Internet Safety
Learning How to Safely Browse the Web
Safety Tips
- Never share names, schools, ages, phone numbers, or addresses
- Never open an email from a stranger – it may contain viruses that can harm a computer
- Never send pictures to strangers or view pictures that strangers send to you
- Keep passwords private (except to parents)
- Tell a trusted adult if something mean or creepy happens on the Internet
Safe Computer Kids - Internet Monitoring
Strategies for Responsible and Safer Online Life
- Visit age-appropriate sites
- Minimize chatting with strangers
- Help kids think critically about what they find online
- If they wouldn’t do it in real life, they shouldn’t do it online
- Have some rules about time and place
- Agree on downloads
- Talk about privacy
- Make sure kids feel safe reporting bad behavior
- Be involved and view your own habits carefully
How to be safe on the internet.