So you think you're an Internet expert? Test your onlinesklz with this brief questionnaire.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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?
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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