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CHAPTER 1 SAFETY AT HOME
ACTIVITY
SMART Rules for Internet Safety PRINT FROM DOWNLOADS

You can be whoever you want to be on the internet.
That is half the fun! You chat away to loads of different REMEMBER THESE SAFE CHOICES:
people, making friends along the way. What if they are lying? NEVER give out personal information like your home address,
What if the person you think is a friend is not a friend at all? 1 mobile number or e-mail address.
Read the safety rules below to enjoy ‘safe chatting’ 2 DO NOT post a picture of yourself or include any information
which could give away your identity.
S ECRET 3 NEVER arrange to meet anyone you have met online without a

Always keep your name, address, mobile phone
trusted adult present.
number and password private - it is like giving out
the keys to your home!
the moment anything worries you.
EETING 4 ALWAYS report any upsetting messages and LEAVE a chat room
Someone you have contacted in cyberspace can be 5 CHANGE your mobile number or e-mail address the moment
dangerous. Only do so with your parent’s/carers there is a problem. REPORT it to a trusted adult or the police.
M permission, and then when they can be present. 6 WRITE down times and dates you receive upsetting messages
CCEPTING and REPORT them to a trusted adult.

E-mails or opening files from people you do not
really know or trust can get you into trouble - they Fill in the letters to make the words below to re-inforce the
A may contain viruses or nasty messages. following message:
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EMEMBER — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Someone online may be lying and not be who they E A N H
say they are. Stick to the public areas in Chat rooms — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
R and if you feel uncomfortable simply get out of there! Y S — — — — — — — — — —
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T ELL people they who be online remember may they say not are
Tell your parent or carer if someone or something
makes you feel uncomfortable or worried.

Ask an adult to take you to: www.kidsmart.org.uk and click on the internet safety link for your age group

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