I recently attended a Cyber Safety workshop at school. Technology is an increasing part of our lives so I thought it was worth sharing some of the the take home messages that resonated with me:
- Using the internet should ALWAYS feel good. If you feel nothing, frightened, sad, confused or angry something is wrong.
- Make the same good choices online that you would make in real life. We treat strangers a certain way for a reason; they do not need to know our personal details.
- We protect ourselves when we make good choices.
- Cyber-bullying is about people, not technology.
- You own your identity on the internet; don't share it.
It is our responsibility to teach children about cyber safety in an age appropriate way. There are a lot of resources available to help. Technology is an exciting tool that opens up the world; but care must be taken because as we know, the world can be a big and sometimes frightening place.
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