Combating the Internet's Negative Consequences

As Educators who advocate for Ed Tech, we have to work to educate schools, parents and students about the issues that affect children in an online world. The Web site, ChildrenOnline.org, offers practical articles, resources, research, and a monthly newsletter on the topic. The book, Safe Practices for Life Online, is intended to show middle and high school students what scams target them and how to use the Internet more safely. A teacher's edition of the book will be available through the International Society for Technology in Education in November. In August, they'll self-publish a third guide, intended to help parents set appropriate limits around technology use and talk to their teens about how to protect their privacy online.

**Information on this posting was gathered from the Journal Article: "Mitigating the Internet's Negative Consequences" by Dian Schaffhauser