Internet Safety Tips
There are some very important things that you need to keep in mind when you're on your computer at home or at school.
• First, remember never to give out personal information such as your name, home address, school name, or telephone number in a chat room or on bulletin boards. Also, never send a picture of yourself to someone you chat with on the computer without your parent's permission.
• Never write to someone who has made you feel uncomfortable or scared.
• Do not meet someone or have them visit you without the permission of your parents.
• Tell your parents right away if you read anything on the Internet that makes you feel uncomfortable.
• Remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Someone who says that "she" is a "12-year-old girl" could really be an older man.
Konsèy pou sekirite sou entènèt
• Premyèman, sonje pou w pa janm bay enfòmasyon pèsonèl ou tankou nou ou, adrès lakay ou, non lekòl ou, ouyen nimewo telefòn ou nan kote ou fè kovèsasyon ak lòt moun ou pa konnen sou entènèt la. Pa janm voye foto w bay yon moun w ap fè konvèsasyon ave l sou konpitè ou san paran ou pa ba ou dwa fè sa.
• Pa janm ekri yon moun ki fè w pè oubyen yon moun ou pa konfòtab avè li.
• Pa janm al rankontre yon moun oubyen fè yon moun vin lakay ou san paran ou pa ba wou pèmisyon yo.
• Depi w li yon bagay sou entènèt la ou pa alèz avè li, di paran ou sa tout suit.
• Pa bliye mou ki sou entènèt la anpil fwa yo eseye pase pou lòt moun. Yon moun gen dwa di li se “yon tifi 12 an” epi se ka granmoun gason li ye.
Source: http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
SAVE MONEY on Your Local Phone Service
The Lifeline Assistance Program and Link-Up Florida offer assistance to qualified residential telephone customers, and are designed to ensure that the basic telephone connection (hook-up) and service remain affordable to all residents of Florida.
Consumers receiving state and federal assistance such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, Medicaid, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8) are eligible for these programs.
You may also be eligible for benefits if your household income is no more than 125 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines. Check with your local telephone company for details.
In addition, if you live on a federally recognized tribal land and are eligible for benefits through the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Tribal TANF Program, Head Start Subsidy or the National School Lunch Program, you qualify for expanded Lifeline assistance.
The Lifeline Assistance Program provides up to a $13.50 credit on qualified residential customers' local monthly phone bills, including a federal credit of up to $10.00 and a matching credit from their telephone company of up to $3.50.
Link-Up Florida provides up to a 50 percent reduction in the telephone service hook-up charge, to a maximum of $30.00.
Florida's state legislators played a major role in establishing the Lifeline Assistance Program for our state, recognizing that some Florida residents did not have telephone service simply because they could not afford it. Because of the strong leadership provided by the Legislature, the Lifeline Assistance Program and Link-Up Florida are helping to make telephone service affordable to low-income consumers in our state, and the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) is committed to making sure that eligible low-income residents receive these discounts.
If you have any questions, or would like to know if you are eligible to participate in the programs, please call your local telephone company. After speaking with your phone company, if you have further questions please call the PSC at 1-800-342-3552 , email the PSC at contact@psc.state.fl.us , or write to the:
Florida Public Service Commission
Division of Regulatory Compliance and Consumer Assistance
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850.