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Bianca Dospinescu, XI U, prof. Bulgariu Alina

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https://youtu.be/4Y69YbCZLLA.   Grigoras Anamaria XI U

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Sfaturi utile atinci când navighezi pe internet

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Sfaturi utile atinci când navighezi pe internet

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ce cauți pe internet intra pe mod privat pentru a nu avea viruși sau persoane ascunse care ar putea sa te urmărească.
Restrânge-ți numărul de prieteni și nu te afișa prea mult din locurile in care te afla
Nu urmări pagini dubioase
Nu da accesul persoanelor care nu au poze pe profil sau nu au urmăritori s-ar putea sa fie hackeri.
Folosește Internetul doar atât cât ai nevoie și nu te lungi la mai mult, s-ar putea ca mai mult sa fie prea mult.

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Cristina Dita , IX U , prof: Alina Bulgariu 

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Cristina Dita , IX U , prof: Alina Bulgariu 

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Cristina Dita , Technological High School ,,Lazar Edeleanu'' , Navodari , Romania, teacherAlina Bulgariu (5)

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Herghiligiu Georgiana, prof: Bulgariu Alina,clasa XI A    -     Siguranța pe internet! 

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Herghiligiu Georgiana, prof: Bulgariu Alina,clasa XI A    -     Siguranța pe internet! 

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Reguli de siguranţă

În timp ce Internetul oferă oportunităţi extraordinare în ceea ce priveşte divertismentul, educaţia, conectivitatea şi multe altele, oricine vizitează Internetul trebuie să înţeleagă Siguranţa de bază online. Este esenţială predarea acestor principii fundamentale copilului dvs.

1. Atunci când ţi se solicită, de către prieteni sau străini, online sau offline, nu divulga niciodată parolele şi ID-urile de cont.

2. Nu dezvălui nicio informaţie de identitate personală în numele tău de utilizator, cum ar fi data ta de naştere, hobby-urile, oraşul natal sau şcoala frecventată.

3. În orice schimb de informaţii, precum prin e-mail sau pe chat, nu oferi nicio informaţie personală despre tine sau despre altcineva.

4. Nu partaja fotografii cu tine, familia ta sau domiciliul tău cu persoanele pe care le întâlneşti online.

5. Nu deschide niciodată e-mail-uri care provin din surse necunoscute ŞTERGE-LE.

6. Dacă primeşti comentarii răutăcioase sau ameninţătoare online, nu răspunde. Deconectează-te şi raportează activitatea părinţilor tăi.

7. Nimic din ceea ce scrii pe Web nu este complet privat. Fii atent la ceea ce scrii şi cui.

8. Nu face niciodată planuri să întâlneşti un „prieten” online în persoană.

9. ATUNCI CÂND AI ÎNDOIELI: Solicită întotdeauna ajutorul părinţilor tăi. Dacă nu eşti sigur, deconectează-te.

Articol: https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/ro/

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Gandeste inainte de a posta! Oroviceanu Andra 11 A, prof. Bulgariu Alina https://youtu.be/JbgPBnQF3NQ

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Gandeste inainte de a posta! Oroviceanu Andra 11 A, prof. Bulgariu Alina https://youtu.be/JbgPBnQF3NQ

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Clasa a 11- a D. Prof. CIOLPAN GABRIELA 

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Clasa a 11- a D. Prof. CIOLPAN GABRIELA 

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Clasa a X-a B - Prof. Busca Laura, Busca Alexandru

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Clasa a X-a B - Prof. Busca Laura, Busca Alexandru

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Clasa a X-a C - Prof. Busca Laura, Busca Alexandru

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Clasa a X-a C - Prof. Busca Laura, Busca Alexandru

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Maria Radu, Gabriela Tirizica, Bianca Spiridon, Bianca Rosu - prof. Bulgariu Alina

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Maria Radu, Gabriela Tirizica, Bianca Spiridon, Bianca Rosu - prof. Bulgariu Alina

