Internet Safety Krista Sell IST 525 Kutztown University Summer 2011

Table of Contents What is the Internet? Being Careful on the Net More Safety Rules Be Careful Where You Click! How to Act Online Internet Safety Games Standards Credits

What is the Internet? The internet is a great place to find information, share your thoughts, and have fun! It can help you to learn lots of new things, too! The internet is a way to use our computers to help us learn, but we need to be sure we are being safe when we search for information on the internet. Home

Being Careful on the Net Home This means your address, phone number, school, or passwords. Sometimes people pretend to be someone they aren’t. You need to be very careful when talking to someone you don’t know online. If your parents agree to you meeting someone, always take an adult with you. Click to see what you know! Click to see what you know!

True or False: If I make a new friend online, it is okay to agree to meet them at the park on my way home from school. False True Home

It is never appropriate to meet a friend from the internet without having an adult’s permission and it is especially not okay to go alone! Home

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More Safety Rules Home If someone says something, or you see a picture or a video that makes you feel uneasy, tell an adult right away. They can help you get away from it and even contact people who can help to get rid of it. Click below to take the “Stay Safe Quiz” and test your knowledge! Click to see what you know! Click to see what you know!

True or False: Once I know how to use the internet, I can use it whenever I’d like and for whatever I want! True Home False

Don’t forget that your parents are still in charge of when you use the computer and what is okay to do on the internet! Home

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Be Careful Where You Click! Another part of Internet Safety is knowing what you are clicking. You might come across a cool advertisement for something you love. This could be a trick! That link might take you to something inappropriate or might even hurt your computer. If you are not positive about where a link will take you, don’t click on it! Home

How to Act Online Part of staying safe online is being responsible and having good etiquette. Home Click to see what you know! Click to see what you know!

True or False: I should always use the same kinds of words online that I would if I were talking to my teacher at school. False True Home

It is very important to use nice words on the internet. It will not impress people if you use nasty words, it will only make you look immature. Home

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Internet Safety Games Visit these sites to play more games that help you learn about internet safety. The more you know, the safer you’ll be! Home

If you are ever unsure of something, ask an adult! The more you use the internet, the better you will become at being a safe surfer! Click below to play a great review game with Mickey Mouse and his friends!

Standards Addressed Home Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards Technology and Engineering Education B1- Describe how using technology can be good or bad A3- Identify how the study of technology uses many of the same ideas and skills as many other subjects E1- Identify the technologies that support and improve quality of life E4- Recognize that information and communication technology is the transfer of messages among people and/or machines over distances through the use of technology International Society for Technology in Education 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: 3.b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media 3.c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: 5.a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. 5.c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. 5.d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Credits Resources: Images only: seesaa.edublogs.org mousearena.com internetdblog.blogspot.com Home