A great post from Sean The Bass Player.
He starts with having a wee go at the Panorama programme last week (which I didn't see so can't comment on, but most of the post is a series of 7 valid, well thought out tips about how to stay safe online.
This is not some aloof educator from the blogosphere or some random teacher (like myself) sounding off but a student who has decided to pass on his advice to others from his own experience of using the web.
I particularly like his advice on why it can be a good idea to use voice and video chat:
...if someone is cool with you seeing what they look like on webcam, or
are cool with having a chat on skype with them when they have the
required gear then they are most likely going to be who they say they
are.
I would like to recommend to any teacher reading this that they pass on Sean's blog address to their students and allow them to read the advice for themselves. I will be cross posting this to my other blogs and passing it on to colleagues.
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Posted by: Sociology Dissertation | Monday, 08 March 2010 at 19:46
Too right Sean. They are more likely to pay heed of you.
Posted by: Adam Sutcliffe | Sunday, 13 January 2008 at 23:47
Thank you very much for posting about this, I felt it was about time a student gave out advice for other students on the subject.
Posted by: Sean | Sunday, 13 January 2008 at 23:17