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Cyberbullying - CUM TE PROTEJEZI PE INTERNET #oradenet

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Prof. Arsaluis - Luiza Ripeanu, clasa a X-a C

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Prof. Arsaluis - Luiza Ripeanu, clasa a X-a C

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Imaginea ta contează, broșură informativă

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Imaginea ta contează, broșură informativă

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Ne jucăm și învățăm navigarea pe internet, caiet de lucru, European Schoolnet Academy

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Ne jucăm și învățăm navigarea pe internet, caiet de lucru, European Schoolnet Academy

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Amet Denisa
prof. coordonator Bulgariu Alina
clasa XI A

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Spune-ți părerea despre drepturile tale online!

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Spune-ți părerea despre drepturile tale online!

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Drăghici Sorina Elena, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Drăghici Sorina Elena, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Copy of Think before you type Cyberbullying Square im - Made with PosterMyWall 

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Robert Bălțatu, clasa a X-a C, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazar Edeleanu Năvodari

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Robert Bălțatu, clasa a X-a C, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazar Edeleanu Năvodari

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Amaximoaiei Maria Liliana, clasa a X-a C, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Amaximoaiei Maria Liliana, clasa a X-a C, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Micii exploratori digitali, ghid pentru dascăli, Ora de Net

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Micii exploratori digitali, ghid pentru dascăli, Ora de Net

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Stan Daniela, clasa a X-a P2, prof. coord. Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Stan Daniela, clasa a X-a P2, prof. coord. Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Copy of 7 Steps to stop Cyberbullying Infographic - Made with PosterMyWall

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Mădălina-Georgiana Dumitru, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Mădălina-Georgiana Dumitru, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Lic. Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Copy of Grey Stop Cyberbullying Instagram Story - Made with PosterMyWall

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Alexandra Aliman, XI D, prof.coord.Oprean Alina, Lic.Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Alexandra Aliman, XI D, prof.coord.Oprean Alina, Lic.Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Bianca Vizitiu, XI D, prof.coord.Oprean Alina, Lic.Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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Bianca Vizitiu, XI D, prof.coord.Oprean Alina, Lic.Tehn. Lazăr Edeleanu Năvodari

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The practicalities of how to stay safe online are explained through everyday activities.

A teenage girl Ada is sitting next to her friend CH (Computer Head), CH starts going through Ada’s purse and here we begin to learn about keywords such as Malware and Phishing.

We also learn about the dangers of placing images on social media and how quickly those images can spread beyond our control.

This clip is from the series How to Think Like a Computer.

Teacher Notes
You could use this clip to link to global events, such as Safer Internet Day.
Discuss what we can look for when using the web/internet to find out if we are safe online.
Recap the SMART Esafety rules.
You could also discuss the contributions of women in IT, such as Ada Lovelace, as the main character is called Ada.

Curriculum Notes
This clip will be relevant for teaching Computer Science

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Computer Science KS3 / KS4: Online Safety

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A teenage programmer (Ada) learns the importance of of being safe online with her friend Computer Head. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and National 4 and 5.

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Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu și Alina Bulgariu

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Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu și Alina Bulgariu

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Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu, 9 R, poster collage

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Arșaluis - Luiza Rîpeanu, 9 R, poster collage

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Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Movie activities

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Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza, Movie activities

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VOICU ELENA RALUCA
HĂRȚUIREA PE INTERNET.
Prof coordonator :BULGARIU ALINA

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Sextortion sau șantajul sexual online | Spot social

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Bianca Dospinescu, XIU, prof. coord. Borcea Elena

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Paraschiv Alin, 12 Sportiv, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Paraschiv Alin, 12 Sportiv, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Davidoiu Sebastian , profesor: Bulagariu Alina clasa a XI -a A Hartuire online 

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https://youtu.be/pSWz5DGEQXs

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Da BLOCK agresivitatii! Si "glumele" dor. Stop cyberbullying!

