What do you do on the Internet?
The World Wide Web
Can you name these web browsers?
Top line, left to right: Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer.
Bottom line, left to right: Opera, Safari.
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Internet Explorer is available on most computers that run the Microsoft Windows operating system (most commonly called PCs). |
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Safari is available on computers that run the Apple operating system, or iOS. These are commonly called Macs (short for Apple Macintosh). |
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Firefox is a web browser that you can download onto any device. It is made by a group of people who want to make a free program for all of us to use. |
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Chrome is made by a company called Google and is linked to lots of their other programs – like Firefox, it is available for (almost) any device. |
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Edge is the latest browser from Microsoft and comes with their Windows 10 operating system. |
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Opera is a browser from a research project that is now available for everyone to use. |
What we do | How we do it |
Type in the name of the website we want to go to | ![]() |
Type in what we want to search for | ![]() |
Use the bookmarks for websites we have been to before and like | ![]() |
Want to find out how a telephone works? The first results are all paid advertisements trying to sell us a telephone!
This activity can be linked with the Barefoot activity on Solar System Simulation. (Note that you will need to register and log in to use the Barefoot Solar System Simulation.)
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If you’re going online, you need to be SMART. But what does SMART stand for?
Safe
Meeting
Accepting
Reliable
Tell
To learn more, here are some videos about online safety:
Answer the scenarios below about what to do when using a computer or smartphone.
What do you do if …
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is a.
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is b.
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is c.
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is a.
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is c.
a.
Say no.
b.
Ignore or delete.
c.
Tell someone.
The correct answer is c.
Now read a story produced by Kidsmart about Internet safety called The Adventures of Smartie the Penguin.
For more information on the issues discussed in this course, take a look at the following resources.
Staying safe online:
Safe search engines for kids:
Staff resources:
Now it’s time to test what you’ve learned in a quiz.
Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources:
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Table 1: Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera
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