Personal information, usernames, display names, passwords, oh my! There is so much to know and remember in the digital world. Below are fun activities to do with your children to teach them how to stay safe and protected online, while remembering their important info and having fun.

Learning about personal information online

Who’s Who
Sometimes we share information about ourselves that we don’t think is personal. However, when you put one or two pieces of this information together, they can be linked, making it easy to figure out who the person is.

In this activity, try to figure out who the person is with just a few pieces of information they provided:

Think before you share!
Be careful when you give out any information about yourself online. Even when you think you are not providing personal information (PI), you may be providing just enough information for someone to figure out who you are, when you don’t care for anyone to know.

Creating Usernames & Display Names

How do others see you online
Let’s work on creating fun, unique, and memorable usernames and display names that do not share any personal identifying information.

TIPS

– Do not use your full name
– Do not use your last name
– Do not use a celebrity’s name
– Do not use your birthday or birth year
– Be creative
– Make it unique, but easy to remember
– Keep it simple
– Consider its impact
(You may not be able to change it and everyone will see it!)

In this activity, come up with example username or display names using the formulas provided!

Pets Name + Your Lucky Number

i.e. noodles08, daisydog16

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Hobby/Passion + Favorite Sport Player's Jersey Number/Your Lucky Number

i.e. runner19, tapdancer11, horses09

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Adjective + First Name

i.e. ArtisticAnnie, TalentedJohn, SillySam, MagicMax

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Role Type + Adjective

i.e. missyellow, mrawesome, queenfancy

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Role Type + Adjective + Animal

i.e. princebravetiger, missfancyfox, kingstrongbear

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Make your own by mixing & matching the formulas above

i.e. tinybearexpert, strongsillysam, superfastgirl

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You can download the full activity sheets here:

Personal Information

Creating Usernames & Display Names