Ways to promote healthy safe online behavior with students

What are some ways that teachers can better promote safe internet research that promotes healthy internet citizenship?

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Permalink Reply by Emily DeGrange on October 11, 2016 at 12:58pm

Teachers can give students resources of different websites/tools that they have looked at/know are safe/appropriate.

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Permalink Reply by Emily DeGrange on October 11, 2016 at 1:05pm

They can use safe websites, they have been approved by other teachers. Teach the students how to safely use the Internet.

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Permalink Reply by Emily DeGrange on October 11, 2016 at 1:12pm

Teachers can promote safe online behavior by modeling Internet ediquet. Teachers can also help students by proving appropriate search engines in order for students to find their own resources.

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Permalink Reply by Emily DeGrange on October 11, 2016 at 1:13pm

Taking time to EXPLICTLY walk through certain websites/ programs with students. Providing step by step written instructions as well.

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Permalink Reply by Emily DeGrange on October 11, 2016 at 1:17pm

Teachers could go over rules, model how to use the Internet, give examples of expectations, and create a poster to hang in the classroom to help remind the students as they use technology what is expected of them.

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Permalink Reply by Leesa johnson on October 12, 2016 at 12:36am

Thanks for a great post, and I will definitely add these sites/topics as a resource to students and educators.

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Permalink Reply by Jayashree Iyer on October 13, 2016 at 1:39am

Teachers, administrators and students should receive instruction related to the safe and responsible use of the Internet. Education for students should be appropriate to their age and understandings. Young people should be empowered to independently handle a wide range of interactions and activities on the Internet that could be harmful to their safety and well being. Educating older students regarding how to avoid the inadvertent access of inappropriate material and appropriate, effective responses if they accidentally access such materials, especially if the site has "trapped" them and will not allow them to exit, is essential. Further, it is necessary to address why such materials are considered to be inappropriate. Additional safety concerns include being the target or recipient of sexual predation, hate group recruitment, invasion of personal privacy, Internet fraud and scams, harassment, stalking, and harmful speech.