Article
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I Safe: The Promise and Perils of Blogging [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The pros and cons of blogging are discussed. Suggestions are given for starting your own safe online blog.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Out of Line Online

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problems with posting too much information online. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Mean Machines

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing problem of cyberbullying and what can be done to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ashton Carter: Drell Lecture on Innovation and Cybersecurity

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [40:52] of Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's Drell Lecture on innovation and cybersecurity delivered on April 23, 2015, at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California.
Website
Other

Cyberbullying Research Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to other sites about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), Chatrooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Web Sites, and Voting Booths are used to spread rumors, negative images,...
Interactive
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: The Payoff

For Students 9th - 10th
Help Alex and Jess make smart financial decisions within the tight three-day deadline and complete their video for the competition in this experiential game.
Handout
Federal Trade Commission

Ftc: Identity Theft: How to Keep Your Personal Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Protecting your personal information can help reduce your risk of identity theft.
Handout
Federal Trade Commission

Ftc: Protecting Kids Online: Kids and Socializing Online

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Apply real-world judgment to help minimize risks while kids socialize online.
Handout
Federal Trade Commission

Ftc: Protecting Kids Online: Kids and Mobile Phones

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn some guidelines for kids and cell phones.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Being a Good Digital Citizen

For Students 3rd - 5th
No matter where you go online, being a good digital citizen can make your experience smoother and safer. Thankfully, you can become a better digital citizen by following the simple steps outlined in this tutorial. [2:39]
Article
Other

Elk Grove Unified School District: Digital Citizenship: Digital Footprint

For Students 6th - 8th
A digital footprint is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Filling out a form, leaving a blog comment, updating your status, checking into a location,...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Who's Looking at Your Digital Footprint?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Our digital footprints can have a powerful impact on our future. This can be a scary thought, given that what's in our digital footprint isn't always in our control. Teach young scholars that digital footprints are an opportunity to...
Unit Plan
Google

Google Applied Digital Skills: Understand Your Digital Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
Visualize your digital footprint by recording your online actions in a spreadsheet.
Professional Doc
Childnet

Childnet: Star Send Toolkit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An extensive teaching toolkit to equip, enable and empower educators with the relevant knowledge they need to support young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND). View and download each part of the teaching toolkit.
Handout
Childnet

Childnet: Online Sexual Harassment: Advice for Parents and Carers of 13 17 Year

For Students 9th - 10th
The thing that is happening online but nobody talks about. Childnet has produced this guidance to help parents and carers and their children talk about the important issue of online sexual bullying -- specifically when this is happening...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cybersecurity 101 Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Try this Cybersecurity 101 quiz.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. The classroom resources offered here are designed to help you use this module, other material on the...
Website
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Talking About "Sexting"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides advice for parents about sexting. It provides statistics about teens and sexting as well as tips for talking with kids about this dangerous activity.
Article
Other

Cyberbullying Research Center: Sexting: A Brief Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Article written by two college professors explains what sexting is, reviews related research, and offers suggestions for schools experiencing this growing problem.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Tips for Good Passwords

For Students 9th - 10th
This article presents common mistakes for creating insecure passwords and provides advice on creating strong passwords.
Unit Plan
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Net Smartz Kids: The Boy Who Loved Im

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Clicky tells the story of a boy who loves to IM his friends. What should he do when he receives a message from someone he doesn't know? [1:59]
Activity
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Bank Online Safely

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people have discovered that online banking is very convenient. For that reason online banking has become very popular. This resource presents important information on how to do online banking safely.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Computer Lab Rules and Technology Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that reinforces computer lab rules and technology ethics as young scholars create newsletters or presentations.
eBook
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Netsmartz: The Princess's Password

For Students K - 1st
Something awful is happening to Nettie's virtual castle! Her gold coins have turned into hay, her beautiful dress is dirty, and is that a dragon in her fireplace? Read about how Nettie reclaims her castle and how to create strong passwords

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