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Explore this Editor's Choice of the best Internet Safety Resources on TeachersFirst. Modeling and helping students learn about Internet safety is the responsibility of every adult in our students' lives, including teachers in all subject areas and parents at home. As adults learn more about wise online behavior and build awareness of our own digital footprints, we must continue to share and openly discuss these issues with the young people in our classrooms and homes. Use these resources to stay up to date on the pros and cons of technology's capabilities. Build awareness instead of fear as you and your students discover how the power of the Internet can be harnessed for safe learning and communication. Be sure also to visit the TeachersFirst Edge for teacher-friendly tips on using today's web tools safely and within school policies.
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Protecting Children's Privacy Guide - Paul Bischoff
Grades
K to 12tag(s): internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Share information from this article with students as part of your ongoing lessons in cyber safety. Share a link on your class website as a resource for parents. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts sharing online safety tips and suggestions. Use a site such as PodOmatic, reviewed here, for a podcasting project.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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YouthSpark Online Safety - Microsoft YouthSpark
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116), Microsoft (59)
In the Classroom
This site is perfect to incorporate into any digital citizenship lessons or to share during the first week of school! Share information and a link to this article with parents through your class newsletter or class website. Share this site with school counselors as a resource for teens facing online safety issues. Have students make a multimedia presentation using Swipe, reviewed here.''''?Older students can share their presentation with younger students to teach them about online safety.Comments
Great tech resource to use with your students!Ladisha, VA, Grades: 0 - 12
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21things4students - Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan.
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): careers (147), computers (102), consumers (18), cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), digital storytelling (151), game based learning (139), internet safety (116), media literacy (66), organizational skills (119), social media (32), social networking (107), thinking skills (13), webquests (26)
In the Classroom
Use the complete curriculum or selected Quests. Assign students individual Things to complete in school or at home as part of blended learning or flipped classrooms. Have students begin with the Basics and progress through selected skills. Use parts of the site to teach a particular skill to the whole class. Have students complete their work through an electronic portfolio Pathbrite, reviewed here, but not included on the site. There are links to some ideas and samples on the Student Showcase page. Extensive teacher resources and support provided.Comments
Tons of resources for all grades, love it!Ladisha, VA, Grades: 0 - 12
Lots of other links for using technology resources in the classroom.Ruth, AB, Grades: 0 - 12
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Ask the Judge - Tom Jacobs
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bill of rights (28), civil rights (121), courts (16), digital citizenship (68)
In the Classroom
Ask the Judge explores many topics of high interest to teens; introduce it on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here, to demonstrate different rights of teens. Share with school counselors as an excellent resource of information for students and as a resource for finding specific help in your state for youth who are in trouble. Use as part of a civil rights unit as you research real cases involving teens, have students find other similar situations and compare legal outcomes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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O2 Internet Safety for Kids - O2 and NSPCC
Grades
K to 12tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68)
In the Classroom
Although this site was created in the UK, the message is universal and information included is relevant to all classrooms, regardless of location. Include this site on your class webpage for students and parents to access as a reference. Use information from the site as part of your online safety lessons. Have students create an annotated image, including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here, to demonstrate online safety.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Citizenship Toolkit - Microsoft
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116), Microsoft (59)
In the Classroom
Use the PDFs in your class or during professional development. Take advantage of the many free resources and ideas on this site. Bring some technology into the presentations by challenging small groups of students to transform the PDF presentation into an interactive learning tool for younger students or their peers. Ask them to add questions, feedback, more images, etc. so the PDF becomes a student-created tutorial on an aspect of digital citizenship. Of course, students will be graded on the accuracy of their information as well as their creativity. Think of it as inverse teaching. Have students extract the information (with proper credit of course) and enhance their learning by creating their tutorial using ePubEditor, reviewed here, or redefine learning by having them use Zeetings, reviewed here. Prepare a rubric before you start or use our Rubrics to the Rescueto find one that shares your expectations for this project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Compass - Common Sense Media
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (179), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
This site is perfect to incorporate into any digital citizenship lessons. Complete activities together on your interactive whiteboard while making appropriate and inappropriate choices along the way. Create a link on your class website or blog for use at home. Be sure to share Digital Compass with parents to use as part of their online safety discussions at home. Have students modify their learning and create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Easel.ly, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Thinkuknow - Crown
