Let's Talk About It!

After I read and watched the provided resources on internet safety I talked to a 15-year-old youth about my learning. I asked her questions about her knowledge about chatrooms and the potential danger there. I shared the NetSmartz online videos with her and invited her to watch them.

I found this conversation extremely valuable! After I asked her questions about chatrooms I asked her about her views on things like Facebook and how much her parents are and should be involved in monitoring internet use. I gave her scenarios and asked her how she would respond if she was the parent and had a daughter who wanted to do such and such on the internet.

The main thing I learned from this experience was the importance of teaching children about the positive and negative aspects of the internet AND keeping up to date and informed myself so that I can better monitor and understand what is out there.