MDV Module 1: Online Etiquette and Internet Safety

What is an online social networking site?

• A website where you can connect with people online

• A website that only you have access to.

• A place you can go to connect with people face to face.

• A website that is private.

Before you create a social media account, you should...

• Tell your friends you are making an account

• Share your information with your friends

• Ask permission from your parent/guardian

• Keep it a secret

What are the dangers of sharing files in a peer-to-peer community? Choose 2 answers.

• There are no dangers. It's completely safe.

• A stranger might send you a file with a virus

• A stranger might send you an illegal file

• Your parents might find out and you might get in trouble

What is online etiquette?

• The act of being respectful and considerate when communicating with people online.

• The act of being respectful and considerate when communicating with people face-to-face.

• The act of sharing information about yourself online.

• The act of communicating with others on a social-networking site.

What is an example of showing online etiquette?

• Sharing private information about your friends online.

• Sharing pictures of your friends even if they told you not to.

• Being polite to others when communicating with them online.

• Being rude to people online to get back at them.

What are Internet rules? Choose two answers.

• Rules that explain why kids should not use the Internet.

• Rules that state what is ok and not ok to do online.

• Rules that help you practice online etiquette.

• Rules that explain what is ok and not ok to do when you are not online.

Who should create Internet rules with you?

• Your siblings

• Your friends

• A trusted adult (parent/guardian/teacher etc.)

• No one

True or False: Leaving mean comments on a social media site is an example of online etiquette.

• True

• False

True or False: Posting pictures of your friends online without their permission is an example of online etiquette.

• True

• False

True or False: Thinking about other people's feelings before posting something online is an example of online etiquette.

• True

• False