Internet+Safety

Powerpoint Presentation [[file:HISD Cyber Safety_Sept_2010_V6.pptx]] HISD AUP [[file:StudentAUP-2010.pdf]] Regulations
Background: The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act (NCIPA) went into effect on April 20, 2001. These laws place restrictions on the use of funding that is available through the Library Services and Technology Act, Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and on the Universal Service discount program known as the E-rate (Public Law 106-554). These restrictions take the form of requirements for Internet safety policies and technology which blocks or filters certain material from being accessed through the Internet. NCIPA sets guidelines for a library's "policy of Internet safety".

Watch this video:

 * Think Before You Post**

Talk to students about 3 Focus Areas:
- broad topic which includes cyberbullying, social networking, ethical behavior on the Internet as well as topics covered in the HISD Acceptable Use Policy
 * 1. Appropriate Online Bahavior**

Four Things All Students Should Know about Online Safety (from September/October 2009 Learning & Leading with Technology) Suggested activities: 1. The internet is a great tool. Hold a discussion about the positive and negative aspects of the Internet. List positives on one side of the board and negatives on another side. 2. Discuss safety issues with putting pictures of themselves or others on the internet. 3. Discuss the acceptable and unacceptable actions as outlined in the district's AUP for Electronic Services for Students (ex: use electronic services for educational purposes only, do not violate copyright laws, do not waste limited resources such as disk space etc)
 * 1) Learn how to choose and create appropriate screen names.
 * 2) Think ahead. Once you post content in the cyberworld, it is available around the globe and can be retrieved even after it's been deleted.
 * 3) If you are in trouble or feel victimized, tell someone or report it anonymously to Cyber Tipline at www.cybertipline.com.
 * 4) Be careful about responding to people you do not know.

- use of a website designed to allow multiple users to publish content about themselves and connect to other people
 * 2. Social Networking**

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Suggested activities: 1. Discuss what should and should not be shared on your social network profile/page. 2. Discuss dangers of sharing too much information online and possible consequences (ex: predators pretending to be teenagers, prospective employers/university admissions officers seeing inappropriate pictures or videos) 3. Discuss what students can do to keep their profiles safe (ex: set privacy setting to allow only people they know to see their pages, think before they post anything on their profiles)

- online behavior that is intended to be hurtful and often done repeatedly; it can occur in online gaming sites, chatrooms, instant messaging and email
 * 3. Cyberbullying**

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1. Discuss recent news about 18 year old university student who committed suicide after his roommmate posted a video of him. 2. Discuss 2 aspects of cyberbullying - people who do the bullying and people who are cyberbullied. 3. Discuss what students can do to stop cyberbullying (ex. block the person, talk to someone you trust)
 * Suggested activities:**


 * How To Protect Yourself:**
 * Stop, block & tell – don’t be an unwilling accomplice to bullying
 * Think before you click
 * Respect others online
 * Google yourself to see what is posted online about you

Internet Safety: Pitfalls and Dangers
Use the Teacher's Guide from Discovery Education. The TG gives you a suggested lesson plan, the transcripts and answer key for the video quiz



Use the blackline masters

The BLM contains sample questions for each part of the video. There are several activities for parents and students. You may choose the ones you want to use in your classroom. Example:
 * Letter for Parents
 * Checklists: "Am I Safe?" and "Online Shopping" - students should complete in order to find out if they are safe or not
 * Internet Safety Unit Evaluation



Video: The video entitled **//Internet Safety Pitfalls and Dangers//** can be accessed by logging into your Discovery Education account. It is a good idea to download the video on to your desktop rather than stream it directly from Discovery Education.

Online Action = Offline Consequence
Use the suggested lesson for high school students on pages 20-34.



Directions for downloading the NetSmartz Presentation on your computer.

Other Lesson Resources:
- Website with downloadable lesson plan, Teacher's Guide (PDF) and video ||< iKeepSafe.org - Step-by-step video training for teachers - Resources fro parents, teachers and students ||< Jill's Story - Interactive website that teaches students about social networking || - Video lesson from Discovery Education with Teacher's Guide and Lesson Plan, blackline masters, and a video quiz ||< Internet safety with Prof. Garfield - Interactive lessons from the VA Dept of Education featuring Garfield; also includes Fact and Opinion game and other media resources ||< Being Nice Online - Powerpoint available from Discovery Education that discusses appropriate online behavior/nettiquette || - Free curriculum with cyber safety lesson plans and student activity sheets. Lesson plans are aligned with the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T). ||< NetSmartz - Free, multimedia Internet safety presentations; provides teachers strategies for using interactive materials in classrooms, accumulate more information about Internet safety and technology, and take steps to bring their classrooms into the 21st century. ||< Internet Safety 101 - 5 minute powerpoint presentation for teachers; provides tips and tools to keep students safe ||
 * You may use these lessons for your Internet Safety instruction. It is also a good idea to use these lessons throughout the year to reinforce internet safety.
 * < Cyberbullying Let's Fight It Together
 * < Internet Safety: Pitfall & Dangers
 * < CyberSmart Curriculum