FOR PARENTS: Click here for Internet Safety Resources

FOR TEACHERS: Want to teach students how to be digital citizens? Check out these free lessons from Common Sense Media.

tech lessons

• Digital Footprint

• Media Balance

• Cyberbullying

• Online Privacy and Communication

• News and Media Literacy

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Resources

• Common Sense Media: Finds safe media for your family and provides free lessons.

• Cyberwise.org: Hands on digital literacy lessons for middle schoolers

• Be Internet Awesome: A free game by Google to build online safety skills (Grades 3-6)

• BRAINPOP: Login to our school account to watch any of the digital citizenship videos pictured below. Ask your librarian for the login.

BrainPOP.com Topics

Online Safety Rules At Home

• Always make sure a responsible adult is supervising your child's iPad use. If you are unable to find a supervising adult, then use the Downtime feature in Settings to turn off the iPad during specific hours when you are not around.

• If you allow your child to have a social media account, make sure you are the owner of the account and monitor their activity. Know all of the friends that your child has added on any social media account.

• Establish boundaries. No iPads/devices allowed in the bedroom. No iPads/devices after a certain hour.

• Make friends in real life and spend time in nature each day. Go to Settings App > Screentime to customize how much time they can spend on Entertainment Apps per day.

• Reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. Oshiro loshiro@sacredhearts.org if you'd like more tips!