Safety Net
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary (4-6)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Internet
- Produced By: Athena Education
- Year: 2009
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 48m
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Safety Net is a new program which sets out to explain what the internet is, where the potential dangers lie and how to reduce exposure to them.
Topics covered include:
- The Internet described.
- Email and chat rooms: being careful about distributing your address.
- Knowing who you're talking to, being discreet, knowing who could see your information.
- Social networks: how to use them, what not to publish, commercial use of your information, internet dating.
- Online bullying: who to trust and how to be safe.
- Technical safety: Firewall, viruses, malware and spyware, sites to avoid.
- Privacy: understanding issues of personal privacy.