How Well Do You Know The Internet?

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    The Internet can connect you to the ENTIRE world.

    • Completely true. The Internet connects you to nearly all technological devices, including cameras, phones, and satellites!
    • Sort of. It can only connect you to people with computers.
    • No way! It can only connect you to things posted online.
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So you think you're an Internet expert? Test your onlinesklz with this brief questionnaire.

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  • 2. 

    Sometimes bad or inappropriate sites pop-up on your computer, even if you haven't clicked anything.

    • Yep. Sometimes they'll just pop-up when you go to a new page that's totally unrelated.

    • No, those sites come up only if you click them.

    • I don't know because that's never happened to me before.

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  • 3. 

    What's a cyber-bully?

    • Someone around the same age as me, who harasses and threatens others online. Often times it's anonymous and could be multiple people.

    • Someone who picks on someone else online.

    • A kind of computer virus

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  • 4. 

    What would you do if you receive a threatening or inappropriate message or email?

    • Tell your parents or a trusted adult immediately.

    • Click out of the box and don't respond.

    • Respond to the email asking them why the person is emailing you.

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  • 5. 

    My parents didn't have the Internet when they were kids, so they don't know as much as I do.

    • Not really true. Sure, I get to grow up with the Internet, but my parents still know a lot more than I do, especially when it comes to emailing, navigating and Internet safety.

    • Yup. I use the Internet way more than my parents.

    • Not sure. I don't use the Internet that often, but they probably know more than I do.

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  • 6. 

    ·         When I’m on Facebook, or any other social media site, all the things I post can only be seen by me.

    • O False - pretty much anything you post online can be accessed, even if you adjust your privacy settings. A “friend” can take a screen shot or forward a picture to others.

    • O True - if I adjust my privacy settings correctly, no one else can see my posts or pictures.

    • I don’t use Facebook or any other social media site.

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    ·       A pop-up or email prompts me to download some new software.  What do you do?

    • O Tell your parents or a trusted adult immediately! It is probably a dangerous computer virus.

    • Click out of the box or delete the message.

    • Download it! It looks cool!

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  • 8. 

    ·         What is a social media site?

    • O Interactive Websites like Facebook, myspace, foursquare, twitter, etc. They allow you to “connect” to friends, new people, and post links, text and images in a constant stream.

    • A website where you can message your friends.

    • I don't know.

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    ·         Someone you don’t know messages you through a chat room.  He or she seems nice and courteous. What do you do?

    • O Tell your parents or a trusted adult immediately. Sometimes there are adults with bad intentions, who pose as kids online and try to lure you into dangerous situations.

    • You just ignore it.

    • O Message him or her back. What’s the harm in making a new friend?

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  • 10. 

    ·         What kind of personal information is appropriate to share in chat rooms?

    • O Screen name, hobbies, or interests – even if you’re talking to your friends online (in a chat room) people are still able to get information, even if they’re not participating.

    • O First and last name, school, email address, where you live, hobbies – it’s an exclusive chat room where you have to sign up.

    • O Anything! It’s just like you’re talking to your friends in the school yard, except it’s on the computer.

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