Useful
Links to Teach CyberSafety in the Classroom
Below
are links to CyberSafety lesson plans for you to use and
to activities that your students may enjoy while they learn
how to be safer online.
Enticement:
The
Missing Kit from Web
Wise Kids The Missing kit, developed by LiveWires Design Ltd,
teaches children how to surf the Internet safely. It includes
a CD-ROM game for children, a parent/teacher guide, a
video and a poster. (quoted from www.internetsafety.com)
The Missing Kit is useful for Middle and High School
students.
Chat:
The
BBC's ChatGuide This guide contains everything you need to run lessons
on chat safety for 8-10 and 11-16 year olds, in two separate
Teachers Packs. The lessons have been created by teachers
and Internet safety experts.
General
Internet Safety Plans:
Department
of Justice
Links plus Lesson Plan for Elementary and Middle Grade
regarding Internet Safety
Copyright
Piracy:
Play
It Cybersafe
This site has two downloadable curriculums. One is a comic
book lesson on copyright, and is a supplement to Weekly
Reader 4. The second has lessons on software licensing
and piracy for grades 3 - 5.
CyberEtiquette:
Practicing
Good Cyber Netiquette It
is a series of lessons geared to teachsafety using e-mail,
chatrooms and good behaviors when using the Internet.
It links to Disney's Comix Episodes and other Disney sites
that reinforce these concepts.
(Description
found on http://www.cybercitizenship.org)
General:
CyberQuoll CyberQuoll
is an Internet safety education program for primary aged
students. It forms part of the NetAlert CyberSafe Schools
program (referenced in the teacher curriculum page).
CyberQuoll for designed for students, however support
materials have been developed for teachers to use to help
educate students about Internet safety. There are
6 animations. Animation 1 is an introduction. The
remaining 5 animations are stand-alone and not
dependent on each other. Each animation showcases important
Internet safety themes.
GridClub The Cybercafé is an integral part of the Internet
Proficiency Scheme of the UK developed to help teachers
educate children on staying safe on the Internet. The
scheme...aims to develop a set of safe and discriminating
behaviors for pupils to adopt when using the Internet
and other technologies.
KidSmart 5 lesson resources on Internet safety which you can
use in the classroom. Some are simple, for example the
Have Fun Communicating exercise. Others will take more
time and involve you using or ordering the other resources
on this website.
CyberSmart This lesson focuses on the importance of being cybersmart
when surfing the Net.
McGruff
This is a game for students in upper elementary school
to test their knowledge of online safety concepts.
Web
Site Evaluation:
Berkeley
Guide to Evaluating Web Sites This page... begins with looking at your search
results from a search engine or other source, follows
through by investigating the content of page, and extends
beyond the page to what others may say about the page
or its author(s).
Springfield
Township High School Teacher
and Student
Lesson Plan:
This is a lesson that uses online Web pages in the process
of evaluating validity of the sites. It is written in
an easy to follow plan for teachers that has an accompanying
lesson for the student.
Gradebook
A guide to assist students evaluate Web pages. The page
has a list of questions you need to consider when
evaluating at a web page along with some tips and things
to look for.
Quotes
and descriptions taken directly from websites are indicated
by italics.
