Rules of Netiquette

• Online security, safety, and

ethics
• Internet threats
• Protecting reputations online
• Copyright
• Contextualized online search
and research skills
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

1. consider one’s and others’ safety when sharing

information using the Internet;

2. consider one’s and others’ reputation when using the

Internet;

3. determine and avoid the dangers of the Internet;

4. be responsible in the use of social networking sites; and

5. browse the Internet efficiently and properly through

proper referencing.
The Internet, truly, is a powerful tool. It
can be used to promote your business,
gain new friends, and stay in touch with
the old ones. It is also a source of
entertainment. But like most things in this
world, there is always “another side of
the coin.” The Internet is one of the most
dangerous places, especially if you do
not know what you are doing.
 Tips to Stay Safe Online
1. Be mindful of what you share online and
what site to share it to.
2. Do not just accept terms and conditions:
read it
3. Check out the privacy policy page of a
website to learn how the website handles
the information you share.
4. Know the security features of the social
networking site you use. By keeping your
profile private, search engines will not be
able to scan your profile.
5. Do not share your pass word with anyone.
6. Avoid logging into public networks/ Wi-Fi.
Browsing in incognito (or private mode) a
feature of the browser, will not protect you
from the hackers.
7. Do not talk to strangers whether online or
face-to-face.
8. Never post anything about a future
vacation. It is similar to posting “Rob my
house at this date”.
9. Add friends you know in real life
10. Avoid visiting untrusted websites.
11. Install and update an antivirus software
on your computer. Use only one anti-virus
software to avoid conflicts.
12. If you have a Wi-Fi at home, make it a
private network by adding a password.
13. Avoid downloading anything from
untrusted websites. You are most vulnerable
in peer-to-peer downloads (torrents) as the
download most likely not monitored by this
site owner.
14. Buy the software; do not use pirate
ones.
15. Do not reply or click links from
suspicious emails.
 Internet Threats:
1. Malware – stands for malicious software
a. Virus – a malicious program design to
replicate itself and transfer from one
computer to another either through the
Internet and local networks or data storage
like flash drives and CDs.

b. Worm – a malicious program that transfers

from one computer to another by any type of
means. Often, it uses a computer network to
spread itself. For example, the ILOVEYOU worm
(Love Bug Worm) created by a Filipino
c. Trojan – a malicious program that is
disguised as a useful program but once
downloaded or installed, leaves your PC
unprotected and allows hackers to get your
information.
*Rogue security software – trick the user into
posing that it is a security software. It asks
the user to pay improve his/her security but
in reality, they are not protected at all.
d. Spyware – a program that runs in the
background without you knowing it (thus
called “spy”). It has the ability to monitor
what you are currently doing and typing
through keylogging.
* Keyloggers – used to record the keystroke
done by the users. This is done to steal their
password or any other sensitive information.
It can record email, messages, or any
information you type using your keyboard.
e. Adware – a program designed to send
you advertisement, mostly as pop-ups.
• 2. Spam – unwanted email mostly from
bots or advertisers. It can be used to send
malware.

• 3. Phishing – Its goal is to acquire

sensitive personal information like
passwords and credit card details.
 Think Before You Click
1. Before you post something on the web, ask these questions
to yourself: Would you want your parents or grandparents to see
it? Would you want your future boss to see it? Once you post
something on the web, you have no control of who sees your
posts.
2. Your friends depend on you to protect their reputation online.
Talk to your friends about this serious responsibility.
3. Set your post to “private.” In this way, search engines will
not be able to scan that post.
4. Avoid using names. Names are easy for search engines to
scan.
5. If you feel that a post can affect you or other’s reputation, ask
the one who posted it to pull it down or report it as
inappropriate.
If you create something—an
idea, an invention, a form of
literary work, or a research, you
have the right of how it should
be used by others. This is called
intellectual property.
 Tips that could help you avoid
copyright infringement
1. Understand – Copyright protects literary
works, photographs, paintings, drawings,
films, music (and lyrics), choreography, and
sculptures, but it generally does NOT protect
underlying ideas and facts. This means that
you can express something using your own
words, but you should give credit to the
source.
2. Be responsible – Even if a material does
not say that it is copyrighted. It is not a valid
defense against copyright. Be responsible
enough to know if something has a copyright

