Establishing a purposeful online identity of which one can be proud is an important skill to teach students. Equally important is conveying the idea th
ine does not mean hiding your identity, but rather defining it and owning it.
These are awesome abilities that come with awesome responsibilities. These abilities and responsibilities require skills that are taught and not inherited.
Educators need to have the authority to teach these skills. Educators need to be trusted to teach these skills.
family reunions, or church functions. There are no laws addressing these issues.The best way to defend our children against these threats is to educate them. Warn or rather teach them of the dangers,make them aware of the possibilities.
roper and appropriate use, if the very tools they want to use are blocked. The best way to ensure students are behaving safe online and in life is to be their partners, guiding and supporting them as necessary. We must also keep in mind that Being Safe Online Is Being Safe In Life. Rules for tools don’t make sense. Rules for behaviors do.
u should have the sites students will use vetted in advance with proper safety settings selected i.e. “safe search” in Google.
Renzulli Learning that provide educators and students access to thousands of vetted sites that are al