Journal #3

Morehouse, J. (2011). Students dig up dirt to learn about internet safety. Learning and Leading with Technology, 39(2), 34. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/Leading_and_Learning_Docs/september-2011-learning-connections.sflb.ashx

The article, “Students Dig up Dirt to Learn about Internet Safety” Morehouse discusses a lesson plan he has created in order to teach his students the importance of online safety and the proper precautions that should be made. He starts out by informing readers what can be found through the use of the internet and how that information can affect various parts of one’s life.  His lesson plans involves students piecing together information about a specific person using the internet as a tool and then having them presenting their findings. By participating in this assignment, students experience what it means to be safe on the internet and become more aware of the dangers of giving out too much information about themselves.

Q. Why is internet safety so important?

A. Internet safety is important because of sensorship. It is important to sensor information about yourself on the internet for many reasons. Some common risks would be when applying for jobs, elected offices, or schools information about your personal life should not be too available.

Q. What can I do to keep  my information more private?

A. You can better sensor yourself by making your personal and social network sites private to only specific viewers. You can also decide to disengage yourself with social networking all-together. And if you do not like that idea, you can simply use social networking for professional uses only.