Internet Safety
You want to sign up for ‘Facebook’ and ‘Meetme’ accounts.
What should you consider?
Should you talk to your parents about this?
-are you old enough?
-privacy settings?
-get parent permission
You suspect that one of your close friends is spreading a rumor about you.
What should you do?
Ask them about it in private, using a calm voice and I-statements
It’s late at night and you are babysitting down the street from your house. The kids are sleeping upstairs when you see a shadow outside of the house and an unfamiliar car in the driveway. You hear the front door handle jiggle and hear a knock on the door.
What should you do?
Go into a room with a locking door with the kids. Call 911.
There is a group of students talking right in front of your locker. You need to get your textbook before going to your next class, but they are in the way. What could you do?
Say excuse me in a loud enough voice that they can hear you. You might need to explain that you need to get to your locker.
Your friend is talking during a quiz and tells a really funny joke. You laugh out loud. The teacher says he is going to take points off of your test because he thinks you were talking about the test. What could you do?
What information should not be posted on the internet?
Why?
Personal info that allows people to find you or access your information - this is a safety issue
Your friends go to the mall to go shopping but do not invite you.
How do you feel?
What should you say or do?
You might feel left out or disappointed. You could ask your closest friend from the group, in private, if there was a reason you were not invited. You could make plans to hang out with them.
You are riding your bike across the street when you hear screeching and the sound of vehicles colliding. You look up and see a two car accident. One of the cars is flipped upside down.
What should you do?
Who should you call?
Stay a safe distance away. Call 911 and yell for help.
You have to redo your test because you didn't answer the writing prompt correctly. If you don't redo the test, you will get a D on your report card for the class this quarter. You do not understand the writing prompt at all. What could you do?
Explain to the teacher that you are not sure how to do the writing prompt
What should you consider before posting pictures of yourself on the internet?
What are you wearing - is there anything in the picture that can identify who you are or how to find you? Who can see the picture?
A new person messages you in a chat room. They say they are an 8th grader at EMS.
What should you think about?
They may not be who they say they are. Do not give out too much personal info.
You are supposed to hang out with your friend on Friday night, but he never calls.
What do you say or do?
You are babysitting in a new neighborhood. You are getting ready to go outside for a bike ride. The child you are watching runs outside to get their bike out of the garage while you finish tying your shoes. When you get outside, the child is not in sight and a car is speeding away. You call their name and look around, but they are nowhere in sight.
What should you do?
Yell for help, call 911
Your teacher gives timed quizzes during class. You have trouble concentrating because the students next to you joke and whisper during the timed quiz. You never finish on time, and it's impacting your grade. What should you do?
Tell the teacher what's going on after class
You go to see your friend who has a part in the school play. During the performance, she forgets some of her lines. When you see her afterwards, she is very upset.
What should you say or do?
Your new friend from online asks if you want to hang out in town. You have never met them in person before.
What should you do?
Do not answer, share with your parents
You tell your best friend about a new pair of shoes you really want from the mall. The next day, she is wearing them at school.
What do you say or do?
Give her a compliment! It's ok if you have the same shoes.
You are walking home from dinner with friends when you hear footsteps behind you. You look over your shoulder and see a man walking up behind you.
What should you do?
Ignore the man. Try to get somewhere where there are other people, like a convenience store. Call a parent on the phone and tell them where you are. Cross the street.
You forget your locker combination and you can't open your locker. What should you do?
At an expected time (like PASS or enrichment) ask your teacher to write down your locker combination
You are in-between classes at school when the PA system announces there is an emergency lockdown situation.
What should you do?
Where should you go?
Go into the nearest classroom. Whisper to the teacher which class you are from and ask them what to do.
What is an online predator?
Who should be concerned about these people?
A person who uses the internet to commit crimes. Everyone should be concerned but especially children and young people.
Your friend tells you she is pretending to stay home sick but is going to meet her online friend.
What should you say or do?
Tell your parents
You are watching a movie after dinner at your friend’s house when the fire alarm starts going off. The parents are not home and you smell and see smoke coming from the kitchen. Your friend’s younger sister is sleeping upstairs.
What should you do?
Call 911 on your cell phone. If it is safe, go get you friend's sister, then leave the house.
When your teacher tells everyone to pull out their homework and turn it in, you realize that you left your homework on the kitchen counter. What could you do?
Don't turn in your homework. After class, see the teacher and tell her you did it, but left it at home. Ask what the best thing to do would be.
What might happen if you agree to meet someone you met online in person?
What should you consider?
They might be dangerous. They might not be who they say they are. You could get hurt.