We have begun our internet safety unit at both Elizabeth Ide and Prairieview. Depending on the grade level, we will learn about appropriate topics. These include: Computer Viruses, E-mail, Cyber Bullying, Internet Predators, Appropriate websites, Personal Information, Text messaging, and Intellectual Property.
The students at Elizabeth Ide will participate in a written post-assessment which we will report to I-Safe, the publisher of the program we use. These are done anonymously. I-Safe is interested in how their lessons are working and what needs to be updated.
At Prairieview, the students have started with an online pre-assessment and will finish with an online post assessment. Again, this is done anonymously. We are looking for trends.
Undoubtedly, the most important element is parent monitoring of what the children are doing online!
