Target Audience: High School Age Students
The sky's the limit for the unlimited resource of information that the Internet can provide. More and more people are logging on to computers everyday to access this information, through web searches, email, social media and many other forms of media that are continually expanding at an immense rate. The internet allows for connection with people all over the world through a variety of means. As a young student your exposure to this unrestrained information growth continues to expand daily. It is important for you to think about how your safety and security can be maintained while using the Internet , but allow for you to continue to receive the benefits and rewards that it can offer. Internet safety is an important topic for all students accessing the Internet and an important component for your digital literacy toolbox skillset. - Cyber bullying
- Exposure to inappropriate material
- Online predators
- Revealing too much personal information
Roblyer and Doering (2012) also identifies four main issues when accessing the internet.
- Accessing sites with inappropriate material.
- Safety and privacy issues.
- Fraud
- Viruses and hacking
When looking at and considering these risks it is important for you to become educated and informed on the guidelines to follow for maintaining Internet safety.
- Never share your personal information. Information like your phone number, address, or the phone number, and addresses of friends and family.
- Never send or share photos to strangers.
- Never give your user ID or passwords to another person.
- Never post anything on the Internet, or send something electronically that you don't want the whole world to see. This personal information can be used against you by predators, cyber bullies, and identity thief's.
- Always be aware of and use privacy setting on social media.
- Never open emails from unknown sources.
Check out these videos: http://www.nsteens.org/
After watching 3 of the videos from th previous link write a reflection on how Internet safety could impact your life as a high school student.
Please refer to these additional resources for more information on Internet safety.
Internet Safety Tips for High School Kids
Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety in Schools
References:
Netsmartz Workshop (2014). Basic Internet Safety. Retrieved on March 11, 2014 from http://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety
Roblyer, M. D.,Doering A.H. (2012). Integrating educational technology into teaching
(6th Edition).Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
Chad,
ReplyDeleteAlthough you mentioned high school students at the beginning of this post, you also included resources for addressing Internet safety with younger students. This topic is so important to discuss with students. The earlier we start the better! The four main Internet safety issues were short and to the point. What better way to get the point across.
Catherine
Hello Chad,
ReplyDeleteYour blog provided some great resources for students and was presented as a student friendly guide to internet safety. I like how you listed the four main internet risks and issues when accessing the web. It is important for student to be aware of these risks so that they can know the reasons behind internet safety. I also agree with the guidelines you posted as I referred to several of these similar ones. Additionally, I enjoyed the videos that you incorporated for students to watch. In fact, I found several of them to be helpful for my elementary grade level students and would like to have my own students view them as well.
Thank you for sharing,
Mariel