Internet Safety

Internet Reflection

Why we should or should not use the internet in education?

The internet is an important tool that when used properly can provide a vast amount of information for the user. Begin able to use it in education will help students and teachers learn more and to communicate better. Teachers can find information for lesson plans, activities, and questions their students may have. They may also motivate their students to find those answers for themselves. Students are able to use the internet in research, games, and activities that will help them learn and develop.

Why we should evaluate the sites we use?

The sites that students and teachers use need to be evaluated to determine if they are reliable and accurate. Students who know what to look for can better judge the content that sites are trying to provide. Using the eight questions below and the Internet Safety Web Activity, students will be able to understand the sites they are using and whether they are safe and reliable.


Internet Safety Questions

1.Are there links and do they work correctly?
2.Don't have to subscribe or add any software to use completely?
3.What is the domain? (org, com, edu, gov, mil, etc.)
4.Does the URL lead to a personal home page? (personal name, tidle, percent sign, the words user, member or people)
5.Is it easy to navigate and follow?
6.Is the grammar and spelling correct?
7.Is it up to date?
8.Does it have an author that can be contacted?

Ways to keep students safe while surfing

•Use UEN as much as possible. Other sites such as google are only about ten percent accuracy when it comes to information.
•Always have an adult present when surfing the web. If you come upon anything that you should not, an adult will be close by that you can tell.
•If you do not feel good about it, do not use it.
•Remember, if some sites want you to give them your personal information, do not visit them ever again.
•Use the internet safety tools in the tools menu/internet options link. If you do not know what to do, have a grown up set them up.
•Always get your parents/guardians permission before going online.

Video Relfection

I really liked this video because it has the most important points about internet safety in it. It isn't very long and the music adds to it. The pictures were somewhat random. The only thing I would probably change it the rule that scrolls across the screen left to right in really big letters. It's kind of hard to read.