Resources for Internet Safety

I was so surprised that there are so many cool tools to use to help teachers teach about internet safety. I was happy to see all the fun games, movies, and information out there for the younger students too. The "bad guy patrol" game looks like so much fun for young students. It's very kid friendly with words that are easy to understand. It has a lot of important questions that will help students learn the do's and dont's of the internet. I also really liked the Ikeepsafe.org website. It had a whole classroom discussion that teachers can use in their elementary classrooms and tests.
The movie "Growing Up Online" showed young kids using the internet for the wrong things and getting in trouble. I was shocked that kids are abusing the internet at such a young age. It was so sad to see that 15 year olds girls were posting sexual pictures of themselves on the internet. Also that children were involved in cyber bullying which I never even thought about it. The internet seemed a lot more dangerous to me after wathching the movie. I'd like to think that I know what is ok and not ok to do on the internet but a lot of these young kids and teenagers might not be so sure. It is up to us as teachers to point out the dangerous and to try and get parents involved as well. It is extremely important that parents know what is going on in their childs life!