INTERNET SAFETY

INTERNET SAFETY

Internet Safety is critically important for you to understand.  In fact, the Illinois State Board of Education has deemed it so important that you are required to learn about Internet Safety three times in your educational career - once in elementary, once in middle school, and once in high school.  Following the rules of Internet Safety are just like following rules elsewhere - there isn't always someone watching what you are doing, so doing the right thing is your responsibility.  But knowing the dangers of not following the rules should keep you from wanting to break the rules. There are many different areas of Internet Safety.  They include:

• Identity Theft
• Passwords
• Social networking- using self control
• Reliability of information on websites - how do you know it's real?
• Cyberbullying/harassment - to include cell phones (sexting), chat rooms, blogs, instant messaging
• Accessing inappropriate sites
• Email - phishing, spam, scams

I want you to watch a couple of videos as preparation for our Internet Safety Unit.  Here are the videos that we will watch in class - taking notes would be a good way for you to avoid having to watch this multiple times.    However, these videos will be housed on this webpage for future viewing if you want to come back to them and watch any of them again.
VIDEOS:


Staying Safe Online:

STEERING CLEAR OF CYBER TRICKS:

DETECTING LIES AND STAYING TRUE:

CHOOSING QUALITY PASSWORDS:

TIPS FOR INTERNET SAFETY:

IDENTITY THEFT

PRIVACY PLAYGROUND How to choose a safe password - Explania 

Your assignment will consist of watching a couple of videos in class that talk about how to stay safe online (this will be interwoven into much of what we do during the year since we spend a fair amount of time online), reading information from websites (many of which can be found below), and creating an online presentation about what you have learned.  
WEBSITE INFORMATION: The following are websites that you can use to help you better understand how to stay safe online.  There are many resources listed below, and many more that are not listed here.

• Simple Internet Safety
• Connect Safely
• Internet Safety Facts
• Safe Kids.com
• Safe Teens.com
• Kids Newsroom
• Internet Safety tips
• Brain Pop
• Stay Safe
• Social Media guidelines
• Get Net Wise
• Choosing good passwords
• Chatroom safety
• Cyber Smart Quiz - how smart are you?
• Wise Kids Internet Safety
• Net Bullies
• Dealing with a Bully
• Network Etiquette
• Cyberbullying Facts
• Stop Bullying
• Identity Theft Safety Tips
• Reliability criteria
• Internet Safety - Reliability of Information

PRESENTATION:

The presentation you will create will be created on a website called XtraNormal.  We will cover in class how to use this website and how to save what you create so you can submit it for a grade.  I think you'll find this website a lot of fun!

GRADING:

Your grading rubric (a rubric is a set of criteria used to grade how you do on a particular assignment) is shown below.  Refer back to this often so you can see what you need to concentrate on in your presentation.