This week, Eric Curts provided information on the sessions he will be presenting at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, which is happening this week. He provides links to the resources for each of his sessions. One session that really interested me was his "Hipster Google: Tools You Have Never Heard Of." As I explored the resources he provided, I came across "Be Internet Awesome." This Google based website provides a full curriculum for teaching children 5 fundamentals of being internet awesome: Share with Care, Don't Fall for Fake, Secure Your Secrets, It's Cool to be Kind, and When it Doubt, Talk It Out. This curriculum is given the ISTE Seal of Alignment.
Additionally, Google provides a free web-based game called "Interland." This online game allows children to explore the online world while learning more about hackers, phishers, cyberbullying and oversharers. This game taught me a few things in just the few minutes I tried it out.
Google also provids family connections to expand this learning outside of the classroom. I can see this being a very useful tool in elementary classroom. My students need to know this information to be responsible digital citizens.
Hi Julia! It is so important that we teach our students how to navigate the internet! Even websites that cater to kids can be dangerous, and we have to help them know what to do. I really like the Be Internet Awesome video, and I will be looking into this resource more for the students at my school. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJulia,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very helpful resource. Many of our elementary students get into bad situations through social media because they aren't taught the expected conduct. I especially love the "Don't Fall for Fake" as I'm sure we've all seen fake sites and stories being shared on our own social medias. I am going to pass this along to our technology teacher. Thanks!
Hi Julia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this resource! I actually had a situation earlier this year, where a parent came to me worried that their child wasn't using the internet safely at home. I think all of our students could definitely benefit from these lessons. I believe our computer teacher works on something similar with all of the students sometime throughout the year, so I will definitely have to show him this.
Thanks for sharing!
Julia-
ReplyDeleteI know that you teach elementary but this is something that I see being very applicable to my middle schoolers. This is a digital age and they really need to learn the basics surrounding how to be effective consumers of the internet because lets face it, its everywhere and not going away!
Julia-
ReplyDeleteThis is a really neat resource! It is so important that our students know how to properly and safely navigate the internet. I will definitely be giving the "Interland" a go in my classroom.