Don’t Get Caught in the Web

Thursday

SlyKid: Hey Cool. How’s it goin’?

Coolgrrrl: Boring. Nothing to do, just hangn’.

SlyKid: UR always on. I’m only allowed on-line an hour a day.

Coolgrrrl: What my parents don’t know…

SlyKid: They’re not there?

Coolgrrrl: Nope. Not til about 6.

Monday

Coolgrrl: Guess what I did on Saturday?

SlyKid: U met the President?

Coolgrrl: No. Got tix to Kelly Clarkson at the Dome for my B-day.

SlyKid: Last concert I wanted to go to was an hour away. Couldn’t get my brother to drive me.

Coolgrrl: Oh, the Dome is only about 10 min. from my house I almost could have walked.

SlyKid: Who’d U go with? Should I be jealous?

Coolgrrrl: No. Just Krista and Heather

SlyKid: BTW, Happy B-day. How many candles?

Coolgrrrl: 12. The cake was awesome. My mom spelled out Angie with chocolate chips.

SlyKid: Wish I could have seen that. I didn’t get a cake when I turned 14 last month.

Coolgrrrl: ohhhh…that’s sad….Mom’s home. Gotta run.

SlyKid: Later.

Wednesday

Slykid: Where U been? Missed ya yesterday.

Coolgrrrl: Soccer game.

Slykid: Really, I play too. #6 for the Franklin Cougars.

Coolgrrrl: That’s funny. I’m #7 for the Jefferson Wildcats. Two presidents. Two cats.

Slykid: We lost our game.

Coolgrrl: Bummer…

What do you

think?Is Coolgrrrl using the

Internet safely?

If you said “no, you’re right.”After just three conversations SlyKid now

knows a lot about Coolgrrrl.

Her name is Angie.She is 12 years old.

She lives close to the “Dome.” To find out where exactly that is, all he would have to do is look up Kelly

Clarkson’s concert tour schedule.She is home alone until 6:00 p.m.She goes to Franklin Middle SchoolShe is on the school soccer team and

her number is 7.

On the Internet people can describe themselves any way they want. SlyKid might describe

himself as a 8th grade student, but he really could be a 44-year-old man. If SlyKid is a bad guy and he lives in Angie’s area or can get there, he could easily find out her soccer schedule, identify her during a game, and follow her home. Angie has

unknowingly put herself at risk.

Source: Current Health 1, November 2002, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p28, 1p.

Tips for Staying Safe on the Internet

1. Don’t give out your name, your phone number or address

2. Never give your password to anyone but your parents

3. If some one sends you an e-mail or an IM that makes you feel uncomfortable, don’t respond

4. Never talk to anyone on the phone who you have met online

5. Never agree to meet in person with someone you’ve met online

6. Never accept gifts from someone you have met online

7. Do not post a picture of yourself or complete a “profile” of yourself online

The Internet is a valuable tool for locating information and communicating with others. It’s benefits far outweigh the risks…but be

AWARE….

Anytime you get several million people together, some of them are bound to be “weird.”

You should not be scared to use the Internet, but you should be AWARE!

AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

West Salem school district has an AUP that all students must follow. Failure to follow the policy

could result in loss of computer privileges or school suspension

Be polite and courteous. TYPING IN ALL CAPS, MEANS YOU ARE SHOUTING!

Dissing or slamming others is wrong! It’s called flaming.

Misrepresenting yourself (pretending to be some one else) can lead to serious consequences.

Hacking into someone else’s computer system or purposely sending viruses to someone can get you into a whole heap of trouble!

Terms

URL An Internet Address

E-mail Electronic mail that you send to someone that they “open” and read

IM Stands for “Instant Messaging” users can type back a forth just like they are having a conversation

Chat Room A group discussion where you enter the chat room to talk about a particular thing. It could be just a social group or could be a discussion about a certain hobby, etc.

Spam Bulk e-mail that is sent to a lot of people, it’s like junk mail

Viruses A program that can make you computer not work very well. Viruses are easily spread from forwarded e-mails and attachments.

Blogs These are web logs or diaries. The problem occurs when people give away too much information.

How to Get Out of Inappropriate Web Sites

Click the “X” (close box) in the upper right hand corner

Click the back arrow

If all else fails, turn off the computer system completely

Minimize the screen ( click on the “_” in the upper right hand corner) OR turn the monitor off and tell an adult

Internet Lingo

BTW By the way

F2F Face to Face

G2G Got to go

LOL Laughing out loud

PLZ Please

TTFN Ta-ta for now

Emoticons or Smileys

:-) Smiling

:+D Laughing

:-( Unhappy

;-) Wink

(((H))) Big hug

8-P Yuck!