After reading articles and watching the documentary about internet safety i spoke with my little brother, who is a senior in high school. We had a great conversation about what I learned about internet safety from this assignment and from class discussion. He shared some personal experiences that he has had with teachers using technology, people he knows who have been bullied online, and various techniques he knows how to use to be safe online.
He mentioned that the teachers who try to learn new technology and incorporate it into their teaching end up being the most effective at reaching the students. He feels like it is really helpful when the school encourages teachers to connect with their students through the internet. I taught him about the various methods I learned about in class to be safer on the internet and he was really excited about using them, like the password protection techniques.
His biggest concern with internet safety was that he worries about people living in a virtual world compared to having face to face interactions. We talked about the documentary I watched and the stories about teenagers who built new lives online and the dangers associated with living a virtual life. My brother was very aware of the dangers of things like that and I feel like he is in a good position to be smart about what he does online.
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