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:

Web Wise Kids
The Missing Kit
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.
Mirror Image
MIRROR IMAGE tells the story of teenagers Sheena and Megan, best friends who are victimized by a criminal who uses the Internet to lure young women with promises of modeling contracts and online romance. Neither of the girls realizes that hacking software has been placed on their computers during their conversations with their ‘online boyfriends.’ Soon Sheena and Megan begin to suspect that someone is stalking them in real life. Players work with a detective to track the predator and arrest him.

Cybercrime:

Web Wise Kids
AirDogs
AIRDOGS was designed to show teenagers that online crimes have lifelong legal and social consequences for teens and their families. In the game, Luke is a teenager who shows great promise as a snowboarder. He needs money for gear and training, so he begins to counterfeit software in his basement. Players collect data and evidence to catch Luke's boss, who is the ringleader of the operation. The message of Air Dogs is clear: theft and extortion are crimes, whether you're 16 or 60.

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:

Web Wise Kids
Wired with Wisdom
WIRED WITH WISDOM® has been uniquely designed to provide parents, teachers, law enforcement officers & youth leaders with useful information and solutions related to the problems faced by today's e-generation. The program is comprehensive without being complex and the format is attractive and easy to navigate so that even the least Internet-savvy adult can enjoy learning. The issues addressed include:
• Social Networking
• E-mail
• Cell phone dangers
• Emerging technology
• Chat Rooms and Instant Messaging Safety
• Personal Website Danger Zones
• World Wide Web Safety Considerations

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
Resources on Internet safety which you can use in the classroom.

CyberSmart
This lesson focuses on the importance of being cybersmart when surfing the Net.

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 Lesson Plan :
This is a list of lessons that promote online literacy.

Leslie University Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites used in the Classroom
Trying to sort out the gems from the junk on the Internet? Teachers and students may use the following criteria to select web sites for their academic work.

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.