The comment that has stuck in my mind was the "one touch of a key and their future is on the line". In the paper an article on a similar theme gave examples of young people not considering their vast,unknown audience when they posted information and comments on facebook or blogs. It involved losing jobs and friends!! I was also taken with the analogy of giving children the tools then sending them out to play without a duty teacher!!
I still think we need to be mindful of privacy and the ramifications of some of the tools we are working with on line. We have to teach children the safety rules because their parents may know less than the child.
I havethe same concerns as you Robyn. What a great analogy of the playground without a teacher. I had a concern from a family member of a pupil in my class today about sites that he has been acessing. How much of a policeman do we have to be? I often think we need eyes in the back of our head. If we put in a firewall will it hinder our acess to relevant information and other peoples' blogs?
ReplyDeleteThat is a great analogy Robyn and I guess it just reiterates why we have to teach them not only how to use the tools but how to be a responsible digital citizen. Maybe we are opening up a whole new world too them but I guess if we don't teach the children these important skills and the ramifications of what they post on blogger or later facebook who will. Perhaps better to learn now in a semi controlled environment than the hard way later in life where it may mean losing friends and potential jobs?
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