Internet

= Internet Security = = =

Description
For this lesson we were asked to read the article //Meeting of Minds// and look at various lesson on Internet security from two different sources. The artilce //Meeting of Minds// described a 'survey' of adults and children and their views on different aspects of Internet use. The article described their views on topics such as: identity, credibility and privacy. The lessons provided from the CyberSmart! curriculum website covered many grades and included different lessons on numerous topics related to Internet security. Selecting a lesson was not diffficult because there were many differnet examples to choose from. Once we had read the article and found the lesson we were asked to complete a template with three questions as a reflection.

Process to Complete the Assignment
After reading the article //Meeting of Minds//, I started to look for a lesson that would incorporate some of the same ideas. After I found the perfect lesson I started to fill in the template. I thought about how I would use the lesson in my classroom and even how it would relate to the class. Once I was finished I realized that I had selected a lesson from the wrong portion of the CyberSmart! website and I had to find another lesson to complete the assignment. I looked again, this time in the correct section, and found a lesson plan I was happy with. I read the lesson and looked at some of the links available in the site. I then started to think about how best to incorporate some of this material into my curriculum. The lesson is not one that I could really use in my class but I do think it would be valuable for the entire school to use. Finding evidence of the article //Meeting of Minds// was easy as most of this lesson directly supported some of the facts from the article.

Reflection
I was very interested in reading the //Meeting of Minds// article as I found the focus of the paper really interesting. Having adults and children discuss their veiws on our global community and comparing the answers was a great way of bringing home the differing viewpoints. The first lesson that I found (the incorrect one) was a great lesson and I will use it next year in my class. It was on determining the validity of websites and I think that will be a valuable tool for my students. I don't think I can incorporate it into my classroom but as a member of our FIT (Freshman in Transition) team I'm certain that we can use some of this for our orientation. //Meeting of Minds// contained a lot of information that I had not considered in the past. I found their views on Wikipedia interesting as well as the information about students trying out different personality traits online.