Getting Started Safely Online

Phone, class chat, first accounts of your own: how to be smart and safe online from day one, without anyone spoiling the fun.

The lessons

1. 1
   Your Day with Your Phone

   How much, what for and why: taking an honest look at your own media use, and what school rules have to do with it.

2. 2
   Advertising: Why the Game Is Free

   Spotting ads in apps and videos, seeing through in-app purchases and understanding why you see exactly these ads.

3. 3
   Agree? What You Sign When You Create an Account

   Terms of use, age limits and permissions: what's behind the "Accept" button and what to check before you tap.

4. 4
   Who Do You Tell What? Your Data Online

   What data is created when you use apps and games, who is interested in it and why you decide for yourself what you give away.

5. 5
   Is That True? Checking Information

   Where does it come from, who says so, could it even be true? Three questions before believing and forwarding, and how a search engine decides what goes at the top.

6. 6
   The Class Chat · View free preview

   Rules that are different in the chat than in the schoolyard, what a joke can turn into, and how you can calm down an argument in the chat.

7. 7
   Strangers Online: Who's Messaging You?

   Why strangers are nice online, which messages are a warning sign, and where you can get help without getting into trouble.

8. 8
   Your Lock: Password and Screen Lock

   Why your access is worth protecting, what a good password you can remember looks like, and why you never share it, not even with your best friend.

9. 9
   Where Is My Photo Stored?

   Device, server, cloud: where your stuff really is, which route a message takes through the internet, and why a photo of other people needs their permission.

10. 10
    Summary: Your Starter Toolkit

    Everything important at a glance, a final quiz and the rules you take away as a class.