The document discusses internet safety tips for children. It defines key internet terms like browser and search engine. It explains that the internet should be used to look up information for school and communicate safely with friends. Personal information like addresses and phone numbers should not be shared online. If a child feels uncomfortable in a chat room, they should leave and tell a parent. The document warns about risks like online predators in chat rooms and getting in trouble for inappropriate conversations.

1. Internet SafetyBy: Carolyn Welker

2. What is the internet?A global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite for billions of users everyday.

3. What types of things can and should the internet be used for?Looking up information for school and projects and to communicate with friends in a safe way.

4. What does www stand for and how is it different than the internetIt stands for the World Wide Web. It is different than the internet because the World Wide Web is part of the internet.

5. What is a browser? Name two.It’s a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. Two examples are internet explorer and planet web.

6. What do you use a search engine for? To search for information on the web.

7. Name three benefits from joining the information super highway.You can contact people for free, easy to use and to enjoy entertainment.

8. What can be done to promote safe internet surfing?Don’t give out private information about your self, and don’t go into any unsafe chat rooms . Only go on websites if you know there safe, and don’t talk to anyone you don’t know!

9. What type of information should be given out over the internet? What should not? You can put out what your age is but don’t put what your full name is and where you live.

10. What is SpamSpam= a bunch of the same thing sent in bulk to various placesThere are many types of spamGrenade spam = made popular in online games like call of duty and counter strike when you throw a lot of grenades and random places hoping for a score .Spam mail= spam mail is when some one sends a bunch of random people a letter either containing, adds, viruses , chain mail.

11. Why is Spam Such a Problem?

12. What Should You Do if You Receive Spam?Delete it And if its chain mail or other things that asks you to send it to other places DON’T!

13. What Should You Do With an Email Attachment from someone you don’t know?If it seems serious virus scan it firstIf it is not serious or has a virus delete it and report it.

14. Three Ways you can Decrease Spam you Recieve

15. InternetThe internet is a global network of computes that communicate using internet Protocol (IP).It should be used for getting information on a topic you need and to communicate with relatives far away.A browser is a software used for retrieving, presetting and traversing information.A search engine helps you find what you want to know example Google, Bing.

16. You should not give personal information out on chat sites like AIM, Face Book, MySpace exp…If u find a person that wants to know or asks you should go to your parents right away and not take to them.Personal information that you should not give out such as how old you are where you live and things about your family.Safety on the internet

17. Describe an Online ChatOn online chat is were kids or adults can talk to each other by typing words in a box.They might have somebody put something on that will get them in trouble

18. he might say something bad and get in a lot of troubleSome benefits of a chat room are: That the kids can talk to each other without seeing each other

19. They can talk to many people at once about many different things.What should you do if you feel uncomfortable by something someone says? Get out of the chat room and go tell an adultTwo problems with internet chat rooms are:There are online predators that your daughter or son might not know about