Chatting Safely Online

It is ok for me to share my mother's full name with someone I met online.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the definition of private information?

• when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

• information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you

• not acceptable in the situation; not okay

• potentially harmful to one’s well-being

What is the definition of red flag feeling?

• when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

• information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you

• not acceptable in the situation; not okay

• potentially harmful to one’s well-being

Lola is friends with a boy she chats with in an online video game. Lola knows this boy by only his screen name and avatar. He knows her in the same way. Lola is careful to make good choices when talking to someone online, even someone she thinks she knows well. The boy asks her the following questions in a recent chat room meetup. Which question should she NOT answer?

• What kind of music do you listen to?

• What is your favorite subject?

• What's your real name?

• What is your favorite video game?

How confident are you in being able to chat safely with people you meet online?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I don't feel confident.