Digital Literacy

Smart, Safe, and Secure Online

Students consider some security challenges related to e-mail, instant messaging, and free downloads—spam, malware attachments, electronic chain letters, and phishing—discussing ways of handling them safely and responsibly. Then they create cartoons and comics to educate others about cyber security. Lesson Plan from CyberSmart! Curriculum.

Strong Passwords

Students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online. Lesson Plan from CyberSmart! Curriculum.

Making Search Decisions

Students interpret some powerful decision-making tips to increase their searching efficiency and then apply them in school research scenarios. They also learn to look for advanced search strategies offered at most search sites.

Lesson Plan from CyberSmart! Curriculum.

Sticky Sites

Students explore why and how commercial Web sites attempt to attract and keep visitors. Lesson Plan from CyberSmart! Curriculum.

Google and online safety organization iKeepSafe have developed curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible online citizen.

The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation.

Steering Clear of Cyber Tricks

From YouTube's SafetyCenter, this video shows students how to recognize and steer clear of tricks online.