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Online Safety

We love using the iPads in class to assess our knowledge of how to stay safe online. 

Take  a look at our Online Usage Agreement: 
  1. I will always ask permission before I use the internet at home. 
  2. I will not send personal information about me or my family to anyone whom I encounter online without my parent's/guardian's permission (including names, pictures, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, names of sports clubs and schools), regardless of how nice and fun this person seems. 
  3. I will tell my parents/guardians or teachers about any upsetting or frightening material I find online. 
  4. I will share all the fun material I find online with my parents/guardians. 
  5. I will keep my password a secret.I will not even tell my best friend. 
  6. I will not meet, in person, anyone I meet online unless my parents/guardians are with me. 
  7. I will treat others online the same way as I would like to be treated. 
  8. I will follow these rules regardless of where I am online.

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