As a teacher, using technology in the classroom can be a very useful strategy to help students learn about new topics and ideas. There are many benefits of using google searches in the classroom but there are also many things that teachers have to look out for when using these resources. The first thing that teachers should look out for is any inappropriate websites that her students may find when doing a search. The teacher should pre-screen the search that they want their students to do before they assign it to the students to do the search. This will ensure that the students do not come across any inappropriate material on the internet.
Some schools do have some defense mechanisms that can protect the students from viewing some of these inappropriate websites. One mechanism is a firewall that can block some websites that may contain this vulgar media. Another defense mechanism that can be taken is to pre-screen all of the websites that you plan on using in class. This can make sure that all of the content is age appropriate and that there are no advertisements that are not meant for younger children.
All of these mechanisms together can be helpful in protecting the younger children using the internet, but these are not the only solutions that can help. If the school that you are working with has an IT department they can definitely help with finding other solutions to protect the minds of young students.
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