tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post4585473714708888013..comments2024-02-19T13:57:50.195+05:30Comments on Tech Transformation: Being safe and being responsibleMaggie Hos-McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-63183916596986631652010-02-18T14:51:34.087+05:302010-02-18T14:51:34.087+05:30So true, Maggie. I use the same analogy of teachin...So true, Maggie. I use the same analogy of teaching children to cross the road when talking to my students, parents, and other teachers. We can't wrap them in cotton wool, so the best favour we can do for them is to help them to develop strategies to deal with events.<br /><br />Do you use the childnet vid with your Year 5s or 6s? I came across this on the weekend as I am teaching a unit on cybersafety to all of our school's Year 6/7s & some 5's. I did wonder whether it was a bit early for them to be looking at the suicide issue as well. What are your thoughts?Pam Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158885021716416681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-48439648710857491652010-02-18T02:27:00.387+05:302010-02-18T02:27:00.387+05:30Maggie, I completely agree, we need to keep kids s...Maggie, I completely agree, we need to keep kids safe but more importantly we need to teach them how to be safe online. We will not always be around to insulate them from the big bad world. The best thing we can do for our students is to teach them the right way to use technology, teach them strategies for dealing with unsafe situations, and use it all as a learning experience. I have actually had parents upset with me for teaching Internet safety starting in kindergarten and first grade. The argument was "they aren't allowed on our computer at home without our supervision and none of the computers are connected to the Internet." That may be, but they are online at school, at the library, at friends houses. We need to teach students how to be responsible with their technology use. Pretending that it doesn't exist doesn't help anyone.Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.com