Dr. Kenny said, “What is
technology?” “They are invented after we were born, for kids in 21st
century computer and telephone are not technology to them since they already
been developed when they were born”.
Yes, students today are digital natives.
They are hanging around with technology everyday from daylight until they go to
bed. It is true that using technology in their study, for instance blogging,
online searching, and communicating with their peers could have numerous advantages,
you name it.
However, how could the guardians and
teachers even students themselves be able to prevent them from those unsafe
situations? We should consider this question seriously.
We cannot even think what will happen next!!
That is only an example. Internet can be
very hazard/inappropriate to kids, so learning how to protect our students from those
unsuitable information becomes a very important task to teachers.
A lesson as the one in the video is a good
example for teachers. Developing a class for our students to talk about
Internet safety is necessary that students can really learn how to protect
their cyber communities and their privacy.
Do you know?
•
42% of parents don't review the content that their teen(s) are
reading and/or writing in chat rooms or instant messages;
•
Parents are not familiar with the most common IM
shorthand/lingo,i.e. :
57% of parents don't know LOL (laughing out loud)
68% don't know BRB (be right back)
92% were unaware that A/S/L means age/sex/location
95% of parents weren't familiar with POS (parents over shoulder)
and P911 (parent alert)
•
28% of parents don't know if their teens are speaking with
strangers online;
•
30% of parents let their teens use computers in private areas of
the home (e.g. bedroom, office).
WOW, I cannot believe my eyes to those statistics! However, it
is good to acknowledge parents to be aware about the information they are
lacking and what they need to know to raise their children. Parents should do
some homework either online or wherever they can get a chance to learn Internet
safety, or if it is possible that local school should open a class for them, teaching
them to prepare for their knowledge about that. Setting rules for your kids to
let them know what can do and what cannot do when they use the computer or
other online devices.
What should kids know?
Learning can be fun and easy
if we could lead students the correct way to use the technology, to protect
students from Internet hazard, there are still many tasks we need to do.
However, we have to overcome this and help students to get a maximize use of
Internet.
References:
（Sep.14.2012）Internet Safety [Web resource]. Retrieved from http://montrosesd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=225724
Charlie, C (Jun.14.2007)Internet Safety [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHq4CQekTY
(Jan.25.2012) Internet Safety For Students [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Pg4BYW-w8
(Mar.22.2011) My Online Neighborhood [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oOZ93jfAhg
If we are going to incorporate technology and the Internet into our lessons, the first thing we need to do is teach our students (and their parents) Internet safety skills. The first video you posted is a perfect example of what not to do. The public library has some firewalls and we banned certain websites on the children's computers (Facebook, MySpace, violent games), but ultimately, the parents were responsible for their children. There are more safeguards in a school library.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sarah
DeleteI agree with your point, internet safety is the priority now, specifically for the kids. Maybe we could take one page out of Chinese government's book, you are doing an amazing job in internet censor.
Thanks for your reply
Yun
If students are not correctly monitored then the internet can easily be a black hole into the pedafile world. Students need to be informed of "why" saftey on the internet is important and "what to do" if they come across someone or a website that is inappropriate. ^ is correct; most schools have firewalls blocking sites that have X content and social networking (that is not educational based)! The first thing that should be established is the "rules" of the computer (what is allowed vs what is not). The teacher needs to have the students and parents sign a contract with the rules and consequences when using a computer. Hopefully with that formed as the foundation, safety will follow. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Bryanna
DeleteThanks for your comments, I think setting up a uniform rule is reasonable, the difficulty always is how to implement such rules effectively with iron hand, if history ever told us everything, people, specially young students, are very good at dancing around the rules, I am sure you guys somehow all managed to get a fake ID when you are in high school, my point exactly.
Yun