Web Awareness

1. Privacy

1.1. Students need to realize that personal information should not be shared.

1.1.1. "You can never be sure who's on the other end."

1.2. Students need to know how to make a strong password.

1.2.1. "They should contain characters, numbers and symbols."

1.3. Students need to know that they are not anonymous.

1.3.1. "Everything is traceable."

2. Suggestions

2.1. "When a child is playing on a mobile device, set it to airplane mode."

2.2. "Explain to a child that 'in-game' purchases cost real money."

2.3. "Set their social media accounts to private."

2.4. "Encourage bookmarks so children don't browse the web blindly."

3. Protection

3.1. Students should know what seems like dangerous software.

3.1.1. "Only use websites you are comfortable with and that you can online find on search engines."

3.2. Students should have an anti-virus subscription.

3.2.1. "Your firewall isn't an obstacle for you; it is an obstacle for others."

3.3. Students should be careful when it comes to internet shopping.

3.3.1. "Your credit card information stays online."

4. Additional Resources

4.1. Refer to school and district-wide policy.

4.2. Contact the local RCMP detachment.

4.3. Set a meeting with parents and administration.

4.4. Refer to www.mediasmarts.ca