Tool 10

Ideas that I think are important that I plan to teach/already teach are:

1. That they cannot automatically trust what they read on the web.
2. Be picky about what sources you trust.
3. Find support for what you read.
4. How to find good sources.
5. How to use the internet safely.

One resource that I plan to use for internet safety is:

http://www.txssc.txstate.edu/K12/internet-safety#programs

Noel and I have discussed using the Cyberethics site, which has several examples of situations kids may come across on the internet. It will be a good way to discuss how to handle different situations that may occur.

At the beginning of the year we will have a class discussion on what digital citizenship looks like and create a list of characteristics to hang in the classroom. A copy would then be sent home to parents either electronically or on paper.