School is Fun
Your teacher sends you a link to enter the class meeting room. Should you click it? Safe or Unsafe?
Safe! You know it's your teacher and school sites are protected and safe.
A stranger asks for your name and home address. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe. A stranger could be dangerous! They may try to get into your home or kidnap you.
Mom asked you to send a message to your Dad through messenger. Safe or Unsafe?
Safe! Your mom gave you permission and you know who your dad is. Using a chat can be a fast and easy way to communicate with family.
Name 2 Things that are unsafe to do online.
-Clicking Ads
-Entering sites for older kids
-Talking to Strangers
-Putting in your parent's personal information
-Telling people where you live
Mom asks you to start your Zoom class on the internet. Safe or Unsafe?
Safe! Internet can make it an easy way to learn and get to class without having to go to school.
An ad pops up "CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON $100". It asks you to write your mom's credit card information. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! It could be a scam stealing your mom's information and stealing her money.
Mom asks you to help her find a recipe online for a cake. You search "Yummy cakes" and recipes show up. Safe or Unsafe?
Safe! Internet can be a really cool way to find fun recipes!
What can you do if a stranger messages you online? Who can you tell?
Do not talk to them. Tell your parents or teacher right away so they can take care of the problem.
Your teacher asks you to upload a few family photos for a school project. You decide to send her lots of pictures of yourself. Safe or unsafe?
Safe! Your teacher will only use your pictures for school purposes and projects. She is someone you can trust.
You need to find a website about Frogs. You use google and type in 'Where do Frogs Live?'. A website shows up for a Zoo and facts about frogs. Is it safe or unsafe to use the site for research?
Safe! Zoo's have a lot of information about animals and the information is accurate for school work!
Your cousin invites you over to his house to play video games. He tells you he found a cool video that he wants to show you, but he told you not to tell his parents, your mom, or your dad. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! If he doesn't want his parents or yours to know it probably isn't something you should be watching.
What are safe things to share online while playing games?
-your hobbies
-favourites (colour, season, clothing etc)
-talking about the game or activity itself
You are late for class and forget your school zoom meeting. You enter the wrong meeting room and the person there is asking where you are from. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! Zoom can have a lot of meeting rooms and not all of them are classrooms! This person is a complete stranger and you don't have to tell them anything.
You want to find a new game to play on the computer. You find a site that says FREE GAMES and it is run by a science center for kids. You open the website and see that it has a lot of cool games with cool science facts. Safe or unsafe?
Safe! Lots of sites have informative fun games to play. Not all websites are bad!
Your friend calls you over because he watched a video on Youtube. The title says "cartoons" but the video shows very scary pictures. The video tells you if you turn off the video you will die. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! Sometimes there are bad people who will make kid videos and then make them scary because they think it is funny. Turn off the video and let an adult know what you found so she can report it to the proper authorities.
What are some safe things you can do on the internet?
Play video games, watch kid friendly videos, chat with friends, zoom class.
You are doing your homework online and you get a message from a man you don't know. He says he is the dad of one of your classmates, but wants you to help him get the password for the classroom. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! Even if he is a parent to a classmate he shouldn't be messaging students. He can ask the teacher directly.
You enter a free game and you get a message from a stranger. He is asking for your photo. Safe or Unsafe?
Unsafe! What you look like is a piece of personal information and photos should only be shared with family and friends with your parents' permission.
You are playing a game online and suddenly a window pops up and says "You are the best player at Maitland River! The website wants to give you a prize!" When you click it, it asks for your address. Do you write it in?
No! This is not safe and it can easily be a scam!
You are trying to watch a video on your YouTube but it is blocked because it's for 18+. What do you do?
It is blocked because it has content that is meant for adults - try to find a video that has been made for kids instead.