Internet Safety

If you are confronted by a difficult situation online and you do not know exactly how to handle it, what should you do?

• Ask an online friend for help
• tell an adult you trust
• turn off the computer
• make an educated guess

If you are confronted by a difficult situation online and you do not know exactly how to handle it, what should you do?

• Ask an online friend for help
• tell an adult you trust
• turn off the computer
• make an educated guess

Why do you need to be more cautious with friends you meet online than friends you meet in school?

• Most people on the Internet are not trustworthy as people in the real world
• Friendships that begin online are not real
• Online, it is more difficult to tell if a person is who he/she says
• websites have very strict rules about online friends

What kind of personal information is it okay to reveal online?

• your phone number
• the name of your school
• your home address
• your favorite color

If you are friendly to people you meet online, chances are your behavior will be reciprocated.  In other words:

• making an effort online to be nice is usually a waste of time
• If you are friendly, your internet service might be suspended
• If you are nice to people, they will probably be nice to you as well.
• if you are friendly, online crooks will take advantage of you.

Molly is a 12-year old girl from Long Island.  Which of the following screen names is safest for her?

• mollygirl1999
• longisland_girl
• blackcat
• tweenchick99

How are real life bullies and cyberbullies the same?

• they both use computers
• they beat you up
• they give you a virus
• in the end, they both hurt you

Someone I chat with online asks me to email a picture of myself to them.  I do not really know this person.

• SAFE
• NOT SAFE

While at my friends house, I do not have to follow my parents' rules about using the computer.

• SAFE
• NOT SAFE

I tell my parents if an online friend wants to meet me in person.

• SAFE
• NOT SAFE