This week’s technology class will explore how students should be practice online safety while on the computers inside and outside of the classroom walls. They will discover practices and policies regarding how to avoid sharing personal information over the internet. Students will also decide what information is okay to share and what information should not be shared.
INTERNET SAFETY
Check it out online:
K-3: BRAIN POP JR / Online Safety
4-8: BRAIN POP / Internet Safety
In class, we discussed the information students should not post online, as well as what information is safe to put online. We also discussed the difference between a stranger on the computer and a friend they have in their lives.
Personal Information should not be share online, such as:
- First and Last Name
- Name of their School
- Photos/Videos of themselves
- Age
- Gender
- Location
K-6: We created safe usernames in class that would not give away any personal information.
Try this out with your kids! Need some examples?
DO: iluvschool, pizzarocks, icecreamismyfav
DON'TS: SMOYbball44, lovelandcomets1994
**See if you can figure out what the above usernames are okay or not okay to post online.
7-8: Put your name into Google to see what information you can easily find about you on online.
Check online to see what anyone can see when you search by your first and last name. After searching, put your hometown along with your name to see what information shows up on the web. Remember, what you are seeing, everyone with an internet connection is seeing.
DISNEY INTERNET SAFETY WEBQUEST
Your student has completed a webquest online to test all that they know about be safe on the internet. Have some free time? Let them review at home.
