Webonauts Internet Academy is a web original game from PBS Kids that gives kids 8-10 years-old an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world. It is an engaging experience on its own but becomes all the more powerful when parents and teachers use game play as a springboard for conversations about media literacy and citizenship in the 21st Century. Very nicely done and a great starting point. From Adam Bellow of EduTech
Your cell phone, IM, and social networks are all a digital extension of who you are. When someone you're with pressures you or disrespects you in those places, that's not cool.
Great first comment:
Parents have the responsibility to monitor and guide children and teenagers. Of course kids will object. How many of us thought our parents were right when they tried to limit what we wanted to do? We must be wise enough as parents to know best and strong enough to stand up to the kids' anger.
Bullies are not all the same, but their patterns of behavior, their tactics, are the same. That's why we can find ways to stop most of them. Sometimes, fighting is the key to success. If we don't stop bullies, they'll think we're easy prey. Like sharks, they'll just go after us more.
Principles for Evaluating WebsitesBy Stephen Downes
How do you know whether something you read on the web is true? You can't know, at least, not for sure. This makes it important to read carefully and to evaluate what you read. This guide will tell you how.
# New Email for Kids with Art/eCard attachments
# New Time Lock for limiting a childs time on the computer.
# New updated browser navigation (thumbnail GUI) and graphics.
# New Kidrocket.org websites. (Public & KidSafe)
# New online games and puzzles.
# Now Vista compatible. (Windows 98, 2000, XP, MCE, Vista)
# Updated kidsafe website list. view approved websites
# Now provides vocal prompts and confirmations, for alerts and various security related operations. - It Talks!
This list is a collection of resources I've found concerning internet safety. My students will be creating a presentation to give to their parents on the teens-eye view of internet safety. Please feel free to leave any comments and/or suggestions.
A great list that I came across from the educators group on Diigo-- this is a collection of internet safety information -- great resources. This is an excellent tool.
This list is a collection of resources I've found concerning internet safety. My students will be creating a presentation to give to their parents on the teens-eye view of internet safety. Please feel free to leave any comments and/or suggestions.