rule to remember if someone is being nasty to
you in this way is DONT RESPOND AND DONT REPLY. You should tell a
trusted adult straight away if someone is upsetting you, or if you
have been getting upsetting messages. The second rule is to SAVE
ALL NASTY MESSAGES AND EMAILS. You dont have to read them, but save
them in a folder so you can show an adult if you need to. The third
rule is to TELL A TRUSTED ADULT. If you tell someone about whats
been happening, they will be able to help and maybe stop it. If you
feel you cant talk to someone just yet, call Childline in
confidence on 0800 1111. Slide 15 Online Safety HOW TO REPORT Being
online and using the internet is just like being in the real world
- you can chat to people, play games and share pictures. But
sometimes things happen which can make you upset. People may say
nasty things to you which upset you, or you may see something that
you dont like. If this happens, you must remember that its not your
fault. ALWAYS TELL A TRUSTED ADULT straight away if you are upset
or worried about something that has happened online. Remember to
SAVE ANY MESSAGES that have upset you so you can show them to who
you tell - they will be able to help, and they will be able to give
you good advice about what else you can do. Never worry about
getting in trouble - you arent the one who has done anything wrong.
If you dont want to talk to a trusted adult, you may want to chat
to someone else about how you feel. THERE4ME IS A SITE WHERE YOU
CAN HAVE A PRIVATE ONETO-ONE CHAT with someone from the childrens
charity NSPCC. You can also CALL CHILDLINE FREE ON 0800 1111. You
can talk to someone in private and it wont show up on your phone
bill.
