Task 2 Internet Safety, Privacy and "Digital Footprint" Resources http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/keeping-kids-safe-online/ Rate - 8
This website is a great tool and gives lots of information on keeping an eye on your child and safety tips to track your children internet history. This website gives safety standards which give basic rules that apply to keeping kids safe online: 1. Limit Usage 2. Keep Kids Insight 3. Do Your Homework. This is just some of the information you can find on this website to keep your children safe. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/tips-keeping-kids-safe-online/story?id=5197974
Rate - 7
This website gives numerous links to tips to keep your child safe on the internet. This website talks a lot about keeping your child safe on websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks, gives tips on what information not to put on these social networks due to online predators and any other criminals. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/morestuff4.html Rate – 9
This website gives parents way to keep track of their children internet usage and ways to protect them. Website also teaches the child strategies to manage their own behavior online. Also gives house rules for parents, “The bottom line is that your kids do NOT have a right to privacy when it comes to internet or computer use, and you as a parent have a right and a responsibility to see to it that they're not getting into anything they shouldn't be getting into.” Website would be very useful for both children and parents. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/parents/yourchildshealthandsafety/internetsafety/dg_071138 Rate - 10 This website gives step by step rules to keep your child safe online and gives you information on setting parental controls, setting rules with your child, acceptable internet usage, and much more. Website also gives info on cyber bulling and friendly search engines. This is more than enough information as a parent to make sure your child is not abusing the internet. http://news.cnet.com/2009-1025_3-6095082.html Rate - 10 This website has an article telling news of kids on MySpace falling prey to after-school stalkers or creepy marriage offers that has given many parents the chills about their own child's activities online. Not only does this website give parents information on keeping their child safe, but has a discussion board for parents to communicate with one another to set ways to monitor their childs activites.
Reflection From each of these websites I learned that the Internet has many risk, and that children should be monitored while online. These risks can be anywhere from online preadtors, to cyberbulling, and many more. As a teacher I will be sure to have some form of parental controls on what my students can search, not just for my saftey as a teacher but for their saftey as students.
http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/keeping-kids-safe-online/ Rate - 8
This website is a great tool and gives lots of information on keeping an eye on your child and safety tips to track your children internet history. This website gives safety standards which give basic rules that apply to keeping kids safe online: 1. Limit Usage 2. Keep Kids Insight 3. Do Your Homework. This is just some of the information you can find on this website to keep your children safe.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/tips-keeping-kids-safe-online/story?id=5197974
Rate - 7
This website gives numerous links to tips to keep your child safe on the internet. This website talks a lot about keeping your child safe on websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks, gives tips on what information not to put on these social networks due to online predators and any other criminals.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/morestuff4.html Rate – 9
This website gives parents way to keep track of their children internet usage and ways to protect them. Website also teaches the child strategies to manage their own behavior online. Also gives house rules for parents, “The bottom line is that your kids do NOT have a right to privacy when it comes to internet or computer use, and you as a parent have a right and a responsibility to see to it that they're not getting into anything they shouldn't be getting into.” Website would be very useful for both children and parents.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/parents/yourchildshealthandsafety/internetsafety/dg_071138
Rate - 10
This website gives step by step rules to keep your child safe online and gives you information on setting parental controls, setting rules with your child, acceptable internet usage, and much more. Website also gives info on cyber bulling and friendly search engines. This is more than enough information as a parent to make sure your child is not abusing the internet.
http://news.cnet.com/2009-1025_3-6095082.html Rate - 10
This website has an article telling news of kids on MySpace falling prey to after-school stalkers or creepy marriage offers that has given many parents the chills about their own child's activities online. Not only does this website give parents information on keeping their child safe, but has a discussion board for parents to communicate with one another to set ways to monitor their childs activites.
Reflection
From each of these websites I learned that the Internet has many risk, and that children should be monitored while online. These risks can be anywhere from online preadtors, to cyberbulling, and many more. As a teacher I will be sure to have some form of parental controls on what my students can search, not just for my saftey as a teacher but for their saftey as students.