Internet Safety Videos

I watched:
NetSmart: Cyberbullying, "Julie's Journey," and "Tracking Teresa"
ikeepsafe: faux paw
Frontline: A Revolution in Classrooms and Social Life; Self Expression
isafe: Privacy and the Internet

It is a lot easier to say things over the internet that you would never say in person. Words cannot be taken back, and things said over the internet are often regretted. We need to watch what we say over the internet, because those words stick forever, they never go away.
I learned that someone's home address can be tracked down in about ten minutes. From just a simple chatroom member profile, people are about to find out a person's name, age, gender, email address, interests, phone number, family members' names, address, school, and schedules. How scary! It is so important to have screen names that do not give away any information, and not to have information on internet profiles. Any little bit of information can get people closer to finding home addresses.
Faux Paw is such a great resource for teaching young children about internet safety. It is entertaining, and it focuses on only the most important parts of internet safety. I would definitely use this video in a younger classroom and also with my own children as I teach internet safety. All of the other videos I watched will be great to show to my own children as they get older. The videos are kind of scary, but I think that is okay. Internet safety is a reality that we have to deal with, so teaching with these videos will help children know of the dangers that are out there.