Internet Safety

When reading all those articles it has made me see in a better light the dangers of the Internet. Part of the reason I am so naive is because I've never been taught the proper way to use and stay safe on the Internet. Because of my experience I believe Internet should definitely be used in our education. Today the Internet is our number one communication and link to the world. As educator our job is to prepare our students, to give them the education they need to succeed in this world. We must teach them about the Internet to give them a chance to success. Using the Internet can be so helpful if it is used properly. Many students will be using the Internet whether we teach them the correct way or not. Providing the Internet in our education we can teach our students how to be safe when on the Internet. Using the Internet responsibly can help our students to reach their potentials. Because the Internet has so much to offer the learning comprehension is endless for our students. We can provide our students the opportunity to go above and beyond, but we must first teach them the correct way to use the Internet for their benefits rather than a poor outcome.

The Internet can be so beneficial for our students when used correctly, part of that process is evaluating what sites we want our students to learn from. Finding reliable content is also why evaluating is important. If we provide our students the opportunity to use the Internet it our responsibility as educator to keep them safe and part of that is evaluating what the students will learn from. Liability concerns can come about if precautions aren't taken. The process of evaluation can be hard and time consuming when trying to find out if an article, author, or topic is reliable in our class, but it is definitely worth the time. If we give are students content to learn about evaluating how recent the information is can help us to gain knowledge we are looking for. Being a Physical Education teacher knowing the validity of an article is very important. There are many topics and articles that aren't true and can give students a bad impression of what they should be following. Athletes are looked at as role models and evaluating and determining which ones will benefit my students is a process I will go through.

Having our students learn from the Internet means having them surf the web. There are a variety of ways to help keep them safe but my top three are:

1. Provide a safety course for my students with tips on using the Internet and also providing them with class rules that can obtain safety guidelines. With the class rules I will provide a contract that they can sign for following class procedures and being responsible on the computer.
2. When having the students' research topics I will use the Advanced Search Tool on Google to secure the articles I want them read.
3. Being a Pe teacher means not being in the computer lab much so while I'm in there being observant with what the students are doing will be helpful to keep them safe as well. Being active by walking around and helping the students will keep them on task better.