To be honest, I didn't quite understand the assignment this week. I don't recall isafe nor where to find it and sign up for it to watch tutorials like the assignment said. However, despite having not watched the tutorials or anything, I feel like I do a decent job at abiding by internet safety. I am always cautious about what personal information I use and that is probably the biggest thing I would talk about with my younger siblings. I would let them know what information they would be safer putting on the internet that other information. I will have to officially complete this assignment once I figure out how to correctly do it.
I have now figured out the assignment and how to appropriately complete it. Look below.
Teach someone about internet safety. Record how the lesson went, what insights you gained or shared, etc
Reflection Question: In about 1 page describe your opinions about internet safety, what changes, if any, you will make about how to use the internet. How does this apply to teens or the students you would teach? Also, tell about the internet safety lesson you gave – who you taught, highlights, etc.
For the internet safety assignment, I visited some different websites (mostly ones found through Google) to see what is recommended when looking to maintain personally safety through the internet. After doing a bit of research, I then talked to some of my peers... a.k.a. roommates about what they can do to be better prepared when using the internet.
My conversation included safety through web 2.0 sites such as facebook, any chats room, or other websites that may ask for personal information to be displayed. With those kind of website where information can be displayed that is personal, you want to limit that available for others to see. Especially as a child, or teen, websites like these can be prime for online predators. Personal information that should be limited is, age, full birth-date, place of residence, work place, emails, physical characters or pictures, phone numbers, etc. Although some of this information is okay to display, not all of it should be, because the more information you give for others to see, the easier it will be for an online predator to find you. I also suggested that places where you've attended school should also not be mentioned as it too could give those with the wrong intentions an easier way to find you. Too much personal information on display is basically just a bad idea. Also if the website in which you have an account has a place for personal setting and privacy. I suggest making your profile private, so those you don't know cannot see you or your information. When adding friends, be careful in making sure you only add friends whom are actually your friends. If you are not sure if you know the person trying to add you as a friend... do not add them!
Now, as far as websites and emails go... internet safety would consist of running a virus check on emails and websites before opening them. Too many emails contain viruses these days, so making sure you have a program on your computer that scans your internet and your emails for viruses is important to keeping your computer alive. Also, never open an email from an unknown email address. Even if you think you know who it is.... check with that person first before opening that email or going to that web address. With links in the emails... always copy and paste the link to avoid viruses. Also, try scanning the link for a virus before going to it. There are many precautions you can take to make sure you are being safe on the internet. These are just some of the ones I taught my roommates about. I taught them about these internet safety tips because as a teen/adult these kind of internet problems are the ones they will face most often.
The lesson went well and they promised me they learned some things they didn't know they could do to be safer while using the internet.
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