Safe Surfing: Internet Safety Tips

The Internet is great and a fun way to explore.  However, there are bad people out there that want to take advantage of kids. Here are some tips to be smart when surfing on the World Wide Web:

  • Be very careful when on the Internet.  People online may not be who they say they are.

  • Never give out your real name, your age or where you live when you’re in a public chat room, on an electronic bulletin board or in your E-mail messages.

  • Make up fun nicknames when you are online.

  • Never call anyone you meet on the Internet.

  • Never send anyone you don’t know a picture of yourself.

  • Never respond to messages that are rude, or mean, and make sure you tell an adult if you get a message like that.  

  • Make sure you never give out any passwords.  People who work for the Internet will never ask for passwords.

  • Never let anyone make you do things that make you feel bad.

  • Never enter an area on the Internet that asks for money for without asking permission from your parents first.

  • Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with any other computer user.