Resources Abound for Setting Up Internet safety Programs
By Jennifer Hanson
This article discussed the proper ways in which we can educate students on how to safely use the Internet. Though the article doesn’t give a lot of tips for students, it does give advice on having the instruction be effective.
Among the ideas of Internet safety education, one of them was for students to learn safety from their local law enforcement. By bringing local law enforcement on campus, students can learn and have better relationships with the police all at the same time. This can have a huge community impact.
Some other ideas include training parents on how to educate their children and training students leaders to train other students. By training parents, they feel involved in the education of their students, which may result in better grades. This may also increase the community feel. By having student leaders, there are opportunities to all ready train “America’s future leaders” in the process of leading.
The tips that were given for students mostly had to do with students thinking before putting information on the internet. Students are encouraged to think about what information they share, or even what screen names they may choose. If any student feels threatened, they should tell someone or report it at http://www.cybertipline.com/.
This article mostly seemed about having the community come together over Internet safety rather than actually talking about Internet safety. I do feel that there are many ways to best communicate the information in a way that more than learning happens. I like the idea of proper Internet education and feel that it should taught to all students.
Internet safety is increasingly a concern as we come up with more and more ways to exploit people through information obtained online. Getting the community to come together seems to be an effective way to help communicate that sentiment to new internet users. That being said, I'm hesitant to give parents too much "training," as far too many parents already have started electronically stalking their own children for their "safety."
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