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Alexandru Antonia, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Alexandru Antonia, 9 R, prof. coord. Rîpeanu Arșaluis - Luiza

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Copy of safer internet day - Made with PosterMyWall

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Seminar Logischool România pe tema Siguranței pe Internet, participanți prof. Rîpeanu Arșaluis-Luiza și Alina Bulgariu

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Seminar Logischool România pe tema Siguranței pe Internet, participanți prof. Rîpeanu Arșaluis-Luiza și Alina Bulgariu

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Frățilă Alexandru Gabriel. Prof. Bulgariu Alina. Clasa 11 A

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Frățilă Alexandru Gabriel. Prof. Bulgariu Alina. Clasa 11 A

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Marin Daniel. Prof. Bulgariu Alina, clasa 11 A

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Marin Daniel. Prof. Bulgariu Alina, clasa 11 A

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Ziua internationala a sigurantei pe internet
Georgescu Alexandru 11A prof.Bulgariu Alina

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Ziua Internațională a Siguranței pe Internet

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Siguranța pe internet
Costea Robert 11A prof. Bulgariu Alina

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Siguranța pe Internet| Pericolele ascunse ale Internetului |Cyber-bulling|

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Sursa: LegalUp

Siguranța online a copiilor. Reguli și lucruri de ținut minte pentru copii:

1. Nu dau datele mele personale sau datele familiei mele decât dacă părinții sau tutorii mei își dau acordul.

2. La școală cer să fiu informat despre colectarea datelor mele.

3. Școala trebuie să aibă grijă de securitatea datelor mele.

4. Nu încărc nimic online fără permisiunea părinților mei.

5. Cunosc faptul că orice urc pe internet rămâne acolo.

6. Nu apăs butonul de trimitere, notificare sau postare decât dacă am permisiunea părinților mei.

7. Comentez și încărc postări care nu dezvăluie date personale ale mele, ale familiei sau ale prietenilor mei.

8. Am citit cu atenție politica aplicațiilor / termenilor de utilizare a datelor înainte să accept.

9. Cer să fiu informat într-un limbaj pe înțelesul meu despre utilizarea datelor.

10. Nu răspund străinilor pe internet și nu comunic cu aceștia.

11. Mă gândesc de două ori înainte să trimit cuiva o fotografie cu mine.

12. Mă gândesc de trei ori înainte să urc pe internet o fotografie cu mine.

13. Aleg parole puternice care includ cel puțin 9 cifre constând din litere mari și minuscule, numere și simboluri, de exemplu Wfhg56818934Ns&*%!?

14. Nu spun parola nimănui.

15. Schimb parola des.

16. Nu folosesc calculatoare partajate.

17. Verific dacă dispozitivul are antivirus înainte să îl folosesc.

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Gaman Georgiana-Gabriela clasa  11A, Alina Bulgariu 

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Gaman Georgiana-Gabriela clasa  11A, Alina Bulgariu 

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Internet safety is the practice of following actionable guidelines, understanding modern technology, and protecting your digital devices so you can defend against the malicious parts of the online world.

It’s one of the main parts of a strong digital citizenship program in any school.

That’s because the Internet provides near-instant satisfaction when looking up answers to questions, instructions on how to accomplish a task, and more.

But it’s also packed with potential dangers. Malware, phishing, scams, drive-by downloads, misrepresentation, and old-fashioned lies hide in every possible corner online, just waiting for an opportunity to strike.
So how can you prepare children and teens to successfully navigate this minefield of information?

It’s not easy — but the first step to teaching Internet safety is understanding it yourself!

What Does Internet Safety Entail?
1.0-what-does-internet-safety-entailInternet safety requires you to have a firm comprehension of the Internet, what’s on it, how it’s used, and how it operates.

It also emphasizes understanding the lesser-known areas of the Internet, like code, webpage interactions, and secure connections.
In general, you can break down Internet safety into two categories — behavior and knowledge.

