Morehouse, J. (2012). Learning connections: Students dig up
dirt to learn about Internet safety. 34-35. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading/issues/september-october-2011/learning-connections-students-dig-up-dirt-to-learn-about-internet-safety
Students Dig Up Dirt to Learn About Internet Safety:
What: In this article by Jesse Morehouse, he describes how
easy it is for any one to find information on people over the Internet. He
allows his class to try and find facts about him on the Internet. He also has
them try and find as much information as they could in 20 minutes on a complete
stranger. It was scary how much information students could gather one someone
in the course of just a few minutes. Then in the article he showed how to
accurately set privacy settings on social networks so that strangers could not
look them up. It was an experiment in Internet safety.
So What: this is important to anyone who has a digital
footprint. Internet security is a big deal and should not be treaded lightly.
He has given his class profound knowledge of keeping their information safe,
and keeping themselves safe. This is important for all Internet users. Any one
who has a digital footprint should keep their privacy in mind when making
profiles or blogs. It is not difficult to find information about people who
have a digital footprint.
Now What: I can use this article in my own life and rethink
my privacy settings on my own social networks. I can also use this article in
my own classroom to ensure the safety of my students and their information. All
teachers to ensure their students remain safe from Internet predators should
use this safety technique. I can also help my parents and family by creating
safe Internet practices for them, to help guarantee their safety as well as my
own safety. I would recommend to all who read this blog to look at their own
privacy settings and change them accordingly.
Good information on internet security and how important it is especially in the social networking community. I am now rethinking how I set my privacy settings so that strangers cannot get ahold of my information to use in some despicable manner. Good job of describing the article.
ReplyDeleteHello Charles,
ReplyDeleteI also read this article and like you, I feel that it is very important to keep your personal information safe because it can easily be acquired in the internet through social networks or other type of networks. It is very important that everyone, including adults is careful with the internet. Everyone needs to think twice before they put something in the internet for everyone to see because once it is on the web, it becomes public domain. We must also keep in mind that anyone can look at what you put up in the internet, this includes employers and schools.