3. Be creative – Ask yourself whether what

you are making is something that came from
you or something made from somebody
else’s creativity. It is important to add your
own creative genius in everything that will be
credited to you.
4. Know the law – There are some limitations
to copyright laws. For instance in the
Philippines, copyrights only last a lifetime (of
the author) plus 50 years. There are also
provisions for “fair use” which mean that an
intellectual property may be used without a
consent as long as it is used in commentaries,
criticisms, search engines, parodies, news
reports, research, library archiving, teaching,
and education. If you have doubts that what
you are doing does not fall under the policy of
fair use, seek permission first.
Facebook
Tumblr
MS PowerPoint
Google Maps
Adobe Photoshop
Google Chrome
YouTube
Blogger
LandBank
 Smart
Telecommunications
Online Systems, Functions,
and Platforms
 PLATFORMS

If you can program it, then it’s a

platform.
If you can’t, then it’s not.”

- Marc Andreessen
 Online Platforms in ICT

It makes it easier for users to interact,

to collect, and use the data from the
user’s interactions for their own
particular needs.
Online Platform
Categories
• Social Media
• Search Engines
• Communication
Services
• Payment Systems
• Advertising Platforms
• Creative Content
Outlets
 PLATFORMS
Web Search Engines
It is a software system that is designed
to search for information on the World
Wide Web (WWW). The search results are
generally presented in a line of results
referred to as Search Engine Results Page
(SERPs).
The information may be a mix of
webpages, images, and other types of files.
 Top 10 Search
Engines (2016)
1. Google
2. Bing (Microsoft)
3. Yahoo (No. 1 email
provider)
4. Ask.com (Ask Jeeves)
5. AOL.com (America
Online)
6. Baidu (China)
7. Wolframalpha
(Computational
Knowledge Engine)
8. DuckDuckGo (simple)
9. Internet Archive
 PLATFORMS
Communication Services
These are outsourced enterprise
communications solutions that can be leased
from a single vendor or provider.
A Communications Service Provider
(CSP) is a provider that transports information
electronically and can encompass public and
private companies in telecom, internet, cable,
satellite, and managed services business.
Telecom &
Internet
Cable
 PLATFORMS
Payment System
It is any system used to settle financial
transactions through transfer of monetary
value, and includes the institutions,
instruments, people, rules, procedures,
standards, and technologies.
 PLATFORMS
Advertising Platforms
It allows users to create and manage
advertising campaigns, generate reports,
and retrieve information about the ads,
campaigns, and organizations that are
associated with an account.
 PLATFORMS
Creative Content Outlets
It is content that needs to be translated
creatively.

Topic/concept → Creative presentation it

 ONLINE
PLATFORMS
1. Presentation Tools – Prezi, Zoho Shows, MS
PowerPoint.
2. Newsletter, ICT Content Platforms –
Dropbox, Tumblr, Wix
3. Photo Editing Tools – Picasa, Adobe
Photoshop, GIMP
4. Video Editing Tools – Sony Vegas Pro,
Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premier Pro
5. Photo uploading and hosting Tools –
Dropbox, Flickr
6. Online Collaborative Tools – Google Drive,
 ONLINE
PLATFORMS
8. Blog Tools – Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal
9. Mapping Tools – Google Maps, Waze,
Wikimapia
10. Music Production – Sony Vegas Pro,
Audacity, Virtual DJ
11. Survey and Forms – Google Forms
12. ICT Projects and Content Publishing and
Uploading Platforms – WordPress, MS Office
Project Server, File Manager
13. Web Design Platforms – Wix, Weebly, Adobe
Dreamweaver
14. Web Management Platforms – Drupal,
Facebook
Tumblr
MS PowerPoint
Google Maps
 Adobe
Photoshop
Google
Chrome
YouTube
Blogger
LandBank
 Smart
Telecommunications