State Trooper Brian Shelley visited with every 4th through 8th grader in late December and early January and was able to talk to them about online safety and how to protect themselves from online predators. Technology is changing rapidly and many students and their teachers like me can't always keep up with the changes. Sadly, some of the people who know the most about technology are the ones who are abusing it and trying to trick teens and pre-teens into doing something they would or should not do. That is why we brought in State Trooper Shelley, to help inform our students the benefits of technology if you use it correctly and the dangers if you don't. He was a great speaker and the kids learned a lot. Here is a brief summary of some of the ideas kids wrote down at the end of his presentation.
Top things learned:
*Do not respond to an email if you don’t know who it is from.
*Never meet someone face to face who you only know online without bringing an adult with you.
*Change passwords OFTEN!
*Be careful that information and pictures you post don’t give too much information about you or your location away.
*If someone you only know online does not want your parents to know and wants you to keep your relationship secret….you need to tell someone. This is not right.
*Time spent with person online does not equal trust
*Share information with your parents, especially if that information makes you feel uncomfortable.
*Once you hit “send” or “post”, you rarely can get that message back.
*Save messages if they are inappropriate, means, hurtful, or harassing.
*If you haven’t met someone face to face and know them, be careful meeting them online and “friending” them.
*Never share your password, not even with a friend. Someday, they may not be your friend and then they know your password.
*Online actions EQUALS offline consequences
*Make sure you pictures of free of clues about you and where you live (no team shirt, no town name, school name in background, etc.)
*Make sure your user name is appropriate
*Do not respond to threatening or mean messages. Print it, block the person, and tell an adult.
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