Student Safety Information
With the benefits that come along with integrating technology into the elementary classroom, there are also some dangers that some along with students having access to the internet. Most school sites will have protective security set up blocking any sites that may have inappropriate images or information, but it is still important to make sure that students are using discretion when using the internet, especially when communicating with people who they have never met like some of the above sample lessons suggest. All of the sites and tools listed in the technological tools section are safe for children, but it is still the teacher’s responsibility to educate students on potential dangers students may face when using the internet. Relay these general safety tips from the FBI kids website to students before allowing them to work on their own in a computer lab or on the individual classrooms in the classroom: