Love those Kidzhttp://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/You never know what they are going to say or do next!en-US2008-08-19T22:56:04ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Painting....http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/5/12/painting.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-05-12T12:33:01ZWinding up the school year, a little kindergartner raised his hand yesterday, saying that he needed to go to the nurse. I asked him what was wrong, and he said his mouth was painting. I said, "what, your mouth is painting?". He said noo, his toof hurt him, and it was paining him.

Oh, of course!

]]>Ice, Ice baby...http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/4/20/ice-ice-baby.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-04-20T17:41:54Z

Today, a little boy in kindergarten, was rubbing and holding his head. I asked him what was wrong and he said his head hurt and wanted an ice pack. I asked him if he had a headache, and he said no, that in recess, they were playing soccer, and another little boy ran into him and landed on his brain!

Ouch!!

]]>My Special Friend.....http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/4/5/my-special-friend.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-04-06T00:42:31ZThe kids were WOUND today!!

The children always sit on the floor for my directions, before they get onto the computers. Today, one little boy was putting his arm up in the air, pretending like he was hugging someone. I asked him, "Billy, what are you doing?". He said, matter-of-factly, why, he was hugging his imaginary friend, of course. I said, "Oh, and what is his name". "Larry, Larry my special friend"...

He stated this so non-chalantly, like of COURSE I should know this stuff!!! Then, of course, the other childrens' imaginary friends came "out". So technically, instead of having 20 children in that class, I guess I had 40!!

Where was mine, when I needed her??

]]>Your Poll Resultshttp://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/27/your-poll-results.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-27T14:08:27ZShould we monitor our children's computer use?

The majority of you said, yes, and our children dont need to know we are monitoring them.

Second place--You use it, bit do inform your children.

A few said no you dont monitor and one person said that it is a violation of their privacy.

Thanks everyone!!

]]>Out of the mouths of babes!http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/20/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-21T00:56:33ZSoo, today the little ones were playing a computer game to help with their ability(or lack thereof) to use a mouse properly. The kindergartners were having trouble using the right mouse button, which is actually the wrong button, since they should be using the left mouse button, not the right one, which is the wrong one-follow????

Clicking on the wrong mouse button, can bring up an unwanted box, as many of the children found out. One little boy told me, "Mrs G--i keep talking to my finger and it just wont listen to me!!" So I had a little chat with his offending finger, and moments later, wrong mouse click again.

This time, it wasn't his finger that wasn't listening---this time it was "keyboard" making him use the wrong mouse button!

Alrighty then!

]]>Back in the Day...http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/11/back-in-the-day.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-11T16:45:43Z The Good Old Days

(Thanks to CHRIS PIRILLO from bLaugh for the fantastic cartoons!!)

]]>Great safe sight for kidz!http://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/8/great-safe-sight-for-kidz.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-09T00:43:27ZHi.

As I need to come up with new programs every single week for 2 different age groups, finding new software is sometimes a daunting task!

Here is a great online game for kids. I make it more entertaining, by instructing all my k/1st graders, they must use their own "brain power" to figure out where all the various games are, and must also figure out on their own, how each one works.

They LOVE this!! (alphabet is in English and French!! Tres bien!!)

http://www.poissonrouge.com/

]]>Computer Partshttp://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/8/computer-parts.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-09T00:19:49ZEvery day, I go thru my daily run-throughs with my 500+ children in the computer lab. They sit down on the floor, put their hands up in the air(to make sure they are not dirty, sticky, or just plain yucky before they touch the mouse & keyboard) and we go thru the drill of using proper names for computer parts, in whispering voices of course. Mouse, Monitor, Keyboard, etc.

Today I was told, I forget to name the "cord"!!!

Alrighty then!

]]>Chair Head Boyhttp://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/5/chair-head-boy.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-05T23:04:54ZWhen the children come into the lab, they sit down on the floor, so I can explain to them what we'll be doing

for class without them being distracted by the computers(or dust or hair...)

One particular day, a little boy got his head stuck, yes, stuck, in a chair!!! So, from time to time, I tell the children who are looking mighty fidgety, about "Chair Head Boy", who still, to this day, wanders the school hallways with a chair stuck on his head. The good thing is, he never has to look far to find a place to sit, does he?? However, bath and bedtime are a bit of a struggle!

A child asked me, "Well, why didnt you cut it off?"... Others were horrified, "what, his head???"

All in a days work!

]]>Perfect Posturehttp://internetsafetyeducator.com/kids/2007/3/4/perfect-posture.htmlInternet Safety Advisor2007-03-04T20:43:32Z

After seeing the horrendous posture with the Junior/Senior High kids, I decided to implement "Perfect Posture Awards" for all K-3 children whilst in front of the computer. (This entails NO "slouch potatoes", no elbows on the desk, no fingers in mouth, no tipping on chairs) As bad habits are hard to break, I wanted to start the youngsters off on the right foot, er, fingers.

A little boy reminded me this week, not to pick your buggers and wipe them on the keyboards!!

Enough Said!

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