Internet Safety

I found our internet safety lesson very valuable. Although not about internet safety, I found it very interesting that we were instructed not to put our parents as "mom" or "dad" in our cell phones. The reason being that if you lose your phone, whoever finds it could just send out a text asking your parents for your social security number or pin number. The same goes for email, facebook, etc. You can never be sure if the person contacting you hasn't stolen your friend's or family member's account and is impersonating them to extract important info from you. Just don't send important and confidential or personal info across the internet or through text messaging. I also like the Google Imager site that can set up your email so that robots cannot harvest your email address.

It is especially important to keep children safe when they are students in your classroom. Frankly, it is important that they are always safe on the internet no matter where they are. This can be accomplished by keeping students informed about internet safety procedures, the importance of not giving out personal information, not downloading from untrusted sites or email addresses. Students who are well informed about internet risks will make better decisions. As the saying goes, knowledge is power.