Educating students on web safety is as easy as 1-2-3. I teach 6 and 7 year olds so I rely primarily on parents to assist in the use of web surfing at home. Early on in the year, primiarly at back-to-school night, a quick overview on web safety can be shared. Pamphlets can be distributed to parents for reference at home.
For older students, prior to allowing them to surf the web, teachers can establish computer use agreements that they must follow at all times. They could be required to use certain kid-friendly sites and engines when doing research, depending on the district's internet policy and firewalling.
As a component of character education, students can be exposed to ways of appropriate web surfing and given tips on keeping safe. In the school's newsletter, resources, such as, http://www.connectsafely.org/, that help with web safety can be cited for parent information.
Teaching children healthy ways to surf the web should be one of educators' top lesson.
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