OBJECTIVES
Students will be familiar with Kid Safe
Portals on the internet.
Students will be able to
create a guide for parents and teachers explaining what sites are safe to navigate
with their children.
INTRODUCTION
The internet is loaded with information
for children and adults
alike. Although this resource is useful to enhance
classroom
instruction, letting
children surf the net freely is a recipe for
disaster. There is a lot on the internet that children don’t
need to be exposed to. Parents and
educators need to know what sites are safe for their children and students to
view.
ACTIVITY
·
Visit the website Kid Portals: Safe
Playgrounds for Kids and familiarize yourself with the three different
portals they review.
http://www.computingwithkids.com/column/200084.asp
·
You can also use a search engine to find other sites. Use keywords “web awareness” or “kid safe
portals” to start your search.
ASSIGNMENT
Create a
manual that lists five or more kid safe portals you
have
found and provide a description of each.
Note what you liked or did not like
about the sites.
Include links to the sites you choose.
When
you have completed the assignment, send the manual
as
an attachment in an e-mail to the instructor.
RUBRIC
1
No description of the websites; selections do not relate
to kid safe
portals.
2
Less than five selections with little annotation of
the
sites.
3
Five or more selections with two or more sentences
that state what the website has to offer.
RESOURCES
Safer Internet
filtering/rating: safe portals - http://www.saferinternet.org/filtering/portals.asp
http://www.josts.net/tec2008/kidsafe.htm
Protect Your Kids – Internet Safety and
Safe Surfing
http://www.protectyourkids.info/
Kid Safe Search Sites
http://www.sldirectory.com/searchf/kidsafe.html
http://www.americanteachers.com/safe_research.cfm