Blogs created by parents with their children in mind, probably have honest and relevant information. As a parent, making searching the internet fun, is encouragement for children. Helping them gain comfort and not fear the use of a computer or other technological tools, can lead to positive use.
One mom blogs about the responsibility and importance her role has on her children in this blog:
http://www.healthymomskitchen.com/This idea can be expanded by creating a mother-child recipe/cooking blog. The parent-child team can search recipes, prepare menus, and cook meals, together. This would be a very healthy way for a child to gain enjoyment from the latest ways of using technology.
Fellow classmate's blogs with the same topic:
The first blog, about proper use of technology and its social effects, focuses on bullying on the internet.The second link, pointing to a blog about safety in internet usage, takes an interesting approach. The blog focuses on being a part of the solution to cyber-bulling.
The third blog includes a post similar to my own. What are the roles of parents in terms of protecting children from the "scary" of the internet?
I really like your blog topic and I completely agree with your point of view about creating an environment of honest communication between adult and child when it comes to using the internet. I love that you included advice of how to play on the computer together a way of creating those healthy attitudes towards the web.
ReplyDeleteA very timely and relevant topic. Will you be linking to colleagues who have similar blogs to broaden a reader's perspectives? Have you considered any blogging gadgets to enrich your blog?
ReplyDeleteNicole,
ReplyDeleteYou can link your blog to mine if you still need other blogs. It's about all of the same things :) I am excited to read more of your blogs to see what you found!
My blog is http://safteyforyou.blogspot.com/