By Amy Wallot
amy.wallot@education.ky.gov

Don’t share too much information, only play online games with people you know and let an adult know if someone is making strange comments to you online. These are some of the tips Garrard County High School Student Technology Leadership Program students shared with Beth Trimble’s 4th-grade class at Lancaster Elementary School (Garrard County).

The STLP students conduct Internet safety training with all three elementary schools in the district, visiting as many grade levels as they can. Each training session lasts about a half an hour.

“This helps our high school students improve their leadership skills and gives the elementary students valuable information to stay safe while using personal devices, on the internet or gaming. The elementary students enjoy having high school students in the classroom.  It also helps teachers cover part of the curriculum in technology,” said STLP advisor Virginia Thomas.

 

Garrard County High School senior Bethany Wright teaches students Internet safety at Lancaster Elementary School. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Garrard County High School senior Bethany Wright teaches students Internet safety at Lancaster Elementary School.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Fourth-grade students Jamin Goode and Haley Gomez listen to STLP students teach Internet safety. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Fourth-grade students Jamin Goode and Haley Gomez listen to STLP students teach Internet safety.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Garrard County High School STLP students Evan Smith and Austin Sebastian talk about staying safe while online to 4th-grade students. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Garrard County High School STLP students Evan Smith and Austin Sebastian talk about staying safe while online to 4th-grade students.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Lancaster Elementary student Timmy Prather answers an Internet safety trivia question. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Lancaster Elementary student Timmy Prather answers an Internet safety trivia question.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Fourth-grade student Sarah Scofield answers a trivia question for Garrard County High School senior Bethany Wright. Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013

Fourth-grade student Sarah Scofield answers a trivia question for Garrard County High School senior Bethany Wright.
Photo by Amy Wallot, Sept. 26, 2013