Getting the Most Out of the Internet!

From Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius · 2020

Getting the Most Out of the Internet!
5 min2nd3rd4thTechnology
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Summary

A sing-along celebrating all the good things the internet can help you do — learn, create, connect, and find answers — when you use it well. Catchy and upbeat, it makes a nice positive counterweight to the "be careful" episodes. The message: the internet is a tool, and you get to decide how to use it.

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Ages 5+

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The song is all about the internet as a tool that helps you *do* things, not just watch things.

  1. What are some helpful things the song says you can do online?
  2. What is something you've learned or made with the internet's help?
  3. What makes a way of using the internet a "good" use?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: internet, tool, learn, create, connect.

Try it: Finish this sentence three ways: "The internet helps me ______."