If you’ve never had to teach Internet safety before, we recommend starting with seven behavior ideas that work in middle school and high school:

Verifying someone’s identity
Verifying a link is safe
Identifying an online scam
Protecting privacy
Creating and using passwords
Identifying cyberbullying
Becoming a good digital citizen
Internet safety is truly an expansive space, and it requires a knowledge component as well — the kind of knowledge that helps you use safe technology.

That includes:

Understanding code
Using ad blockers
Identifying secure connections
Using virtual personal networks (VPNs)
Understanding your data and its value
Knowing when your data is being collected
Understanding how your data is used to advertise
Because these two lists are pretty long, we’ll dive into each one separately.

Let’s start with making safe choices!

Making Safe Choices
2.0-internet-safety-making-safe-choicesThe most important part of Internet safety is learning how to make safe choices.

That requires a lot of background knowledge, but it’s all actionable information that your students can use any time.

Using the points below, you can teach your students how to stay safe online by making the smartest and best choices available.

1. Verifying someone’s identity
The Internet makes it a snap for anyone to falsify their identity.

2.1-verifying-someones-identity

All it takes is an email address, made-up name, and social media profile. With that done, any person on Earth can impersonate someone else.

(The MTV show Catfish demonstrates this exceptionally well, if you’d like a pop culture reference.)

Students can verify identities by searching someone’s name in search engines and multiple social networks — especially LinkedIn.

Why is LinkedIn special?

Because it’s one of the hardest social profiles to fake!

LinkedIn essentially requires you to upload a full-fledged resume to join the network. Any LinkedIn profile with minimal information is immediately suspicious.

Facebook profiles with no friends, Twitter profiles with no followers, and Instagram profiles with only selfies are also suspicious.

Essentially, if someone seems very into themselves but doesn’t have the online friends to show for it, that person may be an imposter!

2. Verifying a link is safe
In addition to verifying the identity of a stranger, students also need to know how to “read” a URL or link.

You can do this a couple of different ways.

First, students should understand the letters that start a URL — HTTP and HTTPS.

The easy to way to think of these is that HTTP is unsecure and HTTPS is secure.

That means the URL goes to a trusted and well-maintained website, as opposed to a throwaway website that’s being used maliciously.

Second, students should also know about hovering. Hovering is when you place your mouse cursor over a link (without clicking it) to see the link embedded in the text.

99% of the time, these will be the same URLs. But 1% of the time, you may see that a link shows a different URL when hovering with your mouse cursor.

Don’t click these links! They may be deceptive, especially if the text of a link looks like you’ll go to one website but the embedded URL will send you somewhere else!

3. Identifying an online scam
Online scams often take the form of unsolicited emails, instant messages, or text messages.

Basically, they’re messages that come from unknown sources that tell the recipient to do something, like click a link.

As tempting or promising as the offer may be, students need to know not to click the link!

Simply opening the link could subject the student’s computer to malware, viruses, ransomware, or some other villainous software.

4. Protecting privacy
Privacy is another key area of understanding where students make crucial choices.

2.4-protecting-privacyIn the past, it was common for teachers to warn students not to publish any personal information online. This included their names, addresses, phone numbers, and more.

Today, every social network asks for a name, email address, phone number, and more!

So where can you draw the line?

In the event your students choose to create social media profiles, it’s crucial that they’re careful about publicly posting their personal information.

They should hide their phone numbers. Their email addresses shouldn’t be searchable. In some networks, students may even be able to remove themselves from search results entirely, protecting them from random friend requests and online invasions of privacy.

As a rule of thumb, students should always keep their addresses and contact information secret, even from social networks that ask for them.

5. Creating and using passwords
Passwords are used in every account-based service online, from social networks to banks.

As a result, they’re crucial in maintaining the privacy and integrity of any student’s information.

This opens the door for you to teach your students about best practices when creating passwords.

Strong passwords tend to be:

10+ characters long
Include letters, numbers, and other characters
Unrelated to personal information
Easy to remember
Hard to guess
Unique
Sursa:https://www.aeseducation.com/computer-applications/what-is-internet-safety

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Internet safety is the practice of following actionable guidelines, understanding modern technology, and protecting your digital devices so you can defend against the malicious parts of the online world.
It's one of the main parts of a strong digital citizenship program in any school.

