Internet Safety

What? We are learning about internet safety and how to make sure we are getting reliable information. We are reading about internet safety and how to find information that is correct, useful and accurate. We are also looking at websites and reading articles that can help us know what to look for when we are researching and looking up information on the internet.

So What?Knowing all this information will help me to make sure that my students are finding correct and accurate information on the internet.  It will also help me know whether are not my students are giving credit to those that need it when they are using their information.  We are doing this to further our knowledge on internet safety and how to protect our future students.  It can help me to be able to pick out correct information on the internet and it will help me to obey the rules and laws of the internet. This technology is important to me because it is important to know what to keep protected and how to stay safe while finding good information.  This should help me and my colleagues by both of us collaborating together to know whether or not our students are doing what they are supposed to while finding information on the internet and allowing us to keep ourselves and our students safe.

Now What? For my future students it will be important for them to know the ethics of the internet especially as they grow older and are having to do more research. As technology continues to grow they will need to know how to keep themselves protected. It won't really change much, I know that if I do give my students an assignment where they have to use the internet, I will need to make sure they know the rules of plagarism and that they make sure they know what to look for concerning correct information and how they can keep their information safe. It wont change my type of teaching but it will make me more aware of what is going on and what to look for when I may give an assignment where they have to use the internet.  Research projects on health and fitness is a good assignment that I may be able to use in my future classroom.  This will help me as a teacher become more aware of the internet rules and laws and making sure my students are safe.