ok ... I'm working on a (open source) project about creating a methodology for teaching children concepts relating to Safety and Security ...

How do you (as a teacher, a parent, ...) teach kids about authentication, indemnification, subjugation, continuity, resilience, privacy, integrity,alarm and things like that ... Some kind of RPG, word-games, other stuff ???

At which age do you start and do you know of any methodology that already exists about this subject ??

myspace



All those issues have to be addressed on myspace.

As far as authentication, that's a no braner. sever orgers here have had their myspace accounts hijacked cause they weren't using strong passwords, etc. etc.

Imago said:

From the work document :
Authentication
Authentication is the rule by which you allow or disallow access to the child. It is made up of identification and permission. This means you must know who the child can play or be with you and give the child permission to be around them. Child predators often circumvent black and white rules made by parents by pretending to be someone the child might implicitly trust, like a family member, a teacher, a policeman, a doctor, etc . Therefore when making authentication rules, be careful not to be too broad and it is better to teach the child who they can interact with (white list) than to teach them who they may not interact with (black list).


actually, this project was spawned because of what happens on myspace every day.
It really is a serious project. If you think you can provide input to make this a viable methodology for use in schools, youth organisations and stuff, orgnote me.

You mean like Stranger Danger?

Sweeny79 said:

It's about teaching children the basic concepts of Safety and Security so they can apply them to situations they may encounter in daily life.

If they know about strong authentication (Imago's example) they will think about it when creating their myspace account.

Also when they meet a stranger, they have to know to verify his identity and assess the permission given by their caretakers to interact with this person.

It's also about seperating themselves from threats and knowing limitations of measures they can take to seperate themselves from threats.

A good example (found in the book) about limitation of measures is an umbrella, which basically protects you from water. it will protect you if the water comes from above, but it will not protect someone if wind is strong enough to blow the water in from aside ...

One4All4Ever said:

Ok so yeah... Stranger Danger.

We have cops come in and talk to the kids about that stuff... I think they talk to the real little ones about Good Touch/Bad Touch too.

I'll think about if there's anything I can add and orgnote you with it. Would it be interesting if there's any difference between the countries we're in? I mean of course the basics are the same but the cultures might be a bit different. I haven't thought about it thoroughly yet so I'm not sure there are any differences but if there are is it of any interest?
I might forget about it this crazy week but if you do want my input please orgnote me after Dec 10th (moving this week).

Teacher said:

cultural differences might be of interest, what we try to do is create a methodology that people teaching or working with kids can apply when touching on these subjects.

Thanks beforehand !!

Anything that will keep their attention and instill what you are trying to teach them. Games of course are always a good idea. Perhaps maybe a roll play exercise too.

JDInteractive said:

That's exactly the path we are taking ... any examples are always appreciated.
Also I assume teachers take a different approach with different age groups. For instance, personal information can be substituted by a toy they love very much at early ages, while a passport or a picture of a family member can have the same meaning with older children.

The goal of the methodology is to repeat the same concepts so it becomes part of their thought pattern, second nature without making them paranoid creatures.
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