That's because the Internet provides near-instant satisfaction when looking up answers to questions, instructions on how to accomplish a task, and more.

But it's also packed with potential dangers. Malware, phishing, scams, drive-by downloads, misrepresentation, and old-fashioned lies hide in every possible corner online, just waiting for an opportunity to strike.

So how can you prepare children and teens to successfully navigate this minefield of information?

It's not easy - but the first step to teaching Internet safety is understanding it yourself!

What Does Internet Safety Entail?

Internet safety requires you to have a firm comprehension of the Internet, what's on it, how it's used, and how it operates.

It also emphasizes understanding the lesser-known areas of the Internet, like code, webpage interactions, and secure connections.

In general, you can break down Internet safety into two categories - behavior and knowledge.

If you've never had to teach Internet safety before, we recommend starting with seven behavior ideas that work in middle school and high school:

1. Verifying someone's identity

2. Verifying a link is safe

3. Identifying an online scam

4. Protecting privacy

5. Creating and using passwords

6. Identifying cyberbullying

7. Becoming a good digital citizen

Internet safety is truly an expansive space, and it requires a knowledge component as well - the kind of knowledge that helps you use safe technology.

That includes:

1. Understanding code

2. Using ad blockers

3. Identifying secure connections

4. Using virtual personal networks (VPNs)

5. Understanding your data and its value

6. Knowing when your data is being collected

7. Understanding how your data is used to advertise

Because these two lists are pretty long, we'll dive into each one separately.

Let's start with making safe choices!

Making Safe Choices

The most important part of Internet safety is learning how to make safe choices.

That requires a lot of background knowledge, but it's all actionable information that your students can use any time.

Using the points below, you can teach your students how to stay safe online by making the smartest and best choices available.

1. Verifying someone's identity

The Internet makes it a snap for anyone to falsify their identity.

All it takes is an email address, made-up name, and social media profile. With that done, any person on Earth can impersonate someone else.

(The MTV show Catfish demonstrates this exceptionally well, if you'd like a pop culture reference.)

Students can verify identities by searching someone's name in search engines and multiple social networks - especially LinkedIn.

Why is LinkedIn special?

Because it's one of the hardest social profiles to fake!

LinkedIn essentially requires you to upload a full-fledged resume to join the network. Any LinkedIn profile with minimal information is immediately suspicious.

Facebook profiles with no friends, Twitter profiles with no followers, and Instagram profiles with only selfies are also suspicious.

Essentially, if someone seems very into themselves but doesn't have the online friends to show for it, that person may be an imposter!

2. Verifying a link is safe

In addition to verifying the identity of a stranger, students also need to know how to "read" a URL or link.

You can do this a couple of different ways.

First, students should understand the letters that start a URL - HTTP and HTTPS.

The easy to way to think of these is that HTTP is unsecure and HTTPS is secure.

That means the URL goes to a trusted and well-maintained website, as opposed to a throwaway website that's being used maliciously.

Second, students should also know about hovering. Hovering is when you place your mouse cursor over a link (without clicking it) to see the link embedded in the text.

99% of the time, these will be the same URLs. But 1% of the time, you may see that a link shows a different URL when hovering with your mouse cursor.

Don't click these links! They may be deceptive, especially if the text of a link looks like you'll go to one website but the embedded URL will send you somewhere else!

3. Identifying an online scam

Online scams often take the form of unsolicited emails, instant messages, or text messages.

Basically, they're messages that come from unknown sources that tell the recipient to do something, like click a link.

As tempting or promising as the offer may be, students need to know not to click the link!

Simply opening the link could subject the student's computer to malware, viruses, ransomware, or some other villainous software.

4. Protecting privacy

Privacy is another key area of understanding where students make crucial choices.

In the past, it was common for teachers to warn students not to publish any personal information online. This included their names, addresses, phone numbers, and more.

