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How do we keep in touch online?

There are lots of different ways that we use the internet to see and talk to people.

The internet has made communication with people all over the world easier.

What is the internet?

The internet is a global network of connected computers.

The most common use of the internet is to access websites on the world wide web.

It allows us to communicate with people all over the world, in lots of different ways.

What different ways can we communicate online?

Digital messaging

Digital messaging allows us to send short messages, pictures and emails to friends and family, no matter where they are.

Email

An email is usually a longer message we send to someone.

You need to know someone’s email address to send them an email.

Emails can be sent from a smartphone, tablet or a computer.

Video calls

We can use the camera on a computer, a tablet or a smartphone to video call someone.

The person you are talking to can see you and you can see them.

You should never talk to strangers on the internet.

Comments and likes

On some websites, we can add a comment or click on an icon to show that we like someone’s posts or messages.

You should always try to be kind when you add comments to websites.

Chat

Some games and websites let us type messages and chat to our friends, while we are playing.

You should always think before you send messages online and you should never talk to strangers.

Glossary

Here are the meanings of some important words:

Computer - A device that can follow instructions stored in its memory.
Digital device - A machine that has a computer inside.
Screen - A device that shows pictures, text, videos and animations.
Internet - A giant network of computers connected across the world.
Online - Connected to the internet.
Webpage - An online page of information with words, pictures, video and sound that we see on a screen.
Website - A collection of connected webpages.

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