User:Hdaley1/sandbox

'''== Global Citizenship Unit 1 Questions =='''

1.

How do you go places safely on the internet?
The internet it a great place for young children to explore their interests. However, it is necessary that as young children they are surfing through the appropriate places on the internet. Children can use the internet for various reasons such as exploring websites that give more information on some of their favorite topics, or talking to friends through the internet if they do not get to see them in person or even contacting relatives who do not live nearby. However, when exploring the internet children must treat the virtual world with the same rules and precautions as they do in the real world. The three most important rules for safely navigating through the internet are: 1. Always ask your parents first. Children need to ask their parents if what they are searching for is appropriate and safe. 2. Only talk to people you know. The internet is widely available for any person in the world, in order to avoid the consequences of talking to strangers it is important that children know, as in real life, that they are only to talk to those people on the internet that they do know. Lastly, 3. Stick to places that are just right for you. It is important that children stick to the safe places they are navigating through on the internet and do not stray away to harmful or dangerous websites.

2.

How can you use the alphabet to find things online?
You can use the alphabet to find things online through a whole group discussion within the classroom. Talking to your students about how to use the alphabet to discover things online is the first step in peaking their interest to use and find information within the internet. As mentioned on the Common Sense Education website students can as a group be assigned a letter in the alphabet and begin to surf the alphabet basing their “hunt” around the letter in which they are assigned. This is not only a great lesson for students to participate in dealing with the alphabet, but it is an introduction and a great way for students to learn how to use the internet and to find important information on any topic that they have.

3.

What kinds of information should you keep to yourself when you use the internet?
Majority of the time when we are using the internet we come across many websites that will ask for personal information. It is important to inform students that it is not safe to publicly release the personal information that is being asked without the “go ahead” of the adult in charge. Like mentioned in question 1, the three rules heavily apply in this situation. Rule one mentions asking an adult. It is important with personal information that students ask adults what information is allowed to be given through the internet and what information is not appropriate to give. This prevents major safety issues from happening if any person would give out their information to someone that they do not know. It is important that students know their way around protecting themselves and their personal information when using the internet.

4.

How can you give credit to your own creative work?
Credit is defined as “publicly acknowledging someone as a participant in the production of (something published or broadcasted). It is important for students to know when to give credit to work that they may have used and for them to know when they deserve credit on something that they have created. It is important as educators to explain the process of citing work, or giving credit to the people who have created certain works that students have used for their own benefit. This way students can avoid plagiarism. We need to inform students on what plagiarism is and the major consequences that come with students taking credit for work that is truly not theirs. It is also necessary to teach students how to take credit for their own work in order to be recognized for the pieces of information that they have created.

5.

How do you connect with others through email?
The internet offers various means of communication between people. One of those ways is through email. It is important when using email to again revisit those three important rules from the beginning of unit one. When using email students need to understand and ask adults about the safety steps needed to be taken. Email is a great way to stay connected with the people who we interact with on a daily basis. We can use email to communicate with friends, colleagues and even family members when we are unable to do so in person. Educating kids on how to use email is the first step in introducing them. We can go about teaching students how to use email by explaining to them step-by-step the means of successfully using emailing to communicate. As mentioned on the Common Sense Education website a great idea to introduce students on how to use email would be through role playing. This role playing can be done without actually using the internet and can be done through paper. The paper messages passed between the people communicating would be the symbolic representation of the messages. In simpler terms we could use the analogy that email is the virtual way of sending letters between people.