1. Safe and Ethical Use
By: Julie Ogle

2. Computer Safety Offline and Online
Disposal of old hard drives and flash drives. Drill holes and use encryption for flash drives.
Protect user names and passwords
Maintain a backup schedule.
Know you the source of your peripherals.
Use programs like Eraser to permanently remove files you “think” you deleted.
Hide your personal Files

3. Online
Never enter passwords or personal information from links ed to you from an unknown source
Use a password manager.
Encrypt your files using an app such as Encrypto.
Encrypt your s.
Have your firewall on.
Encrypt your chats.
Do not click on pop ups or adds
Understand that anything you put online stays online forever.
Watch for false news.
Check before downloading. Many downloads contain a virus.
Verify a site before purchasing anything.

4. Social Networking Dos and Don’ts
Monitor your kids use.
Watch what you post. (Anything you post or say will be there forever even if you remove it.)
Make sure you understand and set privacy settings.
Be selective on who you friend. Quality over quantity.
Watch who you are sharing with. Carful not to share with all if you only want one person to view it.
Employers will look for your profiles. Proofread your posts.
Be selective on what you share.

5. Don’ts Talk about leaving the house or going on vacation.
Tell anyone where you live.
Don’t use inappropriate language.
Don’t bully. Cyber bulling is illegal.
Never sent a picture of yourself to a stranger
Never enter a chatroom without checking into it.
Don’t pretend to be someone else, real or imaginary.
Don’t believe everything you read. Watch for false news.

6. Ethical Use of Internet Materials
Do not pass as your own creation.
Look for royalty free sources.
Us for non-profit purposes
If one license is purchased do not make copies.
Do not alter materials.

7. Copyright Guidelines
Check to see if it is copyrighted if not sure don’t use it.
Follow Fair Use
Text: Up to 1000 words, but not more that 10% of the book or article
Poems: Up to 250 words or the entire poem if less than 250 words, No more than 3 poems by the same author.
Photographs or Drawings: Up to 5 by the same person, No more than15 images from a collection, images cannot be changed.
Videos: Up to 3 minutes but no more than 10% of the entire video. Cannot be changed
Music: Up to 30 seconds but not more than 10% of sheet music or a recording, cannot be changed, copyright information must be included in bibliography or references.
Most materials can be used for educational, and research purposes.
Reference all materials.
Must be used for non-commercial purposes.

8. Checking for Plagiarism
Use of a detection tool.
Warning Signs
Unusual Phrasings
Noticeable unevenness of style
Too sophisticated for class level
Unclear or incorrect sources in bibliography
Different writing style from previous works.

9. Common APA Citation Examples
A book in print
Baxter, C. (1997). Race equality in health care and education. Philadelphia: Ballière Tindall.
Websites - professional or personal sites
The World Famous Hot Dog Site. (1999, July 7). Retrieved January 5, 2008, from
Film Clips from website
Kaufman, J.C. (Producer), Lacy, L. (Director), & Hawkey, P. (Writer). (1979). Mean Joe Greene [video file]. Retrieved from
An article in a print journal
Alibali, M. W. (1999). How children change their minds: Strategy change can be gradual or abrupt. Developmental Psychology, 35, 

10. References
The MacPaw How-Tos, Friend or Foe: A guide to Internet Security and Computer Safety. Retrieved from and-computer-privacy
University of Pittsburgh. Course & Subject Guides, Citation Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, IEEE: APA 6th Edition. Retrieved from
Pratt, Ms.; In SlideShare, Safe and Ethical Use. Retrieved from