Blog 13: Internet Safety

The first one I played was AT&T Safety game and I didn't feel it was very effective. I say this because there is a lot of reading involved. It is distracting even though it has a lot of good information. I think if they cut down a lot of the text it would be a great game and the kids would be more willing to read it and play it.
Playing the Badguy game I felt it was a lot more effective because it gives kids the idea that they are part of a patrol who fights the crime. It also has different types of activities to teach about the internet with different characters reading for you.
Keep Safe Kids is great to teach about using the phone properly. I think honestly the biggest thing for kids today is peer pressure and how much other children influence their decisions. I think that is what makes any of these games hard. Yes they are very educational but they don't put kids in a real situation. I remember in one of my high school classes that they made us do role playing and you were actually the person acting it out. It makes you put in your head the solution to any situation.


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