Staying+safe+while+using+chatrooms,+IMs,+and+Email

=__Staying Safe while using chatrooms, IMs, and Email__= IMing is short for "Instant Messaging" which is a very fast way to email someone from your computer/ laptop etc. In order to make IM work you have to download the software first. The software allows you to set up an address or buddy list of the people you want to IM. __**SAFETY:**__
 * Do not respond to IM's from the people you don't know or IM's that look strange to you because there are chances to get unwanted IM's. (IM's can contain viruses.)
 * Do not forget to sign out when you are done and try to change your password regularly.(will prevent others from using your account if they came to know your password).
 * If you get a IM that makes you uncomfortable then you should not reply to it and ignore it. (you can tell someone about it for example parents- adults are the best people to contact in such circumstances because they can get hold of the police and know how to react appropriately.)
 * Try to avoid meeting people met online. However, if you feel the need to meet someone online, meet in a public place in day time and take an adult with you on the first meeting. (People online are not always who they say they are and so it is unsafe to meet them alone.)
 * While IMing in a public chatroom, use nicknames and not your real name. (If you do not wish to talk to the people you have chatted with, it will be difficult for them to track you down.)
 * **Never give out personal information online!!!! Such as Name, Address, Phone Number, Pictures, and Private Email Addresses**. (Giving out personal information makes a person easier to find and therefore more vulnerable.)
 * ALWAYS keep your previous chats saved. (If in case of any inappropriate or uncomfortable behavior, it is useful to have evidence to report cases
 * It is very easy to hack email accounts. You should keep deleting your mails often so that even if your account has been hacked the other person does not come to know much about your friends.
 * You should never send sensitive information over the Internet before checking web sites security.

According to the [|www.stopcyberbullying.com], the definition of cyber bullying is ''when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones." Cyber bullying is only when it is between two or more minors. Once adults get involved, it is called cyber stalking or cyber harassment. WHY IS THIS PAGE TALKING ABOUT CYBER BULLYING? IS IT EVEN REALTED TO OUR TOPIC.?
 * __CYBER BULLYING__:**

BECAUSE CYBER BULLYING HAPPENS THROUGH EMAIL, CHAT ETC. AND OUR TOPIC IS **STAYING SAFE** SOOO IT IS RELATED!!!!!! []







[] __Some Tips for Staying Safe while using chatrooms, IMs, and Email__ -Always keep a separate email address of people you know and trust.

Some videos to watch [] [] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQO8j4vMFCI []