Internet Safety Poster Contest!

 JUNE IS INTERNET 

SAFETY MONTH!

Poster created by Natalie B.

Recently in library class, my fourth grade students have been participating in a unit on Internet safety.  The students learned some really important safety guidelines, including:

• NEVER share your personal information online, such as your real name, address, phone number, the school you attend, or anything else that might identify you without asking an adult first!
• NEVER agree to meet someone in person that you "met" online!  You can never know for sure who someone on the Internet really is.
• NEVER respond to a bully!  If someone is mean to you online, tell an adult.  And of course, don't ever be a bully!  Always treat others the way you'd want to be treated.
• TELL AN ADULT if you see anything online that makes you worried, sad, uncomfortable or scared!

Poster created by Cameron B.

As part of this study I collaborated with our art teacher, Mrs. DiFranco, to have the students create a poster that would encourage other children to be safe while using the Internet. The students came up with some very clever ideas for sharing their messages! 

I selected four posters from each class to submit to the “2013 Gear Up For Safety Art Contest” which is being sponsored by the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency.  Winning posters will be used to promote School Safety Week (October 20-26^th, 2013).  Finalists will each receive a $100 savings bond, and one lucky grand prize winner will also receive an Apple iPad!  Finalists will be notified by mail in September.

Congratulations to our twelve finalists!

If you'd like more information about Internet safety, 

please visit http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parents/.