Internet Safety Sharing

I decided to talk with my mom, who is 46 years old. I first asked her what she knew about internet safety. Then I told her what we did in our assignment as well as my insights, thoughts, and opinions.
I never really thought about it, but awhile ago my mom put some kind of internet safety thing called cyber patrol on our computer at home. At this same time, we had just moved and the den where the computer is is open so that anyone can see the screen if someone is on the computer. She told me about cyber patrol and why she did it and why the computer is where it is. Most things I never took any thought to until now. My mom found out about cyber patrol because my mom didn't like some of the things we went to, so she researched it and asked a computer guy. He told her about cyber patrol and so she signed up for it and pays for it. She said that she knows we hate it because she always has to unlock things for us-for example, facebook-soooo dumb, everytime I want to use it at home, my mom has to unlock it. I guess it's good though. My mom thinks that cyber patrol and other internet blockers aren't very good though because technology is so advanced that people can still see things that they shouldn't that isn't blocked by cyber patrol. There are ways to get around them-they don't totally do everything you want them to.
It was quite informative to talk with my mom. She recognizes that she is not at all informed, but tries her best to protect her children.

Internet Safety

For my fourth article, I chose to read a talk by Elder Spencer J. Condie titled "Mushrooms, Music, Movies, and Magazines." He began the talk by discussing a poisonous mushroom that can be deadly when eaten. He said that are mushrooms that are "look-alikes" and mushrooms that are "doubtfuls." He then went on to talk about how music, movies, and magazines have a lot in common with mushrooms. He also talked about the importance of choice and choosing wisely. He related how, like mushrooms, they can provide nutrition, but to the soul. This is why it is so important to choose wisely what we put into our bodies and soul. He gave a checklist which I found helpful to aid us in determining whether the things we listen to,read, and watch are poisonous or wholesome. His ending phrase stuck out to me: "Remember, too, that sometimes the slowest poisons are the most deadly."

For me as a future parent and teacher, I think it is important to help children understand that there are many advantages of technology, specifically the media. I feel that it is important to give children a variety of different ways and purposes to use media for good. I feel that it is also important to help them choose wisely what they use/view/read and to give them suggestions of what they can do in times of danger. I also think that when I talk about what I have learned about internet safety with family and friends, they, too, will think a little more deeper about their own use of the media as well as their friends and family as a whole.

*One thing that I learned about others' project presentations is that my own personal labtop can be used in a very appealing lesson. One can do wonders with a laptop, especially when the school doesn't have good technology resources.

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