Check out this Infographic for a Detailed Guide to Online Safety (click here).
Talking Points with Your Children
- Have family guidelines for appropriate use of computers, cell phones, tablets, and other technology:
- How much time per day?
- What types of websites can we access?
- Do the parents know the child's passwords on Instagram, Facebook, email accounts, so they can monitor?
- What is the turn-off time on school days? On weekends? How is it monitored?
- What apps are allowed on cell phones and tablets?
- Protect online privacy
- What is your digital footprint?
- Keep private your full name, phone number, e-mail or other personal information on public websites
- Keep personal information private with people you do not know
- Prevent cyberbullying
- Practive digital citizenship
- Use "netiquette"
- Cite sources of information when researching for class projects
- Realize that personal and legal consequences exist for misusing technology:
- Avoid copyright infringement on movies, music, images
- Understand that prospective employers and universities are now checking Instagram, Facebook and other social media as part of their screening process
- Please watch this clip and think about how things you post may affect you in the future.
Using (or NOT Using) Google Images
How many educators have told students to use Google Images to search for images for student projects? Nine times out of ten, students will come across inappropriate images using Google Image search. As part of Internet Safety, it is important that students are searching for images and content on sites that are filtered to protect students from harmful images. We want students to be searching and using images that are appropriate for a school setting and can be used publicly because they are licensed by Creative Commons. The following is a list of where educators can take students to search for safe images.
How many educators have told students to use Google Images to search for images for student projects? Nine times out of ten, students will come across inappropriate images using Google Image search. As part of Internet Safety, it is important that students are searching for images and content on sites that are filtered to protect students from harmful images. We want students to be searching and using images that are appropriate for a school setting and can be used publicly because they are licensed by Creative Commons. The following is a list of where educators can take students to search for safe images.
- Pics4Learning These images can be uploaded to a Canyons student's Google drive.
- KidzSearch This is a visual search engine for kids that provide a safe search for web links, images, news, and videos.
- Kiddle This is a another visual search engine for kids.
- UEN Multimedia Resources for Educators and Students On this web site, UEN has provided a list of resources that educators can use for Multimedia projects.
