Internet Safety Month Resources

June is Internet Safety Month. Being safe and smart while online are habits that both children and adults should develop.  Here are some resources to get you started with online safety education.

Digital Literacy and Citizenship Classroom Curriculum – http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum

• Common Sense Media offers this FREE Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum to help educators empower their students and their school communities to be safe, responsible, and savvy as they navigate this fast-paced digital world. The curriculum helps you comply with E-Rate’s education requirement, and it’s aligned to ISTE, AALS, and Common Core standards.

Stay Safe Online: Teach Online Safety – http://www.staysafeonline.org/teach-online-safety/

• Help others learn about cyber security, cyber safety and cyber ethics with these lesson plans and classroom materials brought to you by the National Cyber Security Alliance.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Cyber Safe Futures – http://CyberSafeFutures.org

• In partnership with Sprint, BGCA is educating young people and the adults that care for them on important media safety issues and arming parents and guardians with resources needed to have an open dialogue on tough safety topics.

Good to Know: A guide to staying safe and secure online – http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/

• Explore quick tips and how-to’s that explain what you can do to stay safe and secure on the web. Get advice from parents at Google and family safety experts on how to help your family safely surf the web.

Google Educator Resources – http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/educator-resources.html

• The Digital Literacy and Citizenship section provides links to video resources including the YouTube Digital Citizenship Curriculum.