Cyber Safety

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Cyber Safety

• Being Safe on the Internet
• Mrs. Gagnon

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A Little Video
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Gather Information About Your Source!!!
.com
.k12
.edu
.gov
.org

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What is the Authors Purpose?

• Persuade or Advocate Ideas
• www.truefoodnow.com
• Inform or Present Information
• www.weather.com
• Sell
• www.ebay.com
• Entertain
• www.sikids.com/games

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Who, What, When, Where, Why

• We did the who and the what
• When was the information put together? When was
  is updated?
• Where was the information gathered?
• Why does this information help? Is this good
  information?

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Remember Your Cyber Smarts!

• Companies often use cool characters to make you
  like their products. But remember -- it's
  advertising. A pretend character isn't really
  your friend, especially when he or she is trying
  to sell you something.
• Companies often ask kids to compete in games,
  join clubs or fill out surveys on the Internet.
  They may offer you a prize for answering
  questions about your name, age, favorite foods,
  or what your parents do for a living.

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• Don't let companies learn about what you like and
  don't like. Next thing you know, they'll be
  trying to sell you something.
• You came on the Internet to play not pay.
  Sometimes companies create playgrounds on the
  Internet to trick kids into buying things. Don't
  be fooled!
• Things can look a whole lot better, bigger, or
  tastier on your computer screen than they are in
  the real world. Think before you buy!

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• What you do or say on the Internet is not
  private. Anyone can listen in, so only tell
  things you and your family would be comfortable
  having the whole school (or the whole world!)
  know.
• You know to be wary of strangers in the real
  world. It's important to be careful on the
  Internet too. Never tell a cyber-stranger your
  address or your phone number, and never agree to
  meet a cyber-friend without telling your parents.
  If you do decide to meet someone you talk to on
  the Internet, be sure it's only in a public
  place, and that a parent goes with you.

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Citations

• Violence Prevention Don't Be a Victim (A
  Sunburst Title). Sunburst(1999). Retrieved
  October 29, 2006, fromunitedstreaming
  http//www.unitedstreaming.com/