Hey! Do you belong here?
Appropriate Sites for Students
The Internet is a
wonderful place…
…to learn…to listen…to stay in touch
But just as there are good places to be in your real and cyber-communitiesThere are also bad places to be in your real and cyber-communities.
It’s a good idea to know where you’re going
And what to do if you find yourself somewhere you don’t want to be.
You know that each website has an address, called a URL (Universal Resource Locator)
www.amazon.comwww.msn.comwww.nba.comwww.wikipedia.orgwww.army.mil
But do you know what those extensions on the end mean?
.com commercial, business, anyone can use this domain
.gov government, mostly federal.mil military.org organization.net network.edu college level school
.gov
www.whitehouse.govwww.nasa.govwww.usda.gov
.mil
www.uscg.milhttp://www.history.army.mil/moh.htmlhttp://www.mda.mil
.org
www.ala.orghttp://www.ua.org/http://www.americanheart.org
.net
www.verizon.nethttps://www.sprint.nethttp://consultingdynamics.net
.edu
www.udel.eduwww.dtcc.eduwww.desu.edu
.com
www.apple.com/ituneswww.mcdonalds.comwww.expedia.com
The ends DO make a difference!
www.dtcc.edu
www.dtcc.com
Just suppose you are on your computer one day and you see something on the Internet that makes you…
alarmedconfuseduncomfortablescaredembarassed
Turn the computer monitor’s power switch off
It’s a good idea to tell an adult if there’s something not right on the Internet.
An adult can take care of the problem and notify the authorities if necessary.
The Internet is a great resourceand a valuable tool. Plus, it’s fun! Be smart and be safe!