WHAT IS AN EMAIL?

E-mail (electronic mail) is the ability to send messages through the Internet and is one of the most common types of communication today on the Internet.

RULES OF USING EMAIL

If you receive an email from someone you don’t know, never open it.

If you’re not sure what to do, tell an adult you trust.

Never give out personal information like your full name, address or school to people you talk to using email, if you don’t know them in the real world.

If anyone you talk to online asks for this information, tell a trusted adult.

Some people use emails to send pictures of themselves to friends and family.

Never send a picture to someone you have met online whom you don’t know in the real world. They may not be who they say they are, and you don’t want a stranger to have a picture of you or your friends/ family.

Treat people how you yourself would like to be treated.

Take responsibility for what you write when using email and never write something that might hurt or upset someone.