As part of the statewide initiative on Internet Safety, each school received a book for teachers to share with students. The book,”Faux Paw’s Adventures in the Internet” is available for check out at the school library.
While doing some research on some additional resources to give you on internet safety, I came across an entire website of materials that support the book. http://www.ikeepsafe.org/ has a video version as well as a talking book version. There are coloring pages, a PowerPoint file that you can download, worksheets and quizzes. The site also has quite a few activities created by the D.A.R.E. project. The kids section of the site has two games and links to several other well known websites with games. If you put it all together properly, you could create a great emergency plan for your classroom if you were in grades 1 through 3.
Some other resources on internet safety that might interest you include:
- McGruff’s Internet Safety posters: http://www.mcgruff.org/CoolStuff/
- Wired Kids Internet safety site: http://www.wiredkids.org/educators/index.html
- Internet Superheroes Cyber bullying site: http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/
- Internet Safety PSAs for Intermediate students: http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/videos/index.html
I will be doing training on the school division’s internet safety curriculum this month. Most of our curriculum and resources come from the NetSmartz workshop. You can find information about the NetSmartz at http://www.netsmartz.org/educators.htm . There are some online games at the NetSmartz Kids site http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm .
I also have some internet safety resources on My Portaportal:
Please let me know if I can be of any further help as you integrate the state-wide internet safety initiative into your lessons.
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September 30th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Hello,
Thanks for forwarding this to me. I need all of the help I can get–prayers too.
Hope all is well with you.
October 1st, 2007 at 9:34 am
This is fabulous, timely information. The blog as a whole serves as an example of how to use this type of technology — well done. It makes me realize how lame my own blog is
October 1st, 2007 at 12:04 pm
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October 7th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Is there a internet safty program I can use with my students (up to 4 at a time) on the computers in the back of the classroom? Or which would be best to do as a whole class?
October 8th, 2007 at 12:59 am
We’ll be going over the school division’s internet safety curriculum in the next week or two. I am sure you will be able to find something to use then.
October 8th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
This is very much needed