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=Internet Safety for Young Children= Web Page by Kat Garelli, Anya Carney, Skyler Brown, and Heather Lappin

i-Safe is a website made by an organization that is geared towards helping kids like you understand what's so important about being safe on the Internet. [] OnGuard Online is a government-based website that wants to help you with your Internet safety too. This site is updated regularly to help keep kids up-to-date on Internet safety. [] iKeep Safe is a website for an organization called Internet Keep safe Coalition. This website is also updated regularly to keep you up to par with the Internet. [] Web Wise Kids in an organization that was made for kids just like you to get smart when it comes to the Internet. [] Kids Health is a website created by a pediatrician. The website has information on kids' health and safety including Internet safety. Kids Health also has some games for everything under the sun regarding your health! __[|http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.ht[[http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html|ml]]]__ This video, which can be seen below, was made by a teacher named Mrs. Healy to help teach kids just like you about Internet Safety. Watch the video! []

Mrs. Healy's Video:
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=**__//1) Problems that come with using the Internet//__**= -Creeps can find you. This includes: kidnappers, murderers, ect.  -You can say something on the Internet you don't really mean.  -Inapropriate people have accessn to talk to you on certain websites.  -Your identity can be stolen, even though you are only a child.  -Your computer may get viruses if you go on some websites.  -You never know what's out there on the Internet, so you may see some things that aren't really meant for kids your age.  -You can run into some mean people!  -You can lose your work if you put it on the Internet.  -You could also delete someone else's work on the Internet.  -Everything is not what it seems on the Internet, so you don't really know the truth. =**//__2) But, these problems can be fixed!__//**= -Don't go on websites such as I.M. On those, people can talk to you and confuse into giving them your private information. -If you are on the Internet, try to watch what you say to others or don't talk at all! -Watch who can view anything about you on the Internet. -Don't give out your real identity. -Watch what websites you visit to reduce the risk of your computer getting a virus. -Watch what web addresses you go to to reduce the risk of seeing something that is not meant for you. -Watch who you talk to because you don't want to run into some bullies. -Always save your work on the Internet. -Don't edit anyone else's work. That can really mess things up! -Don't let yourself be fooled when it comes to the Internet. =**//__3) Examples of dangerous situations on the Internet__//**= ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍-Once upon a time, little Sally Jensen's family got a computer! Sally was so excited to play on the computer. She was excited to also do homework on the computer, too. Her friend told her about an online Internet website called Webpets. In Webpets, you can adopt an online pet and take care of it, all while chatting with friends. Sally joined the website, and she soon got a request from a user that she did not know. She accepted the friend request from that person. Why is this a bad thing? -Frankie's friends told him about a website that allowed people to chat with their friends. It was called TIM, Tech Instant Messenger. He asked his mom if he could make a TIM account, and she said yes! He was so excited that he went straight to the coputer. He made an account, and soon received many pal requests from his friends. He was absolutely sure that they were his friends because he had a list of their usernames on the site, so he double checked and accepted them all. He then got a request from somebody that look familiar, but he couldn't quite remember their name or where he had seen them. He used his head and declined the request. Why is this a good thing?

=‍‍‍‍‍‍And remember, Internet Safety is a very important thing for many reasons, such as the ones that we said here.= =Stay safe!=