Presenter: Michael Snyder, with Computers Plus
REGISTER online for videoconferences: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Target audience: students in grades 2-8
Times: 9:00 - 9:45; and 10:00 - 10:45 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45-minute session [formatted into 25 - 30-minute presentation, and then
15-20 minute Q & A]
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu
We tell our children never to talk to strangers in person, but we don't do a good job of telling them not to talk to strangers on the Internet. The Internet is an amazing tool for research, entertainment, education, and much more, but parents and teachers should be aware of the risks and take steps to minimize them. There is a lot more awareness about online dangers now, but we still need to be reminded that working on a computer is not like watching a TV. On the Internet, kids aren't just watching. . . they can be interacting with other people.
One of the most surprising findings is that less than 10 percent of online sexual solicitation or harassment is ever reported to authorities-- and that only a small percentage of families even knew how to report such incidences. Do you know what to do?
Please bring your students to the “Keeping Kids SAFE Online” videoconference so they can be reminded ( in a FUN way) how to use the Web with safety in mind.
