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Internet & staying safe

Can we catch a tricky message?

# Digital safety & kindness The internet is a public park. Be smart and kind. ## Golden rules 1. **Never share** passwords, OTPs, or home address in chats 2. **Strong passwords** — long phrase + mix of letters and numbers 3. **Think before you post** — would you say it in assembly? 4. **Do not click** mystery links or “You won a laptop!” popups 5. **Tell a trusted adult** if someone is unkind or asks to meet secretly 6. **Copyright** — do not copy a whole book or song and call it yours ## Cyberbullying If someone is mean online: do not reply with more hate. Save evidence, block, and tell a teacher or parent. ## Privacy A school photo with your uniform + location + phone number is a lot of information. Share less. > Kindness is a computer skill too. The person on the other side is real. ## The park rules The internet is a public park. Most people are fine. Some are not. You do not need to be scared — you need rules. ### Password recipe (good enough for school) - 4 unexpected words: `correct-horse-battery-staple` style - Or a sentence you will not post: `MyIdliHas7Chutneys!` - Different password for email / school login than for a random game ### The six-rule card (copy this) 1. Secrets stay secret (passwords, OTP, address, ID photos) 2. Long unique passwords 3. Assembly test before you post 4. No mystery links / prize popups 5. Tell an adult about secrecy or cruelty 6. Do not steal other people’s work Kindness is a computer skill. The person on the other side is real.

By the end of this lesson

Apply six safety rules (OTP, passwords, posts, popups, adults, copyright) to real message examples.

Remember

  • Never share passwords, OTPs, or your home address in chats.
  • Strong password = long phrase + mix, unique per important site.
  • Think before you post — assembly test: would you say it on stage?
  • Mystery “you won a laptop” popups are scams. Close them.
  • Unkind or secret-meet messages: save evidence, block, tell a trusted adult.
  • Copyright: do not steal a whole book, song, or image and call it yours.

Worked examples

Cover the answer. Try the steps on paper, then open them.

Example 1 — OTP trap

A “bank officer” on WhatsApp asks for the SMS code.

  1. Real banks do not ask for OTPs on chat.
  2. The code is a one-time key to your account.
  3. Do not share. Delete and tell a parent.
  4. If you already shared, the adult should call the bank number on the card — not the chat.

Answer: share with nobody

Check: OTP = password that lasts one minute.

Example 2 — Popup prize

A page says you won a phone. Pay ₹99 delivery.

  1. You did not enter a contest.
  2. Close the tab. Do not pay. Do not download their “app”.
  3. If the browser is stuck, ask an adult to close it from Task Manager.

Answer: close, do not click

Check: Classic scam shape: fake prize + small fee.

Example 3 — Copyright in a project

You found a perfect diagram on the web.

  1. You may usually use a small quote or a clearly free image, with credit.
  2. Do not paste a whole textbook chapter.
  3. Make your own diagram when you can — teachers prefer it.

Answer: credit + do not steal wholes

Check: Kindness includes creators you have never met.

Common mistakes

Slip Using password as 123456 or your name + 1.

Fix Long and unique beats clever leetspeak on a short word.

A phrase of 4–5 words is strong and memorable.

Slip Replying to a bully with a worse message.

Fix That can make you a bully too and gives them more screenshots.

Block, save, tell.

Slip Posting a uniform photo with location + phone number.

Fix Three facts together identify you in the real world.

Share less.

Try on paper first

Write the answer, then tap Reveal. These are not the quiz — they are warm-ups.

1. Who should you give an OTP to?

Answer: Nobody who asks in chat / call

2. What do you do with a “you won” popup?

Answer: Close it, do not click

3. First adult step if someone asks to meet secretly?

Answer: Tell a trusted adult; do not go

4. Is copying a whole chapter into your project honest?

Answer: No

Touch practice

8 tap / type

Tap or type. Use the hint if you need it. Retry any miss — the why is the lesson.

Optional picture lab

After practice

Real world

Password and OTP safety.

Connect

Never put secrets in code you share.

⭐ Star quiz

9 questions

Do the worked examples and touch practice first. Then take the quiz without peeking.

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