Internet safety is a very important thing for people of all ages to know. In 2008, Congress
passed the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, which established the Online
Safety Technology Group, which is a panel of 29 representatives from Internet companies,
academia, non-profit organizations, and government to study and repost on how to best protect
kids online. This is very neat that Congress has set up Acts and other things to protect
kids from internet danger. Kids should not be afraid of the internet; they just need to be aware
of what is smart and what they can and can not do while online. The internet is a huge part of
our lives--everyone uses it! People need to know the proper way to use the resources that the
internet provides. Home computers that have the internet need to be in a open area, not in a
back room.
Students in schools need to learn Internet Safety at an early age. In the future when I am a teacher, I will use the internet to post newsletters, grades, upcoming events, etc. If my students are not aware of what is and is not appropriate on the internet, I will teach them. However, hopefully my students will have already learned it from an earlier grade. Also, if I have my students use the internet during class, it is important that I supervise them and not leave them alone while online.
I taught my roommate about Internet Safety. I basically just gave her an overview of how to use the internet without any problems. I reviewed with her that you do not put any personal information online. I also told her that chat rooms are pretty creepy and it is a good idea to just stay away from them. I ended the lesson by telling her that the internet is a fun, great tool that we have and we should not be afraid of it--we just need to know how to use it safely.
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For a fun way for parents to jump-start a discussion about common sense internet and social networking safety, here's a website that includes an instructional video and a very easy quiz.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.auntlee.com/safety/
The video is a selection of silly clips supposedly posted to the MySpace pages of the famous auntlee.com puppy and some of her friends. The clips demonstrate mistakes kids can make online.
The 10 question quiz covers internet safety for children: the topics of cyber-bullying, privacy, safety, dangers of spyware and malware, etc.
The quiz doesn't really focus on stranger-danger type concerns but rather gently and humorously reminds the reader that it's possible to hurt people's feelings, to mislead people who don't realize you're joking, to remember that online postings can be seen by anybody and that postings are often impossible to remove once posted.