1. Always have good manners and be polite when talking to someone else online. Have good “netiquette.”

2. Ask your parents to spend time with you while online so that you can show them some of the neat things you can find online.

3. Only use the Internet when your parents tell you it's OK, and only for as long as you are supposed to.

4. Don't give out personal information like your address, telephone number or school name to anyone unless you have permission from your parents.

5. Never meet with a cyberfriend unless your parents go with you or you have their permission to go alone.

6. Don't break copyright rules by taking words, pictures or sound from someone else's Web site without their permission.

7. Don't respond to any e-mail messages you get if they are strange, mean or upsetting to you, and tell your parents or teachers right away.

8. Don't send pictures of yourself or your family to anyone unless you have permission from your parents.

9. Stop right away if you see or read something on a Web site that upsets you and tell your parents or teachers about it.

10. Don't put words, pictures or sounds on other people's Web sites without their permission.

What Could Happen

11.  You may be exposed to inappropriate material that is sexual, hateful, or violent in nature, or encourages activities that are dangerous or illegal. This could happen on the web in chat rooms, social networking sites, E-mail, or even instant messaging.

12.  You may run into cyber bullies who harass or pick on you with instant massagers, E-mail, chat rooms, or on your social networking site. 

13.   You might download a file containing a virus that could damage the computer or increase the risk of a “hacker” gaining remote access to the computer; putting your family’s privacy and safety at risk.

14.  You might do something that has legal or economic consequences such as giving out your parent’s credit-card number or doing something that could get them or you in trouble with the law or school officials.