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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand people's concerns, and share some of them, but as for "too young" - fourth and fifth grade is when you have the MOST influence over your kids.  I feel like it might be better to dip a toe into social media and internet use at this age when they are easier to supervise and more likely to listen to your safety rules and internalize them.  If you wait until they are teens they are developmentally programmed to think you don't know what you're talking about.  For us, I feel like google classroom is a good way to begin to realize that we need to be paying attention to these platforms and to begin to work through online rules and safety practices with our kid.  Fourth and Fifth grade is the perfect time to do that.  Before peer influence drowns us out. [/quote]

That is a valid point, but keep in mind that there is VERY little oversight at school.  In theory, it’s great if the student is doing something inappropriate and gets called out for it at school.  But that is very unlikely.

My 4th grader has 28 kids in her class and it is really impossible for a teacher to monitor all of their internet usage, and teach!  Kids are constantly playing games, watching videos or finding memes.  With nobody telling them what is and what is not appropriate.  [/quote]

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