Today, every social network asks for a name, email address, phone number, and more!

So where can you draw the line?

In the event your students choose to create social media profiles, it's crucial that they're careful about publicly posting their personal information.

They should hide their phone numbers. Their email addresses shouldn't be searchable. In some networks, students may even be able to remove themselves from search results entirely, protecting them from random friend requests and online invasions of privacy.

As a rule of thumb, students should always keep their addresses and contact information secret, even from social networks that ask for them.

5. Creating and using passwords

Passwords are used in every account-based service online, from social networks to banks.

As a result, they're crucial in maintaining the privacy and integrity of any student's information.

This opens the door for you to teach your students about best practices when creating passwords.

Strong passwords tend to be:

10+ characters long

Include letters, numbers, and other characters

Unrelated to personal information

Easy to remember

Hard to guess

Unique

Creating good, unique passwords is a challenge for anyone - especially if they're not tech-savvy.

If you'd like your students to practice passwords before making them, you can use the LastPass password tester in your class.

6. Identifying cyberbullying

Because social networking and messaging is easier than ever, it's also easier to harass people as well.

This unfortunate side-effect of the Internet is called cyberbullying, and it's been a hot-button topic in schools for years now.

Cyberbullying is essentially insulting or harassing someone via the Internet. While it's mostly discussed in the context of children, teens, and young adults, it's shockingly prevalent across all age ranges.

The major takeaway for students is identification. Insults, jokes at someone's expense, and repeated harassment are all callsigns of cyberbullying.

The effects can be devastating on the victims. Social media has a tendency to permeate our lives, and that's amplified for teens and pre-teens who are highly involved in their social circles.

To prevent feelings of isolation, self-doubt, and worse outcomes, it's crucial for students to know cyberbullying when they see it so they can do their part to stop the harassment.

7. Becoming a good digital citizen

Good digital citizenship means students know how to make safe choices when using the Internet.

It also entails a general knowledge of technology, how the Internet works, and warning signs that something may have gone wrong.

In that respect, making smart choices on the Internet is just the first step on the road for your students as they become responsible digital citizens.

The next key area of Internet safety is using - and understanding - safe technology.

Using Safe Technology

Using safe technology helps protect a student's devices.

Understanding safe technology helps protect a student's life.

While this requires more information and a thorough digital citizenship curriculum, it also gives your students the essential knowledge they need to protect themselves from digital pitfalls for the rest of their lives.

You can start by talking about code.

1. Understanding code

Code is the back-end, written text that developers use to create webpages and webpage elements.

With it, developers can tell a webpage to show a certain image at a certain point. They can denote where a video should go and whether it should play automatically.

The options are nearly limitless!

Most of the code on the Internet is in a language called Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML. For the most part, HTML is a safe coding language that has very little opportunity to harm someone's computer or steal someone's information.

Other languages include Java, CSS, Python, Ruby, and more. These languages all have their strengths and weaknesses, and some of them can be used maliciously.

Thankfully, these languages don't show up too often except for in special online applications.

The best way for students to learn about code is to learn how to code. Once students use the coding languages themselves, they'll have a sharper idea of how those languages can be used online.

2. Using ad blockers

Ads are everywhere these days. Unfortunately, very few ad providers actually check their advertisers to ensure they're providing clean, safe ads on webpages.

This is where a lot of websites run into trouble. It's possible for them to unknowingly serve malware or virus-infected ads that prompt what's called a drive-by download.

That means someone just needs to open a webpage and their browser will start downloading viruses, spyware, malware, or ransomware in the background - and nobody knows until it's too late!

The best thing to do is to show students how to use ad blocker extensions in common web browsers, like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Yes, ads play a vital role in helping companies keep the lights on.

But so few companies perform quality assurance checks on their ads for malicious code, and cybercriminals will always strive to stay one step ahead of the people who may catch them.

As a result, the best solution is for your students to use ad blockers!

3. Identifying secure connections

Secure connections are essential to ensuring someone's personal information goes directly to a website and isn't intercepted, decrypted, or misused by malicious third parties.

