3.11 It's All About Who?

Safety on the Internet

If you use the internet for research, your parent or home facilitator should be around. In fact, get your home facilitator now; read the rest of this page together:

• The internet can be a helpful tool but you may run into content that is not accurate or even, gasp, inappropriate. The back button is your friend. If you end up on a page you are not comfortable with, use the back button to get out of there quickly! Then tell your trusted adult. You will earn respect by having the courage to admit you landed on a page you were not expecting!
• Not everything online is true. Anyone can post anything online. When doing research, you should be able to find the same information in more than one place.

Remember these safety rules:

Internet Safety Rules

1. I will tell my trusted adult if anything makes me feel sad, scared, or confused.
2. I will ask my trusted adult before sharing information like my name, address, and phone number.
3. I won't meet face-to-face with anyone from the Internet.
4. I will always use good netiquette and not be rude or mean online.

Of course, this is a research project, not a game or a chatroom but it is always good to review safety rules. The public library can be a great resource. Books are safer - they have been carefully chosen by librarians and libraries indicate if books are "junior" level in content by how they are labeled. You can ask a librarian to show you this.