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= = = INTERNET SAFETY =

= **1. How to be Safe ** = - Never give out passwords to any strangers - Never give out your personal information - Never give out pictures of yourself and your family to strangers - Never open pop-ups - Nothing you write on the internet is ever private

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**2. Information for All Ages ** - **__5 and under: __** tell your parents if something is bothering you - Never share passwords - Ask before going on ANY website - Be nice to people on the phone and internet - Keep private stuff private  - **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6-12 __****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">: ** <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">tell your parents if someone is harassing you online <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Exit out immediately if something inappropriate pops up online <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Ask parents to install internet safety programs <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Be careful who you trust online <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t respond to anyone who is cyberbullying you <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Block the person <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t upload pictures of other people without asking them first <span style="color: #5fb5f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Be careful of the pictures/comments you put up because everyone can see it <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Teens: __** <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">respect your friends <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Think twice of what you put online <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Remember everything you put up you cant delete <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- If a website has a warning for children under 18 leave immediately <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Keep passwords secret <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Never trust anyone you don’t know because they can pretend to be someone their not <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t go on chat- rooms because bad people can mess with you <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Whoever friends you on facebook make sure you know them personally <span style="color: #0c5c64; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Never click on pop-ups that say “CLICK HERE” “CONGRATS YOU WON” etc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Adults: __** <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> always watch what you say online <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Always watch what your kids do online <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t share your information with anyone <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t put up inappropriate pictures/information <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Never use the same password for everything <span style="color: #cd93f6; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Don’t use the same password for you bank account and your email

[|**http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/**] **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. Dangers of Internet/ How to Prevent Them ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Phishing: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">is a form of identity theft or a scam. For example if someone who you do not know sends you an email to “verify your credit card number” they are trying to get you personal information, so do not send them your credit card number. To prevent this, right when you receive that email and you do not see a sender, delete it right away. If the sender is actually from yo <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">u bank or is not a scam meet with them face to face, whatever you do on the internet people can hack and get that even it is sent to the right person. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Identity Theft: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> if you are not careful about what you put online, people can hack your personal documents and steal you credit card numbers, bank account information, family information, and steal your identity. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Instant Messaging - __** <span style="color: #1b9d9d; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">media type="youtube" key="xZHq4CQekTY" height="315" width="420" align="left" **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> from people you don't know: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> instant messaging is an easy way for strangers to talk to you. It’s very danger <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">ous to go on instant messaging because people who you don’t know are chatting you and they can learn about your personal life. To prevent this DO NOT go on or download any instant messaging websites or apps. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Chat Rooms: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> chat rooms are were you chat/ video chat with a stranger and talk to them. This is not good because they can take pictures of you and get into your accounts by what you tell them like personal information. To prevent chat rooms and video chats do not go on the website, never accept or respond to any chat you get online. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Scams: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">scamming is the most co <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">mmon internet danger, because when you get a pop up and it says “take this survey and get a free ipod!!” then you take the survey and don’t get anything in return and they download a virus into your software. To prevent this do not go on <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">websites or click on links that would show pop ups or download viruses, or close the pop ups immediately. <span style="color: #23d223; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">media type="youtube" key="ujDGEorx0uU" height="315" width="420" align="right" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Social Networks: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">social networking like facebook, myspace, and chat rooms are the most common social networking sites. These sites are good for talking to friends: however do not put your personal information out because everyone who views your profile can see them. Also do not <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">accept friends who you do not know or barely know, because you never know who they actually are or will give your information to. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sexual Predators: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">sexual predators are everywhere, even if they don’t seem like one you never know who they actually are. They can talk to you online or say hi t o you in a store. The sexual predators online usually talk to you through chat rooms, they lie about they age and say they are the same age as you or maybe 1 or 2 years older, they could be 15 years older and y <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">ou will never know. Sxual predators try to get per <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">sonal information out of you, like were do you live, how old are you, or what school do you go to. To prevent this you can report them on [] if they are currently talking to you or just stay away from those websites. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Email: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">email is another way people can get information out of you. People who you don’t know send you scam messages or trying to steal your identity. To prevent this get a software that helps block these emails or scams []. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Passwords: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> passwords are for you and you only. If you give passwords to someone else they can hack anything of yours. So keep your passwords safe and to yourself. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Bank Account Info: __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> your bank account info is for you only. Your <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">passwords CAN NOT be repeated to anyone. People can hack into your account and take money from you. So keep any password that you have especially your bank account password to yourself. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">- **__Harassment:__** If someone harasses you on the internet tell someone immediately. If they send nudes to your email and keep sending them please contact []. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">- **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cyberbullying: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">cyberbullying is very common among tweens, if someone is cyberbullying you DO NOT respond because it can start so much more <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;">problems. If this is happening to you tell your parents. <span style="color: #1b9d9d; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 180%;"> media type="custom" key="10639978"