Welcome teachers! Here you find some resources for teaching parents and students Internet Safety.
**Note: All materials on this page, unless otherwise noted, are presentations, web quests, handouts and other projects that I have created to teach parents, teachers or students about Internet Safety. You are free to download, distribute and copy any of the materials for educational purposes only. Please make sure my name is kept on all presentations. You are free to link to this page but do not re-post the materials on your site.***
Internet Safety For Schools
As a school, what are the Internet safety issues your institution should be concerned with? Click on the link below to access an informative PowerPoint presentation I created for an in-service at the Digital Harbor School.
The Internet is a wonderful tool. It has changed the way we interact and communicate with other people. It has revolutionized how we do research and obtain information. While this freedom and availability of information is amazing, it also presents us with many challenges concerning our personal safety and privacy. This unit is intended to help educators -regardless of their technical know how-identify and understand the risks and dangers that exist in the online community. This unit will show educators how they can allow their students to tap into the wonders of the Internet, while safeguarding them from its potential hazards.
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Internet safety issues and schools web quest
Below is a web quest I created for teachers about the Internet Safety issues that schools face. This web quest is designed to be a hands-on activity.
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Cyber bullying web quest for parents
Cyber bullying is one of the biggest problems that young people face. While many parents are aware of physical bullying, they don't really have a good grasp as to what cyber bullying is. It is a serious problem that parents need to be aware of. This web quest will equip parents with information as to what cyber bullying is and hands-on activities on how to help teach and protect their children against it. A sample AUP template for parents is included in this webquest.
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Cyber bullying comic
Comics are a great way to teach students content. I created this original comic for my Fourth Graders to help teach them about cyber bullying. I used the interactive website toondoo.com to create this comic. The comic is embedded below if you want to preview it. If you want to download the comic, simply right click on your mouse and click on save target as.
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Cyber bullying bumper sticker idea
One of the activities I did with my students was I had my Fifth graders create Anti-cyber bullying bumper stickers.
Click here to read about what was involved in this project and the logic behind it.(real easy project to do) |
Cyber predators
Click here to download a jeopardy game I created to help my students review the grooming process predators use when they are online.
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Cyberspace 101 for parents
A PowerPoint presentation that discusses the four main risks parents should be aware of in cyberspace.(topics covered malicious code, phishing, cyber bullying, cyber predators) Since this is a big presentation, I broke it down into parts. Right click on your mouse and click on save target as to save.
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Copyright for educators:
Below is a link to a page of my site that has a PowerPoint I created about copyright for educators. Included in this page are some links to some YouTube videos with Hal Davidson from Discovery Education which discuss the issue further.
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Copyright lessons and activities
Click here for a number of lesson plans and activities for grades k-12(from various sites on the web) |
Copyright online quiz for students
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Internet as a community game
Before you can even begin to teach Internet Safety with our students, they have to know that the Internet is a community. Below is a fun review game that I play with my students to review this concept.
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Virus/Malicious code flow chart
Here’s a flow chart I use with my students when I teach them about viruses and malicious code. The answer sheet is attached.
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