Chapter 5: Staying Safe and Smart Online

Staying Safe and Smart Online 🛡️

Being Safe and Being Kind

The most important thing about technology is staying safe and being kind. Let’s learn the rules that every smart tech friend knows!

Secret Passwords 🔐

A password is a secret word that keeps your things safe. The rules for passwords are easy:

Keep it a secret.
Only share it with a trusted grown-up.
Never tell it to a friend or a stranger.

A secret password is like a key to your treasure box!

Keeping You Safe 🚦

Some things online are not safe. If a message or a screen ever asks for your secret information or feels scary, follow the number one rule:

Stop, and tell a trusted grown-up!

You will never be in trouble for telling a grown-up. That’s the smart and brave thing to do.

Being Kind Online 💛

There is a real person on the other side of the screen. So online, we do the same thing we do at school: be kind. We use nice words, we take turns, and we never say mean things. If someone is unkind to you, tell a grown-up.

Chapter 5 Activity: Safety Star 🔍

With a grown-up:

Practice saying: “My password is a secret!”
Talk about what to do if something online feels scary. (Tell a grown-up!)
Draw a picture of you being kind to a friend.

Key Concepts Checklist

I know a password is a secret I keep safe
I only share my password with a trusted grown-up
I know to stop and tell a grown-up if something feels scary
I know there is a real person on the other side of the screen
I am kind when I use technology