kids and online safety

Keeping your personal information safe

Personal information includes your real last name, email address, login user name, home address, and phone number

Never give your real name, address, or telephone number to anyone. To stay safe, you should never use personal information when you are choosing your username or password.

Choosing a secure password

Keep your password a secret from everyone, except your parent or guardian. Not even your best friend should know your password!

A secure password is one that other people cannot guess. Choose a password that's at least 8 characters long. Use a combination of numbers (1234), letters (abcde), CAPITAL letters, and symbols (!#$). Don't use your birthday, name, address, or school name.

Sharing WhizJuniors Projects

When you sign up and start using WhizJuniors, we create a personal account for you.

Parents or teachers may choose to share a WhizJuniors project with friends and family, via email, and social networks. They can also publish a collection of these projects into a Showcase.

When projects are shared, they become public, and people who have access to the project link will be able to view the project. Parents and teachers can manage privacy settings of a Showcase.

More information about children's online safety

Parenting kids who are always connected via multiple methods can be difficult, especially in our fast-paced world of changing technologies. The following web sites offer guidance to teachers, parents and children to use the Internet in a safe and responsible manner.

• Netsmartz (http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents)
• GetNetWise (http://www.getnetwise.org/)
• FTC Kids and Socializing Online (http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0012-kids-and-socializing-online)
• CyberAngels (www.cyberangels.org)
• Kids.gov (http://kids.usa.gov/online-safety/index.shtml)