Tool11 DC

Three things I would want to teach my Kindergarteners:
1. What to do if you end up on an inappropriate site.
When showing the students sites I would show them how I got to the site and sometimes make a mistake, then show what I would do. Think aloud style. This would show them how to search appropriately but also what to do if you make a wrong choice. When this happens to a student talk about what happened and let all students know how the student handled the situation.
2. If you would not say it to someone’s face, do not say it on line. If we do blogs or other communication, talk about /role play what happens when someon. e says mean things. Talk about how to be polite, kind to all relate to how we talk to each other in the classroom What info to share not share( including logins and passwords). When going to sites that require logins show them how to give minimal info or give school info if needed. Make sure teacher/parent OK’s sites that require any personal info. .
3. Just because it is on the internet does not mean it is true. We would look at different sites on one topic - see that they do not always tell the same thing. – this would be taught in the process of a topic search.