LESSON 2

Rules of Netiquette
• Online security, safety, and ethics
• Internet threats
• Protecting reputations online
• Copyright
• Contextualized online search and
research skills
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

1. consider one’s and others’ safety when sharing

information using the Internet;

2. consider one’s and others’ reputation when using the

Internet;

3. determine and avoid the dangers of the Internet;

4. be responsible in the use of social networking sites; and

5. browse the Internet efficiently and properly through

proper referencing.
 Online Safety and Security
The Internet, truly, is a powerful tool. It can be used
to promote your business, gain new friends, and
stay in touch with the old ones. It is also a
source of entertainment. But like most things in
this world, there is always “another side of the
coin.” The Internet is one of the most dangerous
places, especially if you do not know what you are
doing.
 Internet Threats:
1. Malware – stands for malicious software
Types: Virus, Worm, Trojan, Spyware, Adware
• 2. Spam – unwanted email mostly from
bots or advertisers. It can be used to send
malware.
• 3. Phishing – Its goal is to acquire
sensitive personal information like
passwords and credit card details.
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VLOGER
 Think Before You Click
1. Before you post something on the web, ask these questions
to yourself: Would you want your parents or grandparents to see
it? Would you want your future boss to see it? Once you post
something on the web, you have no control of who sees your
posts.
2. Your friends depend on you to protect their reputation online.
Talk to your friends about this serious responsibility.
3. Set your post to “private.” In this way, search engines will
not be able to scan that post.
4. Avoid using names. Names are easy for search engines to
scan.
5. If you feel that a post can affect you or other’s reputation, ask
the one who posted it to pull it down or report it as
inappropriate.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you create something—an

idea, an invention, a form of
literary work, or a research, you
have the right of how it should
be used by others. This is called
intellectual property.