1. Internet Safety Grades 3-4

2. What is the Internet? The Internet is a huge collection of computers around the world. These computers are all linked together, and they can "talk" to each other, sharing information. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it can be connected to millions of other computers, in many different parts of the world.

3. When was the Internet invented? Ideas about getting computers to 'talk' were first thought of in the 1960s. In 1990 Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau invented the World Wide Web to make a common space where people could share information. Today there are billions of websites online.

4. What can you do on the Internet? Find information on the World Wide Web Communicate with friends and family Shop for items and have them delivered to your home Listen to music Watch videos Play games Collaborate (work with) other people online

5. How do you use the Internet safely? Be

6. = keep personal information secret! = Don’t Meet Up! = Accepting E-Mails and Software can be Dangerous! = Reliable??? = Tell Someone!

7. = Keep personal information ecret! Rule #1 Rule #1 : Do not give out personal information without your parents’ permission. Home address Telephone number Name of school Email address Photograph Password NetSmartz Video:: Password Rap Password Rap S

8. = Don’t eet up! Rule #2 Rule #2 : Never agree to get together with someone you have met online. NetSmartz Video: Boy Who Loved IMBoy Who Loved IM NS Teens Video: Friend or Fake?Friend or Fake?

9. = ccepting emails and software can be dangerous! Rule #3Rule #3: Be careful what you open and download onto your computer. Do not open emails from people you do not know. Check with your parents before downloading or installing software. NetSmartz Video: Don’t Open That FileDon’t Open That File

10. = eliable? Rule #4Rule #4: Don’t believe everything you read or see on the Internet. Example website: CyberTanCyberTan

11. = ell someone! Rule #5Rule #5: If you ever come across information on the Internet that makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, tell a trusted adult right away. NetSmartz Video: Tell An AdultTell An Adult

12. Cyberbullying Cyberbullying = the use of digital media tools (the Internet, cell phones, etc.) to purposefully upset or harass someone Bullying vs. cyberbullying Identifying cyberbullying Advice for handling cyberbullying NS Teens Video: Terrible TextTerrible Text

13. Internet Safety Quiz SafeKids Online Safety Quiz

14. Sources Welcome to the Web NetSmartz.com SafeKids.com Commonsensemedia.org