The World Wide Web

Internet Safety

Natalie Z.

Communication

• E-mail• Chat Rooms• Instant Messaging

Stay in touch with your friends...from school...

your city...your world...

Entertainment

• Play Games by yourself or with others

• Listen to music• Watch video clips• Find out about

your favorite sports team or movie stars!

What is the Internet GOOD for?

• Communication• Information• Entertainment

Information

• The world’s biggest library!

• Look up words• Read stories• Learn almost

anything!

What are the DANGERS of the Internet?

• Spam• Flaming• Cyber stalking• Spies• Getting

hooked

Spam• E-mail messages

sent from someone you don’t know

• Junk e-mail

• Do not open these messages…do not answer them…DELETE THEM RIGHT AWAY!

Cyberstalking• Stalking or harassing

someone online• Someone you don’t know

wants to find out things about you…so they can follow you around the Internet and maybe in real-life.

• NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

• *Your real name *Phone Number

• *Address *Birthdate *School Name

• KEEP YOUR PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE!

Getting Hooked• The Internet can become

addicting. It has been known to take over people’s lives.

• People who are hooked:• Use the internet constantly.• Don’t go outside to play.• Spend more time online

than with friends.• Are attached to their

computer 24/7

• The Internet should enrich your life, not rule it!

Flaming• Sending messages meant to

hurt someone’s feelings.• Harassing or bullying

someone online.• If someone does this to you:• Save the hurtful messages.• Tell your parents, teacher,

or an adult you trust.• If you do this to someone

else:• Remember that once you

put it out there, you can never get it back.

• Once it’s out there, it can be traced back to you.

Spies• Watch where you go on the

Internet and try to get information from you to give to other people.

• Advertisements and spam often have this.

• Watch out for:• Unfamiliar E-mails and

attachments• Advertisements (ads) on

websites• If you are not sure about

something… …do not click on it!

The World Wide Web is Wonderful!

• Use it safely…• …as ONE part

of your life!• Internet Safety

Rules – Safekids.com