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People and Internet Safety for Kids
Staying safe around strangers, with personal information, and online.
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- Trusted adultQuestionA grown-up you can talk to when something worries you, like a parent, teacher or relative
- StrangerQuestionSomeone you and your family do not know
- If a stranger offers a rideQuestionSay no, move away and tell a trusted adult
- If you get separated from your family in a storeQuestionStay put and ask a worker or a parent with kids for help
- Safe adults to ask for help in publicQuestionPolice officers, store workers, librarians, parents with children
- Buddy systemQuestionStaying with a friend rather than going alone
- Check firstQuestionAlways ask your grown-up before going anywhere with anyone
- Safe secret vs unsafe secretQuestionSurprises are okay; secrets that make you feel scared or uncomfortable must be told
- Body safety ruleQuestionYour body belongs to you, and you can say no to touch that feels wrong
- No, Go, Yell, TellQuestionSay no, get away, shout, and tell a trusted adult
- If something feels wrongQuestionTrust your feelings and tell a trusted adult
- Never share your full name onlineQuestionIt helps strangers find you
- Personal informationQuestionName, address, phone, school, birthday, passwords and photos
- PasswordQuestionA secret word or phrase that protects an account
- Strong passwordQuestionLong, mixed words, numbers and symbols that are hard to guess
- Share your password withQuestionOnly a trusted parent or guardian
- Privacy settingsQuestionControls for who can see what you share
- Screen name (username)QuestionA made-up online name that does not reveal your identity
- Digital footprintQuestionThe trail of information you leave online, which can last a long time
- Think before you postQuestionOnce online, things can be copied and hard to remove
- CyberbullyingQuestionBullying with phones, games or the internet
- If you are cyberbulliedQuestionDo not reply, save proof, block and tell a trusted adult
- UpstanderQuestionSomeone who helps when they see bullying
- BystanderQuestionSomeone who sees bullying and does nothing
- BlockQuestionStop a person from contacting you
- ReportQuestionTell the website or app about bad behavior
- Online strangerQuestionSomeone you only know from the internet
- Meeting an online friend in personQuestionNever, unless a parent agrees and goes with you
- GroomingQuestionWhen a bad person builds trust with a child to hurt them; tell an adult if someone online asks for secrets
- Sending photosQuestionNever send photos of yourself to people you don't know
- PhishingQuestionA trick message pretending to be a trusted source to steal information
- ScamQuestionA trick to get your money or information
- SpamQuestionUnwanted messages, often ads
- MalwareQuestionHarmful software
- VirusQuestionHarmful software that spreads from computer to computer
- AntivirusQuestionSoftware that helps find and stop malware
- Pop-up adQuestionA window that suddenly appears; don't click unknown ones
- Free prize messageQuestionProbably a scam; ignore and tell an adult
- Download ruleQuestionAsk a grown-up before downloading apps or files
- Safe website clueQuestionA lock symbol and https in the address
- CopyrightQuestionThe law that protects creators' work from being copied without permission
- PlagiarismQuestionUsing someone's words or ideas as your own
- Fake news (misinformation)QuestionFalse information that spreads
- Check a sourceQuestionAsk who made it, why, and whether other trusted sources agree
- Screen timeQuestionTime spent using screens; balance it with sleep, play and family
- Take a break from screensQuestionEvery so often to rest your eyes and move your body
- Online games chatQuestionBe kind, do not share info and report bad behavior
- Webcam safetyQuestionCover or turn off when not in use and only video chat with people you know
- Location sharingQuestionTurn it off unless a parent says it is okay
- Public Wi-FiQuestionAvoid logging in to important accounts on it
- Log outQuestionSign out of accounts on shared computers
- Two-factor authenticationQuestionA second step like a code that proves it's you
- COPPAQuestionUS law protecting the online privacy of kids under 13
- Age limits on appsQuestionRules that many apps set, often 13 and over
- Kind words onlineQuestionTreat others the way you would in person
- NetiquetteQuestionPolite manners online
- TrollQuestionSomeone who posts to upset people
- Don't feed the trollsQuestionDo not reply to those who try to upset you
- Tell a grown-up ifQuestionA message makes you feel scared, sad or uncomfortable
- Never keep a scary message secretQuestionShow a trusted adult
- Parental controlsQuestionTools that let parents limit what kids can do online
- Digital citizenQuestionSomeone who uses technology safely, kindly and responsibly
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