The 7th and 8th grade classes created a guide for parents on internet and Facebook safety. The students designed informational posters, web pages, skits, and brochures covering topics such as always logging out of Facebook, avoiding scams, creating strong passwords and not sharing them, only friending people you know, and how to recover a hacked account. The materials provide tips for keeping Facebook accounts secure and avoiding having private information compromised.

1. A guide for our parents
by the 7th and 8th grade classes
FACEBOOK SAFETY, 2011

2. After reading and discussing security issues with
social networking, the seventh and eighth grade
students were asked to create a project of their
own choice that would be a guide for their
parents to Internet safety, especially with using
Facebook©. This presentation contains
informational posters (anyone choosing to
design a poster needed to create a set of them).
Other students have designed web pages, skits,
and brochures. These, too, will be uploaded as
they are finished.

3. [SAS1]
Always
Logout!
Logging Out and Changing Password
1. Always logout when at a friend’s house.
2. Change your password often.
3. Make sure your passwords strong.
4. Don’t tell your friends you password.

4. [SAS1]
Avoid Scammers
1. They want to access your information.
2. They want to sell your information or even scam
your friends.
3. Never click on links that you don’t know is safe.
4. If you’re being scammed it will never direct you the
facebook homepage.

5. [SAS1]
Tips To Keep Your Facebook Safe
•Only friend people you know.
•Create a good password and only use it for facebook.
•Don’t share your password.
•Change your password on a regular basis.
•Only download Apps from sites you trust.
•Keep your anti-virus software updated.
•Keep your browser and other applications up to date also.
•Use a one-time password when your at a friends house.

6. Facebook Security
Logging Out
•Log out before you exit your website.
•Never forget to log out before you go
somewhere else.
Good Passwords
•Remember to change your password
regularly.
•Don’t use it for all of your accounts.
•Don’t share it with your friends.
•Don’t use weak passwords- (qwerty)
•Use strong passwords.

7. 1. Only friend people you know.
2. Don’t share your password.
3. Look at the address bar and make sure its
www.facebook.com
4. Keep your anti-virus software updated.
5. Use the Web of Trust add-on to tell you if websites are
secure.
6. Change your password daily.
7. Make sure you log out before you go somewhere.
8. Don’t click on weird posts.
9. Create good passwords.
10. Use secure web browsers like firefox.
11. Only use apps that are trusted.

8. Change your Password and Logging Out
Always Remember to Log Out
Change your Password Regularly
Don’t Share your Password
Make Sure it is a Strong Password
Don’t use your Email Password for Facebook [

9. Avoiding Scams
They Want Your Information
Phisher Try to Trick You in to Giving Them Your Info
Make Sure it is a Real Facebook log in
Malicious Script Scam Gives You Fake Games and to See Who Has Been
Stalking You

10. Recovering a Hacked Account
You May Notice Status Updates You didn’t post
Also You Might not be able to log in
Put in Your Cell phone Number in so They can
Notify You

11. Information for this presentation was obtained from the following
source:
McCarthy, Linda, Keith Watson, and Denise Weldon-Siviy.
"OwnYourSpace: A Guide to Facebook Security |
Facebook." Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn
More. Facebook.com, 18 Aug. 2011. Web. 02 Dec. 2011.
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