Youth Safety on a Living Internet
2010 July 10
Youth Safety on a Living Internet – Report of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group, was released last month.
There are many recommendations in the report that resonated with me. Below are a few.
1. Avoid scare tactics. Trying to scare our kids into doing the right thing is not an effective strategy.
2. Digital citizenship in grades K-12 should be a national priority.
3. There is no silver bullet fix. Youth safety must be promoted through K-12 education AND parental awareness AND effective filtering and control software, etc…..
I encourage you to take a look at the report and draw your own conclusions.
