According to Richardson (2010), it is becoming the responsibility of educators to teach children how to safely use the internet. There are many ways to keep children safe. The first and easiest is to monitor what students are doing. Be sure students have computers and iPads in the teacher's sight at all times. Additionally, always teach students not to share any personal information or photographs online.
According to Common Sense Media (2013), students should be taught not to share names, ages, schools, phone numbers, or addresses. Common Sense Media (2013) also stresses the importance of never opening strange emails and reporting these occurrences to adults. Also, ensure students do not enter chat rooms. This can open up many dangerous doors. There are websites such as Edmodo which are safe for children to use to connect with others.
The FBI (2013) has a very kid friendly page on internet safety. This website has many great tips to share with students. It is also designed so they can read and understand it. One extremely important tip from the FBI (2013) is never try to meet or visit with someone that has been met online.
Did you know there are laws in place to protect children on the internet? According to an article from Kids Health (2012), there is a federal law in place called Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This law is in place to ensure no one tries to obtain personal information from a child without a parent's consent. This law also applies to any games which are online.
With all of the dangers online, it is part of our jobs as educators to teach our students how to be safe online.
Resources
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California:Corwin.
Nemours. (2013). Internet safety. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
Common Sense Media. (2013, March 19). Internet safety tips for elementary school kids. Retrieved from
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/internet-safety-tips-elementary-school-kids
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2013). Kids safety tips. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-safety
According to Common Sense Media (2013), students should be taught not to share names, ages, schools, phone numbers, or addresses. Common Sense Media (2013) also stresses the importance of never opening strange emails and reporting these occurrences to adults. Also, ensure students do not enter chat rooms. This can open up many dangerous doors. There are websites such as Edmodo which are safe for children to use to connect with others.
The FBI (2013) has a very kid friendly page on internet safety. This website has many great tips to share with students. It is also designed so they can read and understand it. One extremely important tip from the FBI (2013) is never try to meet or visit with someone that has been met online.
Did you know there are laws in place to protect children on the internet? According to an article from Kids Health (2012), there is a federal law in place called Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This law is in place to ensure no one tries to obtain personal information from a child without a parent's consent. This law also applies to any games which are online.
With all of the dangers online, it is part of our jobs as educators to teach our students how to be safe online.
Resources
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California:Corwin.
Nemours. (2013). Internet safety. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
Common Sense Media. (2013, March 19). Internet safety tips for elementary school kids. Retrieved from
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/internet-safety-tips-elementary-school-kids
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2013). Kids safety tips. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-safety