My Thoughts

  Flashback to the days when the internet wasn't around. The biggest concern for parents might have been whether or not their children were playing safely outside. Then the internet started entering households and parents now had to be concerned for who their children might be talking to in chat rooms. Now the internet is so easily accessible and parents have to be concerned with cyber bullying, identity theft, inappropriate information, and much more.

  Parents in today's world have to work even harder to protect their children. When it comes to the internet parents must be sure to set guidelines with their children. They must talk about what websites their children may and may not visit. They must discuss what to do in situations where they feel unsafe online.

  Children are smart when it comes to technology but parents must be smarter and must always stay one step ahead of their children in order to protect them when surfing the web. Putting security blocks on certain websites is definitely one way that can help to protect children, but they still need to be made aware that these websites exist so they know what to do if they by accident are taken to an inappropriate website.

  All of these precautions that parents must take at home are the same precautions teachers must keep in mind when using technology with their students in the classroom. A system can only filter out the "bad stuff" so much. There is always bound to be something that may slip through the crack.