Kids Learn "Driver's Ed for the Internet" at Area Schools

New program gives quick tips and how-to’s to teach kids web safety

 

REDMOND, Wash., and SEATTLE--The National Online Safety Roadshow educates parents and middle school students on how to be a conscious, safe internet user. The 45-minute assembly will actively engage middle school students on important lessons for staying safe online—including understanding how quickly viral content spreads and avoiding phishing scams. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene will participate in the event at Evergreen Middle School and give remarks. The roadshow will be stopping at Evergreen Middle School in Redmond and TOPS K-8 School in Seattle June 2-3.

 

 What:                  The Online Safety Roadshow

 

Who:                     Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA, 1^st District)

                                Principal Sean Cassidy

                                Evergreen Middle School students and teachers

 

                                Jamie Hill, Google spokesperson

                                Principal Christopher Scott

                                TOPS School 5^th-8^th graders and teachers              

 

When:                  Monday, June 2, 1:30 p.m. in Redmond

 

                                Tuesday, June 3, 1:30 p.m. in Seattle

                              

Where:                Evergeen Middle School

                                6900 208th Ave NE, Redmond

 

TOPS K-8 School

2500 Franklin Ave. E., Seattle

 

About The Online Safety Roadshow:

The Google-led program is designed to educate parents and students what you can do to stay safe and secure on the web.

 

The program was created in tandem with principals and child safety groups, National Association of Secondary School Principals and iKeepSafe, to develop a digital literacy assembly. The goal of the 45 minute program is to teach students how to be smart about the content they share online, focusing on important skills -- how to create a safe, memorable password and more. To find more information about being safe online, please visit the Google Safety Center.