Cybersafety

Please answer all of the questions in this survey regarding Internet safety. This survey is confidential; please answer truthfully. Thank you for your participation.



Are you male or female?


male

female



What grade are you in?


Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade



How old are you?


10

11-12

13-14

15+



Approximately how old were you when you first started to use the Internet?


five years old or younger

between the ages of six and eight

between the ages of nine and eleven

after I turned twelve



Who taught you the most about computers?


Parent

Brother/Sister

Friend

Teacher

Self-Taught

Other



Do you have a computer with Internet access at home?


Yes

No



Choose all that you use to go onto the Internet:


Desktop Computer

Laptop Computer

PDA (Palm, iPaq)

Cell phone with a web browser

Gaming Console like Xbox360, Wii, PS3

Portable Gaming Console like Nintendo DS, PSP

Other



Choose all of the things you do on the Internet:


Instant message

Read or Write E-mails

Chat in Online Chat Rooms

Text message with a cell phone

Blog or Surf websites like Myspace or Facebook

Browse the Web

Make or work on your own web pages

Research online for homework & school activities

Shop online

Watch videos or listen to music online

Download music or movies through a P2P client (like Kazaa or BitTorrent)

Play Online Video Games

Look at or download pictures online



If you have a computer with Internet access at home, do your parents limit the amount of time you spend using the Internet?


Yes

No

Does not apply to me - I do not have the Internet at home



During this school year when you used the Internet at home, how much did your parents supervise you?


Not at all

A little

Some

Alot

All the time

Does not apply to me - I do not have the Internet at home



Have you ever given your online password(s) to anybody besides a family member?


Yes

No



During this school year where were you when you used the Internet? (Please check all that apply)


Home in the kitchen or living room

Home in a bedroom or a basement

School in a lab, classroom or library

At a friend’s house in the kitchen or the living room

At a friend’s house in a bedroom or a basement

At the library or other public place

Other



Have you ever talked to somebody online that you have never talked to in person?


Yes

No



During this school year, have you used the Internet to: (Check all that apply)


Chat with someone

Take advice

Give personal information about yourself

Talk about things that are very private

Accept an invitation to meet someone in person

Ask someone to meet in person



What information have you posted on the Internet? (Check all that apply)


Your real name

Your real street address

A real picture of yourself

Information about your school

Information about your hobbies/interests

Information about your family

Your real phone number



During this school year:


Has someone else used your computer password?

Has someone stolen your computer, cell phone, or gaming console?

Has someone pretended to be you online?

Has someone embarrassed you online?

Has someone bullied or threatened you online?

Has someone online asked you for pictures of yourself ?



Which of the following things do you see your friends doing most often?


Harassing others online

Downloading music or movies illegally

Using computers or other electronic devices to cheat on school assignments or exams

Getting into computers or computer networks without permission

Pretending to be someone you know without their knowledge or permission on the Internet

I don't see my friends doing any of these things



How wrong is it to download music or movies illegally?


Not at all wrong

A little wrong

Neither right nor wrong

Mostly wrong

Very wrong



Which of the following things have you used a computer to do this school year: (Please check all that apply)


Give out someone’s password without their permission

“Hack” someone’s computer

Pretend to be someone else online

Put embarrassing information about someone else online

Bully or threaten someone

Lie about your age

Lie about your being male or female, or about how you look

Ask someone for a picture of themselves

Download music you did not pay for

Download movies you did not pay for

Share music you did not pay for

Share movies you did not pay for

Use someone else’s thoughts, research or writing as your own (ex: copy and paste from the Internet and claiming it was your own work

)

Get around a blocking or filtering system designed to prevent you from accessing certain content



Which of the following rules for the Internet are in use in your home?


not allowed to give out any personal information

not allowed to meet in person someone I have met on the Internet

not allowed to visit certain sites

not allowed to talk to strangers in chat rooms

not allowed to buy things

must tell parents if something happens on the Internet that makes me feel uncomfortable

limited amount of time allowed on the Internet

not allowed to copy words, music, or pictures from website without permission

not allowed to download music/videos

not allowed to say insulting things in chat rooms, while Instant Messaging, or in e-mails

other rules than those mentioned here

no rules for Internet use in our home

does not apply to me - I do not have the Internet at home



I have a web page set up in: (Check all that apply)


Facebook

MySpace

Bebo

Friendster

Xanga

Other Social Networking Site

None






Carter G. Woodson Middle School
Hopewell, VA