This document contains information from four student authors on various internet safety topics. It discusses netiquette, emoticons, chat rooms, spam, and safe web surfing. Some key tips provided include being careful who you share personal information with online, avoiding giving out your email address to unknown people, and remembering that people may not be who they say they are in chat rooms. Safety recommendations are to tell parents if anything goes wrong and get offline immediately.

1. INTERNET SAFETYBy: Emily, Megan, Mary Jo and MadiPictures from Clip Art Office Online.

2. Netiquette Ned The basic rule of netiquette is people do strange things when they get behind a keyboard. The do’s and don’ts of communication on the internet. It is network etiquette.By Emily M.

3. Flames and Flame Wars

4. EmocationsEmocations are a textual expression representing the face of a writer’s mood or expression.They are used to alert a responder. Examples::-) Happy:-D Laughing

5. Safety Tips

6. SLICK THE SPAMMERBy Megan K.

7. What is spam?Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging to send unsolicited junk mail.

8. Some important things to remember:

9. Some tips to remember when sending an e-mail:Check to make sure you have the right e-mail address.Remember to hit send.Do not give out your e-mail address to anybody you do not know.

10. R U a ChatterBy Mary Jo V.

11. What is Chatting?Chat is an online place were people can talk to other people and share things to one another.Benefits of chat room are Sharing information

12. Things you might encounter in chat room! Some risks are Some Downfalls are You don’t really now who you are talking to.

13. It creates gossip

14. You could talk to a person who is much older than you.Things you should do if something goes wrong.Tell your parentsGet off lineType of information you shouldn’t give out.Personal informationAnd bank informationNameSocial securitySchool you go toaddress

15. Surfer Dude By Madi L.

16. Internet The internet is a computer network linking smaller computer networks to the worldwide web.

17. What does www stand for? www stands for World Wide WebIt is something to get you to different siteswwwwww

18. Safe Surfing Be nice Do not use rude language Do not break any laws