In class and in recent V.I.P. discussions, we’ve been learning about what it means to keep ourselves safe online and how we can protect ourselves from the sometimes not-so-nice people that exist in our world.

As much as the online world can provide a wealth of information, a place to connect with others, and so many other wonderful things, we can’t be naive to the dangers that do exist.

We’ve watched several videos together and had some important discussions around them.

“Think before you post” is one of the important messages being put forward. As well, if we receive something inappropriate we make sure we tell our parents and NOT forward it on to someone else. 

One way we talked about to say safe at home is to keep electronics out of the bedroom. Education and Child Safety experts agree that monitoring your child’s online activities is easier said than done when your child has a computer in their bedroom, with internet access.