Internet Safety Resources

In his blog post today (on Free Technology for Teachers), Richard Byrne shares NetSafe internet safety cartoons from Planet Nutshell.  There are a variety of topics divided by grade levels.  I’ve included one above as a sample.

Internet Safety for all!

Common Sense Media has a series of internet safety lessons nicely divided by grade level. Please click here to read their post.

#CelebrateWithDE – Cyber Monday

 From the latest Discovery Education Blog:

Happy Cyber Monday! On November 17, 2017, people everywhere will celebrate the special deals you can find online. While so many people are going online in search of goodies, we want to encourage our students to go online in search of the good: safe, accurate, secure, and – yes – fun and fascinating things. Use the selected resources below or the CyberMonday Digital Integration Kit (US subscribers only) to highlight cyber safety and security on Cyber Monday. Share your student work with us at #CelebrateWithDE.

Who doesn’t want to be awesome?

Internet awesome, that is!  Google has launched a series of educational resources based on digital citizenship skills.  Be Internet Awesome includes lessons as well as a trip to Interland where students can reinforce their skills.

Internet safety a la Disney

Internet safety + Indiana Jones + Mickey Mouse = Swell Island.  This online game for the K-6 set helps student learn digitial citizneship will tracking down gems on a tropical island.  It includes a teacher/parent guide as well as other resources.

For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

Think before you link

Looking for a nice package of internet safety resources?  Need something for students, teachers, and parents?  How about an educator guide?  If you answer “yes” to these questions, please check out the Intel/Discovery Education site Think before you link.  

For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

Setting your compass!

This trip is for Digital Citizenship.  This is an online game that help Middle School students explore various topics including the Internet and cyberbullying.  For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.

Internet safety for the very youn

Hector and his friends (through of series of brief videos and games) will explain internet safety to those in K-3.  You could display the videos of Hector’s world or allow the students to explore on their own.   The site also includes teacher information. For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.