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116), professional development (161)
In the Classroom
Before you begin work with any tool on the Internet, educate students with the most important lessons, keeping safe! Choose the age group and follow the lessons together as a group on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Continue discussions on your class blog. Add parents to your blog so they can reinforce lessons on Internet safety. Then it is time to introduce the Appropriate Use for Technology permission form, and this will now make sense to kids. Bookmark this site on classroom computers so students can refer to the information. Be sure to offer as a tool for parents to review and reinforce at home. At your technology night, have this up on your projector screen while parents are entering, so all get a needed reminder. Be sure student technology clubs examine and understand the concepts. Have the student technology club make their own videos introducing safety concepts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Tracking: You're Being Watched - backgroundcheck.org
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), infographics (51), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Share this infographic on an interactive whiteboard or projector as you discuss online safety in your classroom. Be sure to share this information with parents for discussion at home. Use the code provided to embed the infographic on your class web page or blog. Have students explore different topics on this site and then create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Venngage, reviewed here.Comments
Use to discuss digital footprint.Patricia, NJ, Grades: 6 - 12
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NetSafe Utah - UEN-TV and partners
Grades
K to 12tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many resources on this site when teaching Internet safety lessons. Download materials from the Trainers Toolkit for use with lessons. Create a link to videos on classroom computers or share a link on your class web page for students to view at home. Ask students to visit the site and create online posters, individually or together as a class, about the information they learn there. Enhance learning by having students use a tool such as Web Poster Wizard, reviewed here, or PicLits, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BrainPOP Digital Etiquette - BrainPOP
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Use resources on this site as part of any digital etiquette and online safety lesson. Create a link to the site on classroom computers for students to explore on their own. Replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. This blog creator requires no registration. You could modify learning and challenge older students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Easel.ly, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Learn the Netbasics - netsafe - Netsafe
Grades
4 to 9This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
View videos and advice together on an interactive whiteboard or projector as part of your Internet safety lessons. Ask students to visit the site and create a multimedia presentation about the information they learn there. Redefine learning and challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos using a tool like Biteable, reviewed here, about online safety and share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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That's Not Cool - Futures Without Violence
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Share a link to That's Not Cool on your class website for students to access from home. Be sure to share this site with parents so they can have a conversation about the topics found here with their students. Discuss topics on this site as part of your Internet safety lessons. Share this site with school counselors as a resource for teens facing online safety issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cyberbullying: How to Make it Stop - Scholastic
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cyberbullying (45), digital citizenship (68), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Share this article with parents on your class web page or email using the email link. Print and share the article as part of your class discussion of Internet safety and digital citizenship. Share this article with other staff members, including school counselors as part of your Internet safety discussion.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Try the Google Yourself - BackgroundCheck.org
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): digital citizenship (68), infographics (51), internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Share this infographic on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) and discuss with students as part of online safety lessons and digital citizenship. Include this site on your class web page for students and parents to access as a reference. Have students complete the challenge as an informative exercise before completing college applications.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Netwars - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): internet safety (116)
In the Classroom
Use portions of this site with more mature students to spark discussion about the real (or unreal?) threats of cybersecurity. Every week, news stories about data breaches and hacking proliferate. Include this site as one of many current events topics in a government or civics class where you talk about the issues facing both the executive and legislative branches -- as well as the constitutionality of some proposed solutions. In a research unit in English class, include this as a site to be evaluated. Is this a reliable source? Does it show bias? Is the threat portrayed substantiated with facts or is it designed to scare the audience? Have student groups write and create a web tour using a tool such as Screencast-o-matic (reviewed here) to make an argument about the site and support their points with examples from the site's visual "text." Challenge gifted students to research other evidence supporting or debunking the facts from this site. Since the site is also available in German, world language teacher may want to share it with more advanced German students for language listening and practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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