Netsmartz Rules for Internet Safety

You receive an email from someone who says he is your friend's dad. He says he is giving away some toys and asks you to meet him outside so he can give you the toys. What rule should you follow?

You are writing an email to your grandmother when you get a pop-up on your screen. It says you can win a trip to Disney World if you enter your email address. What rule should you follow???

You are playing an online game where you get to shop for virtual clothes and talk about fashion. One of the girls is really nice and likes the same clothes you do. She says it would be cool if you could meet and go shopping together. What rule should you follow?

You are messaging your friend about a new TV show. He says he watched it and thought it was dumb, and you are dumb for liking it. You get angry and sad that he made fun of you. What rule should you follow??

You are playing a really cool bowling game online. Suddenly a pop-up comes on the screen. It says that you can enter a contest to win a new Xbox if you type in your telephone number. What rule should you follow?

Your sister took money from your mom's purse. You didn't want to get in trouble so you told your parents. Your sister sent you a mean email calling you names and says she is going to tell your friends you are a tattletale. You are mad and want to send a mean email back. What rule should you follow?

You are talking to someone online who says he really likes basketball, but he doesn’t have anyone to play with. When you tell him that you play basketball every weekend with your dad at the park, he asks if he can come, too. He asks where you’ll be so he can come and meet you. What rule should you follow?

You are watching videos of your favorite singer online. When you try to click on one of the videos, you accidentally click on something else and are taken to a web site you didn’t mean to go to. That web site has pictures and words that you don’t understand and make you feel scared. What rule should you follow?

All of your friends are talking about this great new website with the best games ever, but to play you have to sign up. You check out the website and find out that to sign up; you have to send them your name, telephone number, home address and e-mail address. What rule should you follow?

You are playing a sports game online and talking to the other players on your headset. One of the other players gets mad at you for winning and says he’s going to come to your house and hurt you. You get really scared! What rule should you follow?

You are talking to your cousin online and she starts making fun of you. At first you laugh it off, but then she gets really mean and makes fun of your hair and the way you talk. You are really mad and want to say mean things to her, too. What rule should you follow?

You are a big fan of a TV show called Disco-Rock! You are playing on their web site and you see that they have a new fan club. If you sign up you can get all kinds of free stuff. The sign-up form asks for your e-mail address. What rule should you follow?

You are playing one of your favorite games online. Suddenly, you get a pop-up on your screen with a nasty picture. The picture makes you feel confused, so you click the “x” to close it, but then even more pictures keep popping up. Your screen is full of nasty pop-ups! What rule should you follow?

You sign onto your e-mail account and see an e-mail from someone in your class. In the e-mail, she makes fun of your hair and tells you that nobody likes you. The e-mail makes you very mad and you feel like sending a mean message back. What rule should you follow?

You are surfing the Internet looking for pictures of penguins for your science project. You click on a link that says it has lots of pictures of penguins. The pictures on the site are not penguins. They are inappropriate pictures of people. You feel really sad and confused when you see these. What rule should you follow?