Lesson 3 – staying safe with email and chat Communication Lesson 3 – staying safe with email and chat

SOMETIMES IN EMAIL AND CHAT APPLICATIONS PEOPLE USE CODE CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE FOLLOWING MEAN?

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What is a Chat Application?

Keeping Safe in Chatrooms

Staying safe Sometimes you get emails from people you don’t know. These emails may contain viruses or nasty words and pictures. These emails are called

Staying safe If you receive SPAM Delete the message without reading it Tell an adult you trust if you do not know what to do. Sometimes people will try and trick you by asking your for information in an email NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION

CHAT APPLICATIONS In chat rooms you can sometimes talk to people you do not know – what information should you NEVER GIVE OUT? Address, telephone number or school's name, unless you have specific permission from a parent or teacher. Pictures, credit card or bank details, passwords Should you meet people you speak to using Chat Applications? – Normally No, if you need to make sure you take an adult you trust with you. A moderated chat room is likely to be safer than an unmoderated chat room

DO NOT GIVE OUT UNRESTRICTED INFORMATION!! This advice also applies if you ever create a webpage about yourself or have a social networking page. It also applies if you have a mobile phone that can send messages. DO NOT GIVE OUT UNRESTRICTED INFORMATION!!

Complete the following activities CYBER Cafe Complete the following activities Brain Teaser Mail Chat Rooms http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/cybercafe/Cyber-Cafe-Base/

EXTENSION Quiz, let’s test what we’ve learnt http://www.safekids.com/quiz/

How can we stay safe When using email and chat applications? Type your answer in complete sentences (3 to 4 sentences) in a word document (proofread) .

Plenary - Chat Animation http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/control/Whos-Ya-Buddy/