PLE week 7

For my fifth article I chose to read Fighting Internet Filth. It was a good article for me to read because I sometimes find myself neglecting other important aspects of my life and spending too much time on the internet.
Some of the most useful and important things that I read were the steps to maintaining internet safety in your home by doing things like keeping the computer in a public place and having strong enough filters to keep out the junk. I also enjoyed Elder Bednar's talk and think it is very important for people to understand the difference between the cyberworld and the real world and to not get too caught up in technology.
As a parent I will follow the computer use quidelines provided by the church and help them to understand that they don't need to be afraid to come to me with any problems or concerns they might have with the computer or internet. I also don't think I will allow any video games at my house because I have seen first hand what they can do to people and how they can take over the lives of my friends and family and I don't want that for my children or my friends. If anyone might have a problem with the internet or technology addiction I can be supportive and offer my help to them because of what I've learned from these readings.
During my time looking at videos about internet safety, I watched all the videos available on the Netsmartz Workshop. These videos dealt with several scenarios of internet safety involving chat rooms and information given to friends to prevent crime or cyberbullying. I would use these resources in my classroom to help my students understand some of the consequences and risks they take when giving out information or when participating in something that they don't want to be made public to other people. The information we put on the internet is available to almost everyone and so precautions must be taken to ensure students' safety.
I spoke with a youth aged 17 about internet safety and precautions. I asked them what they knew about internet safety and shared what I learned about cyberbullying and recommended the Netsmartz website for them to look at and watch the videos there. It was a good experience and I feel that I taught something that this youth didn't necessarily know the severity of beforehand. Hopefully, they will take what they learned and apply it with their relationships and activities at school