"Stay Safe on the Internet" may sound like something that your parents have been saying since you were old enough to play on Webkinz. As Technology progresses, we come across more and more dangers such as signing up for dating websites or accepting a prize by completing a simple survey. Many people will sign up their email and then get spammed by the frauds who now have your email. Protection is key, if a website is offering you a new iPhone Six but they just want your credit card information so they can have an internet shopping spree and you have have to pay the hefty bill. If a website seems suspicious, NEVER enter any information. Keep you information private and only enter information if you know and trust this website. Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Protecting Yourself From Internet Dangers
"Stay Safe on the Internet" may sound like something that your parents have been saying since you were old enough to play on Webkinz. As Technology progresses, we come across more and more dangers such as signing up for dating websites or accepting a prize by completing a simple survey. Many people will sign up their email and then get spammed by the frauds who now have your email. Protection is key, if a website is offering you a new iPhone Six but they just want your credit card information so they can have an internet shopping spree and you have have to pay the hefty bill. If a website seems suspicious, NEVER enter any information. Keep you information private and only enter information if you know and trust this website. 
Monday, 6 April 2015
Cyber Space
Cyber Space-A big and scary world
Cyber space has become a big and scary place these past few years, and is unfolding into. A world of its own. While many people like to use the internet and social media as a way of keeping in touch with family and friends who may live far away, or just to keep entertained, many others abuse it...
Have you ever seen "Goal 500" or "follow for a follow back" on someone's profile? This is what you might consider someone being addicted and yes maybe a little desperate (wanting). It is very common in people, teenagers especially, to want to gain attention through social media. People tend to get addicted to having a high number of followers and get pumped mentally as their number of followers increase. This is considered a form of popularity. But there is always a person's friend who has more
Followers than them. It then becomes a personal competition and for some, can overwhelm their lives. We all fall into this trap if wanting and abundance f followed at one point. But in the end, does it really mean anything? It might just leave u addicted and emotionally unstable.
This leads to the next thing. Power.
Sometimes this "popularity" can go to a persons head and they can begin to rank themselves being of higher value than others. This is one of the many ways that bullying an start.
Bullying is NOT cool...
Posting inappropriate comments or photos is very dangerous and can lead to severe consequences.
One rule to always remember, is never get comfortable with an online friend that you have never met in person.
•unless you have actually met the person offline, then they are considered A stranger. Who knows, that nice teenage girl , could actually be a mean middle age man.
Never give out any personal information online.
•Try not to use your actual name, age or birth dat on websites in order to avoid scams and unwanted stalkers.
Always think of the consequences.
•Everything put into cyber space always stays in cyber space. No matter how hard you try to remove it. Nothing is ever really deleted. So before you do something, think, will you regret it later?
Last of all, have fun on the internet!
•Make sure to stay safe by checking that a website or people on the website are legitimate and safe.
•DONT LET THE INTERNET CONSUME YOUR WHOLE LIFE! •
Cyber space has become a big and scary place these past few years, and is unfolding into. A world of its own. While many people like to use the internet and social media as a way of keeping in touch with family and friends who may live far away, or just to keep entertained, many others abuse it...
Have you ever seen "Goal 500" or "follow for a follow back" on someone's profile? This is what you might consider someone being addicted and yes maybe a little desperate (wanting). It is very common in people, teenagers especially, to want to gain attention through social media. People tend to get addicted to having a high number of followers and get pumped mentally as their number of followers increase. This is considered a form of popularity. But there is always a person's friend who has more
Followers than them. It then becomes a personal competition and for some, can overwhelm their lives. We all fall into this trap if wanting and abundance f followed at one point. But in the end, does it really mean anything? It might just leave u addicted and emotionally unstable.
This leads to the next thing. Power.
Sometimes this "popularity" can go to a persons head and they can begin to rank themselves being of higher value than others. This is one of the many ways that bullying an start.
Bullying is NOT cool...
Posting inappropriate comments or photos is very dangerous and can lead to severe consequences.
One rule to always remember, is never get comfortable with an online friend that you have never met in person.
•unless you have actually met the person offline, then they are considered A stranger. Who knows, that nice teenage girl , could actually be a mean middle age man.
Never give out any personal information online.
•Try not to use your actual name, age or birth dat on websites in order to avoid scams and unwanted stalkers.
Always think of the consequences.
•Everything put into cyber space always stays in cyber space. No matter how hard you try to remove it. Nothing is ever really deleted. So before you do something, think, will you regret it later?
Last of all, have fun on the internet!
•Make sure to stay safe by checking that a website or people on the website are legitimate and safe.
•DONT LET THE INTERNET CONSUME YOUR WHOLE LIFE! •
Thursday, 2 April 2015
How to Get out of a Dangerous Internet Situation
Many people can get trapped into a situation that involved the internet and they can't get out of it, people will lie about their age and start a conversation with a younger person in an attempt to meet them. Many children and teens will believe this person and will also set up a meeting place to meet this person but the child or teen will receive a shock when the 14-year-old boy they have been conversing with is actually a 30-year-old man. The most important thing to do in this situation is to tell parents who you are conversing with, if you are asked to meet up with someone, tell someone and go with someone to meet this person. NEVER GO ALONE! It is very important to always go with someone. The most important thing is to tell your parents and if you are meeting with someone you met online is to go with someone you trust like an adult or a friend.
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