Internet Safety

1. What article did you choose to read for your fourth article?
"Fighting Internet Filth"
Mario Hipol, Ensign, Aug. 2005, 54–57

You don't have to be a computer expert to help protect your family when they're on the Web.


2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings? I learned that there are ways to fix things...and that it seems like the most important thing is communication. I also learned that many youths understand their own safety.

3. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth? It will make me more communicative...and a little more trusting of older students.

4. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends? You can be aware and noticing when things are wrong.

1. Find out what the youth or parent knows about one of the internet safety topics you have learned about. Many youths I know understand that they, having grown up in this cyber-world, know what the dangers are.

2. Share with the youth or parents what you have learned about the topic and share at least one resource you found with him/her on the topic. Check.
3. In your PLE, describe:

* who you talked with (no names are needed - just a brief description of age)
My little sister (Age 17)
* what you shared and how it went (was it positive? negative? hard? easy? valuable or not?) Since i am close to my sister, and we generally have the same sensabilities, it was not at all difficult to communicate this to her. She didn't make a facebok page until senior year, and is aware of keeping it professional and classy. She is aware that the internet is being widely used in schools, and that this is a great opportunity to learn about things at a faster pace.