I believe that when we inform students of the importance of using the internet wisely and explain to them methods of doing so that it can help them. A good analogy is comparing the tool of the internet to a real tool such as a hammer. When used correctly it can accomplish many great projects, but when used incorrectly is can have lasting physical harm. While it was somewhat similar to the last presentation, this one focused more on being aware of how to help individuals be safe on the internet. I particularly liked slide 5 because I hadn't thought of general internet addictions. Good things to be aware of.

There are obviously many things that can be done to promote internet safety. I liked the fact that most of the slides gave points about positive things to do (such as using bookmarks, trusted search engines, keeping the computer in an open area, etc.) instead of simply saying "avoid chat rooms and pop-ups." These would be good points to inform both students and parents about. One difference I noticed in this presentation was more of a continuation of points so that it connected smoothly. Instead of each slide ending in a period, some simply had ". . ." and continued a similar, yet distinct point on the next slide. This illustrated the fact that all of the ideas should be used together, instead of picking a few good tips and hoping that's enough! The more we implement, the more secure our computers will be.

I think we have to follow Joseph Smith's style of leadership: we teach correct principles and trust our students to follow them. Trust is seriously underrated in our world today. My favorite quote is, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being" (Goethe).

The main difference I noticed betweent the first two presentations is an aesthetic one. The first PowerPoint focused on pictures, whereas the second focused more on the white borders with the message.

Slide five really hit me hard as well. I wasted a good bit of last semester playing free online games and my grades suffered.

I agree with Christen about teaching correct principles. This helps them focus on the positive aspects that the internet can provide. It's hard to keep students focused when using computers in lessons, but if proper procedure is laid down in your classroom it will give them a chance to have a safe haven.
I liked how the points were given in just a few words and that they were in the same location every time.

I really enjoyed this presentation. It had a more practical message and I felt that it was very useful. I agreed with each of the points and I think they are very simple to implement in the home or classroom. I especially liked the point about teaching children to leave spam unopened. I think that this requires teaching children exactly how to recognize spam so that they will not fall prey to internet cons and scams. Also, I agree with Eric about how the positive things to do listed in the slides made the presentation interesting and useful.

As for the presentation itself, I really, really liked the graphics in it. They really emphasized the main points of each slide. For example, the cans of spam on the slide about not opening spam were very clever. I did not, however, like the few gray slides at the beginning. The lack of colors made them a little uninteresting.

I really enjoyed the presentation. I always think of internet addictions, as pornography addictions, but that is not the case. I started to think about all of the other addictions that could come from the internet. There are so many other bad things that we could get addicted to, but not all internet is bad. I liked the side that said we should be grateful for the internet, and we really should. Especially in teaching there are so many good ideas we can get from the internet. It is a tool we probably need to be more grateful for.

The last thing that I really enjoyed, like Olivia, was about opening spam. I acutally laughed really hard at that slide because my husband loves spam, the food, and I hate it. I should tell him to not open his spam! jk. But other than that I really do think that we need to let our students know what exactly spam is. Sometimes I will get spam that has a name of some one on it, and I think that it isn't spam. I think we all just need to be a little bit more careful.

What makes this presentation so powerful is the simplicity. Each slide has one main objective.
Jenifer made a great point about addictions other than pornography. We don't usually consider, shopping, surfing, chat rooms or playing games as an addiction, but they definitely can be. I REALLY liked the way slide 5 was set up for another reason. It didn't say, "Games can also be addicting". Instead, it allowed the viewer to come up other addictions independently. It definitely spurred my thoughts. I also agreed with Eric about one continuous theme throughout the presentation rather than a million great, yet separate thoughts.

As a mother, I can attest to the importance of teaching your children to use bookmarks. Search engines, or even typing one letter wrong in the address bar can lead down a dark road. Lastly, I think it is vital that we open the lines of communication between our students and children. I talked to a renowned addiction psychiatrist months ago. He came to our ward to discuss internet pornography. His take home message was that our children (our students) and our spouses need to be able to tell us what they have seen, or heard. If we react with shock and embarrass or shame the individual, the image(s) will be embedded deeper and addictions harder to overcome. I could go on for hours about this subject.

This was a very effective presentation. The imagery was a very powerful addition to the simplicity of the text. I also thought the slide about other internet addictions was an important point. It's easy to only think about the pornography addiction and forget about the possible addictions to online games, video surfing, or shopping. The one thing I would change like Olivia said is the first slide with no interest to it.

This presentation was very effective in getting across the point of general internet safety. It briefly hit all the main points that can get you trapped on the internet and it referenced them to humorous or thoughtful pictures to help people remember them. Just thinking back, I can remember the the different images and what they meant because I had to interpret them and they stuck with me. I like how the sides were simple and just explained what needed to be done or avoided. If there was a verbal presentation associated with these slides that would be a good time to explain some of the internet jargon that might might not be as well know, like the word spam.

I thought this was a very well-done presentation--it was clear, to-the-point, and engaging. The pictures were all very relevant, and like Hammari said some of them were humorous (because we've all been swamped by pop-ups before or been exasperated by all the spam in our in-box). I think that this presentation would be suitable to show to students in a grade-school classroom to teach them what they need to know about Internet safety and what your expectations are for them as your students in an unintimidating way. In fact, I think this would even be suitable to present in a family home evening to teach your family about being safe while using the Internet. Good job!

I appreciate everyone's comments. I agree that the first slide could use an image to make it more interesting. I omitted an image because I couldn't think of a creative commons image (or an image in the public domain) that captured the information I wanted to express in the title. Can any of you suggest an image that would have worked? Or can anyone suggest a better title?

I thought that the presentation was good! One of the main reasons that I thought it was so good was because it gave a positive light on the subject. There are so many negative aspects that come from the internet, but I dont think that we focus on the many advantages that come from having a world wide web. The slide that I like most mentioned for use not to forget that the internet is a technological miracle. I agree with that! As long as we do things the safe way, we can limitless knowledge in areas that we would otherwise have no idea of what to do!