After reading a few of the articles given in KSOL, I'm not sure what to think about Internet predators. With the outlook that there is realavent danger to kids, I can't say as to whether I think it's a big issue. 10 years ago there was an outbreak with internet predators and luring kids into being abducted, assaulted, raped, or murdered. Law enforcement did a good job getting that information out to the public and now people are very aware of the problem. However, many kids that I talk to(because I work in a daycare) don't know the first thing about being careful while on the web.
I liked the game made by Sprint. I thought it stopped and explained things very well. Looking at it as if I were a child, I really enjoyed the fact that they covered many different aspects of staying safe on the internet, and explained each choice I clicked on. When my daughter gets old enough, I will probably have her play things like that so she becomes even more aware of what can hurt her and how to stay safe.
I didn't care for the Bad Guy one. I didn't think it had as much of a kid-type approach. It had long paragraphs to explain it's answers and nothing in the video talked much. Kids don't like to read paragraphs-if they can even read. I also thought they made it very easy to just click random buttons until you obtained the correct answer, without retaining or enforcing any of the knowledge.
Staying safe on the internet is a major issue that many parents need to take more seriously. Teach your kids why it's important not to give out personal information, or send out pictures of themselves. Monitor what they're doing. Talk to them. Know what they're involved in. Be attuned to what they use everyday for their social network sites and who they're talking to. We can make it much safer for our kids if we just pay attention and teach.
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