Digital Citizenship / Internet Safety

Common Sense Media

Digital Health and Wellness

- Video: Laptop Ergonomics - safe usage for computers

- Video: Smartphone Ergonomics - Safe Tips - Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling on the Move

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Predators

- Video: Internet Safety 

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Elementary

Middle

Secondary

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Many States and districts are already teaching Digital Citizenship to their students. Here are a few :

Digital Citizen Course for 9-12 students from Heartland AEA, Johnston Iowa. Log in as a guest to view.

CyberCitz Project from the State of Virginia

Digital Citizenship Tutorial by the California School Library Association and California State University Long Beach

Digital Citizenship Implementation plan from the Lewisville Independent Schools in Flower Mound Texas

Digital Citizenship course from Oakland Schools in Michigan

Digital Citizenship course from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

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Internet Safety

Netsmartz

Common Sense Media

A Parents Guide to Internet Safety from the FBI

Kids Safety from the FBI

iSafe

Jr BrainPop: Internet Safety

Planet Nutshell: Netsafe Videos

Mackin Via eBooks (get username and password from your district; search for CyberSmarts

Common Sense Media iBooks

PreK-K Books about friends:No David, David Goes to School, How Full is Your Bucket?, and Have You Filled a  Bucket Today?

Safety Land- an interactive that teaches young people about being safe.

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Digital Footprints

Operation Digital Footprint Activity

Digital Citizenship Adventures

KidsSmart Digital Footprint

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Cyberbullying

Stand Up to Cyberbullying video -  https://youtu.be/lN2fuKPDzHA

Stop Bullying.gov

On Guard Cyberbullying

Mackin Via eBooks (get username and password from your district; search for CyberSmarts

Common Sense Media iBooks

Cyberbullying senarios

 Bully Proof Your Child: Become a Solution-Coach

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Digital literacy applies to the digital world:

And don't forget the Internet – a whole different category of knowledge.

EverfI digital literacy for grade 8-10 emaillincoln@everifi.com for free access.

Digital Bytes is ideal for afterschool programs, community centers, or blended-learning classrooms that need short, relevant activities that teach digital citizenship and critical thinking about media consumption and creation

Here are some resources that you can use to find out how to navigate newer technologies and applications as well as to see what might be coming to a store near you:

Atomic Learning (you will log in with the username and password from your teacher)

New Scientist

Popular Mechanics: New Technology

Wiki How

David Pogue's Blog: New Technologies

GizMag New and emerging technologies

 Boolify - website that helps teach Boolean search logic

Choose the best search engine for your informational need

How to Search Google

Guide to Online Research

 Evaluation Criteria document

Credible Source Tutorial 

Symbaloo sites with links to various technology tools for education:

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/communicationtools2

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/collaboration10

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/creativity12

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/criticalthinking12

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/organizationaltools2

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Digital Netiquette

Email Etiquette

There are several rules of email etiquette you will want to follow (some will be different depending on the nature of the relationship and message type- personal or professional) :

Social Media Netiquette

Social Media Etiquette (TODAY Show - Mario Armstrong)

Social Media Etiquette

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Copyright / Fair Use 

Fair Use Analytical Tool

 http://search.creativecommons.org

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Digital Security

Federal Trade Commision Videos

Computer Securtiy video 

Protect Your Computer from Malware

Public Wi-Fi Networks

Phishing: At Home

How to Protect your computer or mobile device.

How to Protect Your Computer from FBI

Computer Intrusions and Cyber Crimes from FBI

How Can I Protect My Computer From Viruses? from Microsoft

How can I protect my Mac?from Apple

How can I protect my Mac and iOS Devices from Netsafe

How can I protect my Chromebook?

How can I protect my iDevice?

How can I protect my Android device?

Protecting Your Computer: 7 Tips from the Federal Trade Commission

1. Update your computer's operating system as soon as possible. 

2. Use Antivirus Software 

AVG Antivirus - free download

Norton Antivirus

Trend Micro's Titanium

McAfee Total Protection

Trend Micro's Housecall - free download

Panda Security's ActiveScan

3. Block Spyware

Spybot Search & Destroy - shareware

Ad-Aware - free download

4. Install a Firewall

ZoneAlarm

McAfee Internet Security

Norton 360

5. Use complex passwords.

6. Backup your files

7. Learn what to do in an emergency.

If you suspect malware is lurking on your computer, stop shopping, banking, and other online activities that involve user names, passwords, or other sensitive information.

Confirm that your security software is up-to-date, then use it to scan your computer. Delete everything the program identifies as a problem.

Mission: Laptop Security Game