This document provides guidelines for both online and offline safety. It recommends never revealing personal information online, giving out passwords, or meeting strangers alone who were met online. The document advises discussing appropriate pictures to post and using kind words online. Parents are encouraged to set clear rules, monitor technology use, and discuss mistakes without punishment to build trust. Basic safety tips include never responding to uncomfortable messages and always meeting online connections in public with an adult if meeting in person.

1. Computer Safety
Online and Offline
By Michelle Noel

2. Resources
 The majority of the following slides were generally
based on a list that was attained from the following web
site:
 https://cuit.columbia.edu/cuit/it-security-
resources/social-networking-dos-donts

3. Defining rules
 Rules will vary depending on :
Age
Maturity
Family Values
Trust level
Prior decision making

4. Basic Online Safety
 Never Reveal Personal Information such as address,
phone number, age
 Never give out your password
 Never physically get together with someone you met
online
 Discuss with parents which pictures are appropriate to
post online. Stick to determined guidelines.
 Never use harmful or hurtful words to others

5. Online Safety
 Don’t respond to any messages that you make you feel
uncomfortable.
 Don’t respond to bullying. Tell your parents if it occurs.
 Block those who make you feel uncomfortable
 Use only kind words
 Use sites that begin with HTTPS only
 When leaving computer unattended, log out.

6. Suggestions to Parents
 Discuss how to identify appropriate and inappropriate
behaviors
 Discuss healthy boundaries (online and offline)
 Discuss mistakes without punishment to discourage
secret keeping
 Set clear rules and consequences
 Limit internet access to a minimum time before your
home goes to sleep

7.  Talk with other parents to learn about technology kids
are using today
 Monitor use
 When monitoring your child’s technology, tell them you
are doing so. Equate this to the internet being a public
domain.
 Set privacy to strictest setting

8. Offline Safety
 Never meet anyone from an online connection alone.
 If planning to meet someone from an online
connection, tell an adult, get permission and bring an
adult with you.
 If meeting someone from an online connection, always
meet in public places for your own safety.
 Trust your gut feelings. If something doesn’t feel right,
It probably isn’t right .