4. Queenbee1234 : I hate Algebra!!!!! Skaterdude14 : I sooo sympathize – my math teacher gave me 28 problems for homework. Melanie13 : You guys are so smart, I’m just in regular math. Skaterdude14 : Really – what school do you go to? Melanie13 : Brinnett Palms, its in Miami Florida. Coolio : You are sooo lucky girl, I live in stinking Wisconsin. I never get to sunbathe. TYlerkid : I live in Hawaii – love the waves. Queenbee1234 : I always wanted to visit Hawaii – My mom and sisters think I’m stupid since I live near the water anyway.
5. Oops – I said too much! Chat Room Dialogue The Chat Activity reproducible may be completed by students before viewing the presentation.
7. Queenbee1234 Skaterdude14 Melanie13 Coolio TYlerkid Here is what we probably know: Skaterdude14 – He is 14 and likes to skate Melanie 13 - Her name is Melanie and she is 13 TYlerkid – Either his first or last name is Tyler. Chat Participants: Let’s take a look at the chat. What else will we learn about them while they are online? That’s right. These three reveal possible information about themselves through their screen names.
8. Queenbee1234 : I hate Algebra!!!!! Skaterdude14 : I sooo sympathize – my math teacher gave me 28 problems for homework. Melanie13 : You guys are so smart, I’m just in regular math. Skaterdude14 : Really – what school do you go to? Melanie13 : Brinnett Palms, its in Miami Florida. We now know: Melanie – Probably 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms. Skaterdude14 – Probably 14 and likes to skate TYlerkid – Either his first or last name is probably Tyler. Oh No! Look at what Melanie revealed!
9. Coolio : You are sooo lucky girl, I live in stinking Wisconsin . I never get to sunbathe. TYlerkid : I live in Hawaii – love the waves. Queenbee1234 : I always wanted to visit Hawaii – My mom and sisters think I’m stupid since I live near the water anyway. TYlerkid : Yeah, you haven’t lived until you’ve tried surfing . Send me your emails and I’ll send you a neat picture of me on this ten foot wave I caught one day. We now know: Melanie – Probably 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms. Coolio – lives in Wisconsin TYlerkid – lives in Hawaii and surfs, name is probably Tyler Queenbee1234 – lives near the water. Skaterdude14 – Probably 14 and likes to skate Look at all of the mistakes!
10. Coolio: awesome – mine is [email_address] Queenbee1234: Ok – [email_address] Melanie13: I don’t have my own – only my parents. My dad likes to “supervise” what we receive. But hey – you can mail it to me – I’m at 515 Palm Ave Miami, FL 21212 Skaterdude14: Hey Tylerkid, I’d really like to talk to you, I’m planning to come out that way with my parents. Maybe I could call you and get some ideas. I don’t want to be stuck with my parents the whole time! We now know: Melanie – 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms, her address Coolio – lives in Wisconsin, email address TYlerkid – lives in Hawaii and surfs, name is probably Tyler Queenbee1234 – lives near the water, her email address Skaterdude14 – Probably 14; likes to skate Have you ever done these chat No No’s???
11. TYlerkid : No prob man – it’s 808-555-1941 Coolio : I would kill to go over there. My birthday is next week , maybe if I beg and plead my parents would agree to a little vacation. Melanie13 : You are sooo lucky. I have to wait another three months for my birthday . It’s like everyone else I know is older then me – I’m a young 8th grader . Queenbee1234 : Well I have the opposite problem – I should be in 9 th grade but I got held back in 1 st grade. TYlerkid : Hey Queenbee – what is your real name . You and coolio have these funky screen names. We now know: Melanie – 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms, address, approximate birthday, grade, and age Coolio – lives in Wisconsin, email address, birthday TYlerkid – lives in Hawaii and surfs, his phone number Queenbee1234 – lives near the water, email address, approximate age, and grade Skaterdude14 – Probably 14 and likes to skate What we have learned
12. Queenbee1234 : My mom helped me pick it – she didn’t want people to be able to tell much about me. My name’s really plain – Sara . Yeah – Plain Sara from dull Hemingford Coolio : Nah – I’m not telling mine. I like my screen name much better. I mean have you ever heard a good guys name that started with an H ? Melanie13 : An H? Hmmmm – Hank? Harvie? Coolio : Nope – not even close! And you can stop there – I’m not telling. What we have learned We now know: Melanie – 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms, address, approximate birthday, grade, and age Coolio – lives in Wisconsin, email address, birthday, name starts with an H TYlerkid – lives in Hawaii and surfs, his phone number Queenbee1234 – lives near the water, email address, approximate age, grade, town. Name is Sara Skaterdude14 – Probably 14 and likes to skate
13. We now know: Queenbee1234 – lives near the water, email address, approximate age, grade, town. Name is Sara Skaterdude14 – Probably 14 and likes to skate Melanie – 13, lives in Miami, Florida and attends Brinnett Palms, address, approximate birthday, grade, and age Coolio – lives in Wisconsin, email address, birthday, name starts with an H TYlerkid – lives in Hawaii and surfs, phone number What have we learned about online communication? What is identifying information? How can we stay safer while online?
14. It’s easy to give out direct information and indirect information while online Name Age or Birth Date Address Phone Number Social Security Number School Family or Friends’ Names School Mascot Nearby Locations Town
15. So What??? Bits of personal information can be put together - to identify YOU
16. Think About It Who was the last person you chatted with online? What did you talk about? What did you say about yourself?
17. When someone gets your information there are things they can do with it. MANY
19. Play it safe online… Remember – people online may not be who they say they are.
Editor's Notes
Reflect on your Internet behaviors, what do you like to do online?
Hand out Chat – (provide time to fill out)
These chatters have revealed a lot of information through seemingly innocent chatting. It won’t take much more for several to be easily located.
We point out that Identifying information can be direct information such as name, age, birth date, phone number, etc. Or it can be indirect information such as family or friends’ names, school characteristics like a mascot, town name, etc.
