Online Safety for Coders

Kids Get Coding #4

by Heather Lyons, Elizabeth Tweedale, Alex Westgate (Illustrator)

How can you stay safe while surfing the Internet? You need to be an Internet superhero! The internet is an exciting world, but there are things you should be careful of as well. Find out how information is used online and how Internet superheroes protect their identities. Then use the link in this book to try fun activities that will boost your superhero skills.

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2016

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was confused about the title "Kids Get Coding" as it doesn't cover coding. But the first message is how kids need to be internet superheroes in order to be coders.
Data Duck will take kids through the book and help them learn how to use the Internet safely. Published in 2016, this non-fiction book covers the following topics:
*what is the internet?
*the Web
-browsers
-URLs
-I like the visual web address they show here; breaking down all the parts of a website address
*search engines
-Google
-crawler
*cookies
-Cookie Trail activity
*going places online
-IP address
*privacy
*digital identity
-3 ways info about us gets stored online: IP, cookies, info on forms
*security
-privacy settings
-username/password
*sharing/social media
-cyberbullying

There are activities in the book and online that kids can try.
The wordage is simple and easy for young students to understand. Graphic illustrations will grab their attention.

[Nettie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exploring the library shelves for all books on CODING, this one was present. It quickly became in my top 3 favorites from a stack of 30 books on the subject. One- This is an independent reader. My 4th grader can and will sit reading this. It is written for him with good graphic design. Two- There are activities included. Three- The content covers what I would expect, and is well focused. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

[Sobia A Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not really related to coding, so this is misleading. But it's great for little kids and new parents on how to keep them safe online.