Journey to the Center of

Good Morning Parents! As a reminder, the week of September 3rd-September 7th all of the 3
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Age-based guidelines for kids

Supervision!! Set clear rules for using the internet, including not giving out personal information.

grade class will be spending

2. Parental Controls

their mornings at Sharon Woods Metro Park, located at 6911 Cleveland Avenue, Westerville, OH 43081. This will be an exciting week for the students! In preparation for this event I ask that each student complete the Investigating Rocks pre-test before this trip. This is to prepare some background information for the students so they can enjoy the full learning experience of this week. The use of the internet is required to complete this pretest. I have listed some tips for all parents in regards to internet safety!
3. Teach kids security basics

Windows 7 and Windows Vista provide parental controls (so does xboxlive!) Keep passwords secret, only talk with kids they know, be smart with photographs