6.+Internet+Safety+Rules



Internet Rules for the Small Ones are very simple and general but, powerful:

Avoid offensive and violent material! More specific?


 * Naked people
 * Sex
 * Violence: Guns, blood, etc.
 * Offensive language (bad words)
 * Anything that attends against anyone's security and dignity.

Why?

Because it's not appropriate even for adults.



For my own safety and my family's:

1. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.

2. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law.

3 If I have email with my parents authorization, of course, I will not give out any personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without their permission.*

4. I will tell my parents and/or my teachers right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.

5. I will never agree to get together with someone I “meet” online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.

<span style="color: #001fff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">6. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.*

<span style="color: #001fff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">7. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the service provider.

<span style="color: #001fff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">8. I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (even my best friends) other than my parents.

<span style="color: #001fff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">9. I will check with my parents before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my family’s privacy*

<span style="color: #001fff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">10. I will help my parents understand how to have fun and learn things online and teach them things about the Internet, computers and other technology.