This week's current event topic was: As individuals share your opinion on your top 3 computer Internet skills children should develop so that they will be prepared for life in the information age?
This week our group has decided that among many things internet safety, internet ethics and netiquette are the top 3 computer internet skills that children should develop.
We believe that in this generation parents are allowing their children more and more time on the internet. With so many appealing social medias out there, children are constantly creating new profiles and giving away their information. We agreed that passwords should be strong and all internet devices should have reliable virus protection. We also agreed that children should be aware of internet ethics. We all have to learn to abide by cyber laws such as copyrights with information and images. And speaking of images we would also like to point out that children should be cautious of not just the information they give out but also the pictures they post. They should understand that anyone can not only see their pictures but also steal their pictures. Children should know not to degrade themselves by the pictures they post. Lastly, we believe that netiquette is an important skill to learn. We believe that netiquette is important not only because it teaches the children the proper way to communicate on the internet but also because it teaches children that whatever they post, it may be there forever. So children should know not slander themselves or anyone else while they communicate on the web.
Overall, that was our suggestions on the top 3 computer internet skills we believe children should have. Here are a few links that we all thought were a good read: Enjoy :)
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/The_Top_10_Tech_Skills_Your_Teen/
http://honustop3.blogspot.com/
http://www.ehow.com/how_6328584_teach-basic-computer-skills-kids.html
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