Digital Safety in a Digital World
The Internet: A Digital Frontier... ...full of endless possibilities and vast resources for its users to explore. Nowhere else can people find an ever-expanding library that shifts and grows exponentially by the second. Now more than ever, the internet has become a vital asset in almost every aspect of our society, including that of education. From Zoom to Google Classroom to Kahoot, the internet provides a variety of tools for both teachers and students to utilize. But with these tools, there comes a concern of safety. Just as there are people out there who wish to use the internet for good, there are people out there who seek to harm others with it. Whether someone steals your personal information or hacks into your bank account to drain your funds, the question for students and teachers alike becomes: How do teachers keep their students safe, and what can students do to aid in this process? For Teachers Especially when incorporating technology into elementary and middle level ...