Internet safety.

My dear students,

I know you all like spend all of your time on serving the Internet, posting messages online, and copying information. However, sometimes it is not as safe as you think. Crimes could be committed on the Internet, like stalking, fishing, and identity thief. Therefore, there are several points that I would want you to avoid.

1. Guard your financial information.
    When you are shopping online, be careful about the websites you are buying things. Check if the billing system is safe or not. Sometimes your financial information could easily be stolen while you are paying bills online.

2. Be aware of imposters (Cheater).
   Be careful when you are talking to a strangers online. Sometimes, exposing your own personal information to a stranger is not a smart thing. Some strangers would pretend to be your friends and ask about our own information like your credit card number, your family members..etc Sometimes trouble begins here.

3. Keep your e-mail account safe.
    Be aware of e-mail account and the passwords. Avoid using e-mail at public computer. Sometimes the passwords would be stolen by others. Moreover, be careful not using e-mail to send information like bank account and personal ID. Never response to a e-mail that ask for your own identity.

4. Do not visit some strange websites.
    Some of the websites do not clearly point out what it is about. They only put some fancy titles on it. Avoid entering those websites. Sometimes they will make your internet shut down or affected by virus.

5.  Turn on the firewall.
     This could help prevents hackers from getting information such as passwords to bank account or other information they could use to steal funds or steal your identity.


Here is the video of Being Smart Online.

Here is an article about " Safety rules for kids who use the Internet."

http://crime.about.com/od/online/qt/kidsonline.htm