Internet+Safety+Lesson


 * ~ //**Internet Safety Lesson ** //

|| // For this assignment, we were required to select an online lesson about Internet Safety from either Internet-safety-integrating or CyberSmart Curriculum. In addition, we had to download a lesson template and answer three general questions about the lesson we would be teaching. After choosing a lesson outline, we could then modify it for our specific grade level and integrate it into a lesson plan. Teaching about internet safety is an extremely important task for today’s educators. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, “ninety three percent of kids twelve to seventeen are online.” The internet has immeasurable amounts of information available at the click of a mouse. It has tremendous possibilities when used as a research tool by students; however, teachers must educate them on how to properly utilize it. Providing students with just a few guidelines can make conducting research on the internet more efficient and less time consuming. // ||
 * // **Description:** //

// It was extremely easy to determine the topic I would select to teach for the Internet Safety lesson. //// I recently started a new job which includes teaching technology classes for elementary school students at two different Catholic Schools. // // Therefore, in my lesson, I attempted to address an issue that the students had recently experienced. The homeroom teachers and the technology teachers were working collaboratively to integrate technology into various projects with elementary school students in sixth through eighth grade. However, the students were experiencing difficulties with the ways they were utilizing the internet. They were copying pictures and information directly from the internet. Therefore, my internet safety lesson focused on teaching them about how to appropriately and responsibly use the internet as a research tool. Most importantly, I taught them the correct way to create bibliography entries which included citing information and images obtained from the internet. The students will now have the knowledge and ability to include citations in the multimedia and research projects. // ||
 * // **Process:** //

// As an educator during of a technology revolution, I have a great responsibility to my students to help prepare them to be productive citizens in a global technological world. In addition, I must help them develop the skills and knowledge they need to utilize the internet safely. Therefore, we must continue using technology to communicate, assemble and analyze information based on the demands of a changing society. As a teacher, I should be focusing more on enhancing teaching and learning using 21st century strategies. I must create opportunities in my classroom for students to interact globally with each other in genuine learning experiences providing connections that are significant to developing their attitudes, motivation, and engagement toward learning. Today’s classrooms should not look like the classrooms I grew up in. Our classrooms should be a reflection of the global technological environments that students immerse themselves in on a daily basis. // ||
 * // **CyberSmart Curriculum:** // How to Cite a Site [[file:Lesson Plan Template.doc]] ||
 * // **Reflection:** //