Who Are You Online?

______ means to show yourself to others as being a certain way or having particular characteristics.

• Represent
• Inhibited
• Anonymous
• Label

Offline, Tyrone is shy and gets made fun of at school. Online, Tyrone is outgoing and feels popular. Why might Tyrone feel he can be outgoing and popular online when he is shy and unpopular at school?

• Tyrone has a funny screen name.
• Tyrone can't see other people online, so he feels he can behave differently than he would offline.
• Tyrone has more time to plan what he says to people online.
• Tyrone can't see other people and he has time to plan what he will say online.

What are some risks  to presenting yourself differently online than offline? Write the letter of each answer choice in the correct part of the chart.

• You don't behave in ways that are unsafe or harmful to yourself.
• You might be able to try things out that you normally wouldn't or couldn't try.
• You might behave in ways that are disrespectful to others.
• You can highlight or emphasize the parts of yourself that you feel good about.

What is an avatar?

• A symbol that is used and is just like you.
• An image that shows you as a person.
• An image that may or may not be like you.
• None of the choices

Someone who is ______________ is careful about the choices they make.

• representing
• inhibited
• anonymous
• none of the choices