iSafe

Many graduate students recommended the iSafe program on the discussion board. I was not aware of the program so I did some research tonight and worked through the Personal Safety video modules.

Need for Safety Education
Personal Safety Online
Definition of Terms
Communicating Online
Online Conversations
Meeting Cyber Friends
NAC Report

I learned some of the dangers associated with utilizing text messaging, social networking sites, chatrooms, and instant messaging. Perhaps most interesting to me was the percentage of young children utilizing these media. The videos were well choreographed and interesting. Although the goals of the organization were stated I wasn't quite sure how this program was used in schools. I plan to do additional research in the future now that I know that this site is available.