tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post6728226295383064829..comments2024-01-31T11:23:30.195-05:00Comments on Journeys: Beyond the Walldianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11292813474160548707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post-59590316701229843672008-11-25T16:56:00.000-05:002008-11-25T16:56:00.000-05:00Ken, Luke, Dillon,Starting with a "safe" search en...Ken, Luke, Dillon,<BR/><BR/>Starting with a "safe" search engine is certainly a reasonable beginning step, as long a students progress to broader safety issues, like how to evaluate a website, what information type of information should be kept private, how to be a responsible digital citizen.<BR/><BR/>The company for which I work part-time, CyberSmart Education, has just released a free K-12 curriculum dealing with these and other topics. This curriculum is found at http://www.cybersmart.org/<BR/><BR/>Teacher training, parental involvement, and grade appropriate lesson plans all contribute to authentic student safety.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292813474160548707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post-82474457409939268172008-11-25T02:32:00.000-05:002008-11-25T02:32:00.000-05:00Ah, this is much welcomed news. I'm glad I looked ...Ah, this is much welcomed news. I'm glad I looked at your blog itself for updates.. It would appear that my new main RSS isn't working [properly] for your blog. I'll have to fix that. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this, Diane. I'm glad to hear the U.S. get to the conclusion that many of us have already come to. <BR/><BR/>As for accountability software that's been suggested... I would say that partly depends on the maturity of the child and possibly in some cases the parent. They're all things that should be carefully thought out, weighed, and discussed on an individual case.Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651505519436260006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post-61138110171982707472008-11-24T12:40:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:40:00.000-05:00Kia ora LukeAccountability software covers another...Kia ora Luke<BR/><BR/>Accountability software covers another aspect of relationship and practice - that of trust, and this is important.<BR/><BR/>But there's more to 'education' than practice and choice. A user has to know what to do and who to seek help from in potentially dangerous situations on the Net. Trust plays a big part in that, as a child needs to have trust in order to first seek help.<BR/><BR/>When they do, the parent/supervisor/teacher also needs to know how to provide help and what help to offer. All of this comes from community awareness.<BR/><BR/>Catchya later<BR/>from Middle-earth<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post-32593439321350536782008-11-24T10:44:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:44:00.000-05:00Education is the best tool. I recommend that paren...Education is the best tool. I recommend that parents use Internet accountability software. When they do this, it will not block them in their Internet surfing, but it will hold them accountable to where they go by sending a detailed Internet surfing report to a trusted friend. When parents can model this kind of openness and honesty with their kids, it really changes the way one uses the Internet.<BR/><BR/>http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-filtering-all-there-is-introducing-accountability-software/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3665164814382738462.post-36919827915792624382008-11-23T23:31:00.000-05:002008-11-23T23:31:00.000-05:00Tēnā koe DianeI am all for what you are saying her...Tēnā koe Diane<BR/><BR/>I am all for what you are saying here. Whole of school and whole of community awareness is required. But children still need to be able to recognise the dangers.<BR/><BR/>In my <A HREF="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-is-alternative.html" REL="nofollow">recent post</A> I have highlighted exactly this. What is the alternative?<BR/><BR/>Ka kite<BR/>from Middle-earthBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.com