Empowerment Technology 11

1. RULES OF
NETIQUETTE
EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY LESSON 2

2. MELC 2
Apply online safety, security, ethics, and
etiquette standards and practice in the use of
ICTs as it would relate to their specific
professional tracks.

3. LESSON OBJECTIVES
1. Consider one’s and others’ safety when sharing information
using the internet.
2. Consider one’s and other’s reputation when using the internet
3. Determine and avoid the dangers of the internet
4. Be responsible in the use of social networking sites
5. Browse the internet efficiently and properly through proper
referencing

4. RULES OF NETIQUETTE

5. SELF-CHECK ON ONLINE HABITS
Directions: Reflect and assess yourself on your
online habits. Check “Yes” or “No” on the
following table.

6. ONLINE HABITS YES NO
I always talk to strangers on social media
Giving your password to your friends
Posting your future vacation
Visiting unsecured websites
Ranting on social media
Posting image or video without asking permission
from the owner
Sharing of personal information

7. NETIQUETTE
Came from the two words “net” and
“etiquette”. It is an etiquette applied
online that shows proper manner and
behavior.

8. ONLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Type of Information Risks
1. First name There is a risk in sharing your first name.
Chances are, a hacker may already know
plenty of stuff about you even if you only
give out your first name. Likewise, you
cannot just walk in a room to start
introducing yourself to every one. You do
not know whom you can across with.

9. ONLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Type of Information Risks
2. Last name If sharing your first name is a small risk,
having both your fist and last is more
risky. You will be vulnerable to being
search for using search engines, which
include image search. Matching a name
with a face is a modus to several
cybercrimes like identity theft.

10. ONLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Type of Information Risks
3. Your cellphone
number
Your cellphone number should never be
posted over the internet. The internet is a
public place. It is the same as posting your
number on a billboard. You would not want
random strangers to text or call you, or
worse, pretend that they are someone else.

11. ONLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY
Type of Information Risks
4. Your address Hopefully you answered “no” to this one.
Giving your number to the internet is one
thing; giving them your address is a whole
other level. It would be easier for the
criminals to find you.

12. TIPS ON HOW TO BE SAFE ONLINE
1. Be mindful of what you shared online and what site you
share it too.
2. Do not just accept terms and conditions; read it.
3. Check out the privacy policy page of a website to learn how
the website handles the information you share.
4. Know the security features of the social networking site you
use. By keeping your profile private, search engines will not
be able to scan your profile.

13. TIPS ON HOW TO BE SAFE ONLINE
5. Do not share your password with anyone
6. Avoid logging in to public networks/Wi-Fi. Browsing in
“incognito (or private) mode,” a feature of a browser, will not
protect you from hacker.
7. Do not talk to strangers whether online or face-to-face
8. Never post anything about a future vacation. It is similar to
posting “Rob my house at this date.”
9. Add friends in real life

14. TIPS ON HOW TO BE SAFE ONLINE
10.Avoid visiting untrusted websites
11.Install and update an antivirus software on your computer.
Use only one anti-virus to avoid conflicts.
12.If you have a Wi-Fi at home, make it a private network by
adding a password
13.Avoid downloading anything from untrusted websites. You
are most likely not monitored by site owner.
14.Do not reply or click links from suspicious emails.

15. INTERNET RISKS
CYBERBULLYING – it happens when
someone intentionally abuse, harass, and
mistreated by other person using
electronic communication.

16. INTERNET RISKS
IDENTITY THEFT – It is a crime of
stealing personal information for the
purpose of assuming that person’s name or
identity to make any form of transactions.

17. INTERNET RISKS
CYBER STALKING – A criminal practice
where electronic communication is used to
stalk or harass individual or group

18. INTERNET RISKS
SEXTING – The act of sending sexually
explicit text messages, images, and videos

19. INTERNET THREATS
1. MALWARE – also known as malicious
software

20. TYPES OF MALWARE
a. VIRUS – a malicious program designed to
replicate itself and transfer from one computer
to another either through the internet and local
networks or data storage like flash drives and
CDs

21. b. WORM – a malicious program that
transfers from one computer to another by
any type of means. Often, it uses a
computer network to spread itself. Exaple,
the ILOVEYOU worm (Love Bug Worm)
created by Filipino.

22. c. TROJAN – a malicious program
that is disguised as a useful program
but once downloaded or installed,
leave your PC unprotected and allows
hackers to get your information
ex: Rogue security software

23. d. SPYWARE – a program that runs in
the background without you knowing
it (thus called “spy”). It has the ability
to monitor what you are currently
doing and typing through keylogging.
Ex: Keyloggers

24. e. ADWARE – a program designed to
send you advertisements, mostly as
pop-ups.

25. INTERNET THREATS
2. SPAM – unwanted email mostly from
bots or advertisers. It can be used to send
malware.

26. INTERNET THREATS
3. PHISHING – its goal is to acquire sensitive
personal information like passwords and
credit cards details. This is done by sending
you email that will direct the user to visit a
website and be asked to update your
username, password, credit card, personal
information.

27. INTERNET THREATS
4. PHARMING – cyber attack intended to
redirect a website’s traffic to another false
site.

28. PROTECTING REPUTATIONS ONLINE
THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK:
Things to consider before posting something over the internet:
1. Before you post something on the web, ask these questions to
yourself: would you want your parents or grand parents to
see it? Would you want your future boss to see it? Once you
post something on the web, you have no control of who sees
your posts.

29. 2. Your friends depend on you to protect
their reputation online. Talk to your
friends about this serious responsibility.

30. 3. Set your post to private. In this way,
search engines will not be able to scan
that post.
4. If you feel that a post can affect you or
other’s reputation, ask the one who
posted it to pull it down or report it as
inappropriate.

31. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Copyright Infringement occurs when a copyrighted
work is reproduced, distributed, performed,
publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work
without the permission of the copyright owner.

32. TIPS TO HELP YOU AVOID COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
• UNDERSTAND – give credit to the source
• BE RESPONSIBLE – know if something has a
copyright
• BE CREATIVE – add your own creative genius in
everything that will be credited to you
• KNOW THE LAW – seek permission first

33. ACTIVITY
Together with your group, create a campaign
materials it could be in a form of a small poster
promoting “ THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK”.

34. RUBRICS
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Graphics
Relevance
All graphics
are related to
the topic/theme
and makes it
easier to
understand
All graphics
are related to
the topic except
1.
Some graphics
are not related
to the topic
Many graphics
are not related
to the topic
Attractiveness The poster is
exceptionally
attractive
The poster is
attractive, neat
and clean
The poster is
acceptably
attractive but it
has few erasure
The poster is
not attractive
and has many
erasures

35. NEWS REPORTING
Together with your group, search a news
online regarding a case of cyberbullying
and portray it as if you are the news
reporter.

36. RUBRICS