OCTOBER DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP TOPIC

Do Not Share your Private Information Online

Suggestions for Parents & Guardians:

Advise children to avoid providing the following information in any form when playing online:

Full name. Have your kiddo choose a screen name that does not include their real first or last name to maintain privacy.
School name. Prevent kids from revealing the name of their schools, even when chatting online.
Personal address. Warn against sharing your home address, city or even state to anyone online.
Email address. Keep your youngster from giving out his email address -- although seemingly harmless, it could open him up to cyberbullying.
Phone number. Restrict who your child gives his cell phone number to as well as who he texts -- cyberbullying can happen via your kid's mobile phone, too.
Current location. Caution your child against using check-in applications on their Facebook and Twitter pages that tag his whereabouts, which can be via his computer or cell phone app.