Blog# 2 -- Safety

Here is a list of things to teach your students about blogging on the internet. This will insure safety for them:

• Never reveal personal information, your real name, where you live, your parents names, telephone number or where you go to school
• Never meet anyone you talk to online without asking a trusted adult first.
• If anyone you are talking to makes you feel uncomfortable or is using inappropriate language let your parents know, and stop talking to that individual.
• Never give out credit card information without parent approval, or to someone you do not know over the internet, or for all to see.
• Don't reveal personal or inappropriate pictures of yourself or others
  

I found this article to be very interesting about internet safety in schools. It tells that blogging may not be as dangerous as everyone says it is, if it is used properly. It can actually be quite beneifcial to students. Listed below is the link:

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/