I enjoyed the article, and found that the information in it was very eye opening. Not only do I teach at a middle school, but I also have a son in 8th grade, and i found myself jumping back and forth between my teacher brain and my mom brain.
There are several things that we can do as teachers. First we need to remind students of basic internet safety, every time we get on the internet. Remind them not to use their name freely, give out passwords or talk with people online. As adults we need to model that behavior and preview any websites not just for content, but also for internet safety. Any social media that we use to interact should have fail safes. One of my favorite is Edmodo, because as a teacher I can monitor the posts, and kids are restricted to interacting with their classmates.
I think we can also use reading and writing material that will make internet safety as well as digital citizenship part of our everyday conversation. My students need the opportunity to read, write and think about safety rules and their behaviors online. Anytime we can work that topic into the curriculum is a good thing.
There are several things that we can do as teachers. First we need to remind students of basic internet safety, every time we get on the internet. Remind them not to use their name freely, give out passwords or talk with people online. As adults we need to model that behavior and preview any websites not just for content, but also for internet safety. Any social media that we use to interact should have fail safes. One of my favorite is Edmodo, because as a teacher I can monitor the posts, and kids are restricted to interacting with their classmates.
I think we can also use reading and writing material that will make internet safety as well as digital citizenship part of our everyday conversation. My students need the opportunity to read, write and think about safety rules and their behaviors online. Anytime we can work that topic into the curriculum is a good thing.