Internet Safety Tips
A SchoolBlog is a great place to learn new things and make friends all around the world. Here are some important safety tips that can help you have fun…safely!
- Do show your parents, teachers and other trusted adults all the cool things you like to do online and tell them about the friends you’re making.
- Do be respectful when you’re writing to or chatting with people on the Internet and treat them in the way you like to be treated.
- Do ask your parent or teacher before you sign up for anything on the Internet.
- Do get permission before you download anything from the Internet.
- Do check with a teacher or parent before you send anybody pictures or other files.
- Do let a parent, teacher or other trusted adult know if something unusual, upsetting or scary happens to you online.
- Do remember to have fun, play it safe and enjoy all the neat things that ePALS and the Internet have to offer!
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- Don’t tell people your last name.
- Don’t give out your phone number or address and only tell people the name of your school with permission from a parent or teacher.
- Don’t share your passwords with anybody other than a teacher or parent.
- Don’t respond to email, discussion board or chat messages that are mean, scary or make you feel uncomfortable.
- Don’t arrange a face-to-face meeting without a parent, teacher or guardian present.
- Don’t believe everything you read; sometimes people on the Internet get their facts wrong or pretend to be someone or something they’re not.
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If you have any questions about these safety tips, or about anything you find while surfing, we encourage you to discuss them with a parent, teacher or other trusted adult.
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