Internet+Safety

The Room 5 Wiki is **not a private space** - they are open to the whole world to view. Great care must be taken to protect yourself in this or any web-based environment. Watch the video clip below and be ready to discuss why we have to take **precautions** and what you think they should be. Once you post something you lose control over it so be sure you are happy for your teacher, mother or granny to see it. What will your future employer discover about you when he googles your name at a job interview? Think about your **digital footprint** - it is with you forever!


 * Check out this Safety Quiz:** [|**http://www.safekids.com/quiz/**]

It's on the Internet - it must be true! Don't be so sure! There are some ways to assess the validity or usefullness of websites. Check out this website and apply the rules as you look carefully at the facts, links and detail.

The 5 W's of website evaluation:
(Use Kathy Schrock's rules to help you sniff out rubbish) []

Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
(Is this webiste full of fact or rubbish?) []