How safe are you on the internet? The following Scavenger Hunt will guide you through some basic rules of internet safety. This assignment is designed to take three computer class periods. We will share presentations in class in period four.
"The best internet safety lessons recognize the complexity of these topics and help students build the critical-thinking skills and habits of mind to navigate the dilemmas they encounter."
This site links in the best lessons for internet safety from Common Sense Media for K-12.
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GOAL: Help students identify how differences between in-person and online communication affect how messages are perceived and explore how to avoid misinterpretations of online messages.
This webinar is from the Let's Talk Science - A New Digital Literacy Summit. This is a recording of the Keynote speaker Dr. Alec Couros.
Privacy Snakes and Ladders activity sheet
Learning about passwords activity sheet
Connect the dots activity sheet
Word search activity sheet
Colouring activity sheet
Maze activity sheet
Spot-the-Differences activity sheet
Tagging activity sheet
Cryptography activity sheet
The Carnegie Cyber Academy website provides online safety information and Carnegie Cadets: The MySecureCyberspace Game, an educational game.
Support your students' social and emotional learning as they navigate the digital world.
Technology impacts students' social and emotional well-being, from how they express themselves to how they communicate with friends and family. With the right support, students can learn how to integrate technology into their lives to promote their well-being and be a positive influence in their communities.
You'll find quick activities, family conversation starters, and professional development resources.
There are sections for K-5, 6-8, 9-12.
Cultivate Ethical Global Digital Citizens.
Global Digital Citizenship is about using your head and heart, and taking responsibility for others. A set of clear and meaningful guidelines helps foster lifelong Global Digital Citizenship practices.
These free Digital Citizenship Agreements give you just that. Join thousands of schools all over the world that are currently using them in their own digital citizenship practices.
You'll get guidelines for primary, middle, and senior grades in this valuable free resource, plus a shareable Global Digital Citizen Honour Code.
Use this resource to:
Develop understanding
Cultivate responsibility
Build a personal code of honour
Foster community
Deliver consistency K-12
This is a cross curricular project revolving around the documentary The Social Dilemma. Students will write an essay and create an Action Plan to tackle the issues surrounding Social Media and it's pervasiveness in our lives. The outcomes covered are focused in Social 7, Health 7 and ELA 7.
CREATING STRONG PASSWORDS
• A strong password is an important part of keeping your information safe online
• We will cover important tips in this presentation that will help you create a strong password.
Different resources on creating strong passwords
This article outlines strategies that you can use to support LGBTQ+ Students in your school and community.
TELUS Wise helps Canadians stay safe in a digital world.
TELUS Wise® is a free digital literacy education program that offers informative workshops and resources to help Canadians of all ages have a positive experience as digital citizens.
TELUS Wise workshops and resources cover topics including protecting your online security, privacy, and reputation, rising above cyberbullying, and using technology responsibly.
This site offers a section called "TELUS Wise schools and teachers" that will help you in preparing your students for our digital world and future-proof today's youth by teaching important digital literacy and safety skills.
1. What do you think the term cyber-bullying means?
2. What are some ways that kids can be cyber-bullied?
3. Has anyone ever sent you a mean email, text or instant message (IM)?
4. Have you ever sent someone else a text, email or IM that was mean?
5. What can you do if you are a victim of cyber-bullying?
From intimate whispers on Skype, to explosive political uses of WhatsApp in neighbourhoods under siege, Universe Within: Digital Lives in the Global Highrise takes us inside the hearts, minds and computers of vertical citizens around the world: from Guangzhou to Mumbai to New York and beyond.