Thankfully, secure connections are easy to identify. Just look for the HTTPS at the beginning of a website's URL.

The S indicates that the website uses something called secure socket layers, which is essentially an extra layer of security that protects information as it goes from a student's computer to the website's servers.

You can also teach students about virtual personal networks, or VPNs. These are encrypted micro-networks that add even more security to information that's transmitted from someone's device to another area.

With HTTPS websites and an always-on VPN equipped to a device, students can protect themselves from almost all of the Internet's dangers when it comes to transmitting data.

4. Using virtual personal networks (VPNs)

Speaking of VPNs, it's important to understand how they work.

A VPN establishes a secure connection between someone's device and a proxy location. In addition, the VPN creates a digital "shell" that protects that connection.

So if you imagine a standard Internet connection as a copper wire, a VPN Internet connection would be like that copper wire covered in a thick layer of rubber for protection and waterproofing.

In addition, VPNs prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) from tracking a lot of your browsing activity online. This is important because it's legal for ISPs to sell anyone's browsing information to marketing firms to create targeted advertising.

VPNs stop that dead in its tracks. It's just a safer way to use the Internet!

5. Understanding your data and its value

So why should you and your students care that ISPs, social networks, and third-party operators have access to your data?

Because in today's fast-paced, information-based world, personal data is a valuable commodity.

Packages of data are sold among companies just like any other product. The most recent example of this is the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal that revealed enormous breaches of personal privacy and dozens of security concerns.

Essentially, every student in your classroom is valuable to an advertiser. Because of that, their information has value for the social networks, ISPs, and other companies that collect it.

The less a student tells these websites about themselves, the less likely they'll be to have their information packaged and sold to the highest bidder.

6. Knowing when your data is being collected

How do you know when your or your students' data is being collected?

Because of a European law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), any website that has traffic or customers in Europe must disclose when someone is being tracked.

The method of this tracking is often through something called a "cookie," or a unique identifying code that makes one person stand out against the millions who may visit a website.

So while American or Asian websites don't have to disclose their tracking information by law, they still do it to accommodate their European usership.

As a result, you'll often see websites with popups that say they're currently tracking you.

7. Understanding how your data is used to advertise

Finally, it's essential that students understand how their data is used to advertise to them.

As we established before, third-party agencies will collect and sell anyone's information for a price. Then, the people who buy that information can use it to deliver targeted advertisements to individuals through different means.

Have you ever talked to your friend about a brand or product only to open your Facebook account and see an ad for it right away?

Have you ever texted someone about a book you wanted to read and then saw it as an ad at the top of Amazon?

This isn't an accident. Advertisers have never had more access to information about you, your students, or anyone else in the world.

As a result, they have a very sharp idea about what they can offer people.

If you or your students see ads on social networks or shopping websites, remember that they're not there by accident!

Those ads are placed through a complex series of identification and delivery systems. Even if they show something that you want, it's smartest not to click on them since you also don't know where the ad may lead!

Internet Safety: Integral to Good Digital Citizenship

At the end of the day, Internet safety is a key part of students becoming good digital citizens.

It requires a lot of knowledge. It requires a lot of practice. And it requires a lot of smart decision-making.

When you give students the tools they need to be safe online, they'll be able to protect themselves while becoming good digital citizens.

If you want the latest and best way to teach your students about digital safety, it makes sense to use a digital curriculum!

At AES, we offer the digital curriculum called Business&ITCenter21 to anyone who wants to teach good digital citizenship and responsible Internet use to their students.

With lessons on responsibility, communication, keyboarding, computing systems, and more, Business&ITCenter21 is a treasure trove of essential information that'll help your students stay sharp online.

Do you want to get more resources for your Internet safety and digital citizenship courses?

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Internet safety is the practice of following actionable guidelines, understanding modern technology, and protecting your digital devices so you can defend against the malicious parts of the online world. It's one of the main parts of a strong digital citizenship program in any school.