Comments on: A Quick Tour & Review of Social Networks for Ages 5-8+

By: blogwalker

blogwalker — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:42:18 +0000

I read your comment right after a session at Reese – during which a 4th grader shared how much she loved Build a Bear. I’m going back next week to do a podcast with her because she also talked about the structure of the website “not allowing any inappropriate comments.”

If you have any sites you’d recommend, please let me know.

Thanks for your input, Tara. I wish more of our students were having “good conversations on internet safety” with their parents.

By: blogwalker

blogwalker — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:41:30 +0000

I read your comment right after a session at Reese – during which a 4th grader shared how much she loved Build a Bear,/a>. I’m going back next week to do a podcast with her because she also talked about the structure of the website “not allowing any inappropriate comments.”

If you have any sites you’d recommend, please let me know.

Thanks for your input, Tara. I wish more of our students were having “good conversations on internet safety” with their parents.

By: mrsmccartney

mrsmccartney — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:16:42 +0000

Club Penguin is a favorite at home, and has ignited some good conversations on internet safety with my 8 year old. I think we’ll check out Panwapa with his little brother this summer. Thanks for the link!

By: blogwalker

blogwalker — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:57:30 +0000

Thanks, Melissa, for putting the issue into a nutshell. And encourage you in your efforts to weave iSafety into the 1-6 curriculum. I’m in the process of seeking grants that will provide stipends to teachers who integrate iSafety – especially an awareness of cyberbullying issues – into their adopted k-6 English/Language Arts curriculum. If I find funding sources, I’ll definitely post about it!

Gail

By: Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:02:34 +0000

Thanks so much for this great blog entry! Working with and having young students sharing sites like these is just wonderful. And double thanks on the Internet Safety blog! I wrote a curriculum this past summer on for grades 1st through 6th. I strongly believe that Internet Safety needs to be taught right along with saying no to drugs, not talking to strangers, and stop drop and roll.