Cyber Ethics Materials
StaySafeOnline.org
NCSAG has partnered with CyberSmart! to offer new cyber bullying prevention lessons. These free lessons are based on current research findings and best practices from the fields of cyber security, school violence prevention, and character education to impact behavioral change. Together, these materials offer schools the opportunity to begin a dialogue with students and build a sustained cyberbullying prevention campaign to continually remind the school community about safe, ethical online use.
Cybercitizen Awareness Program
(www.cybercitizenship.org/index.html)
The Cybercitizen Awareness Program educates children and young adults on the dangers and consequences of cyber crime
CyberSmart!
(www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/)
CyberSmart! provides free non-sequential, standards-based K-12 lessons based on the most current research on online victimization and using best practices from the field of character education. Teacher lesson plans, student activity sheets, home connections, prevention activities and optional Web 2.0 strategies are included. Topics include cyberbullying, cyber citizenship, acceptable use policies, plagiarism, and hacking.
D.A.R.E. America and iKeepSafe.org
D.A.R.E. America and iKeepSafe.org have teamed up to create 14 simple activities that teach important internetG safety principles to children (4-10 years)
Department of Justice
(www.cybercrime.gov/rules/lessonplan1.htm)
The Department of Justice has developed a kids page focused on lesson plans for elementary and middle school children.
i-SAFE
(www.isafe.org/)
i-SAFE offers Internet safety curriculum for grades K-8 and webcasts for grades 9-12 on
the topics of Personal Safety, Predator Identification, Intellectual Property, Cyber
Citizenship, and Cyber Bullying.
i-SAFE's lessons are broken down by grades (K-8), and each grade's lesson focuses on a different topic.
Montgomery County Public Schools, MD.
(www.mcps.org/admin/Technology/TRTWebpage/Internet_Safety_Curriculums/High_School_6-12/Additional_Resources/Cyberbullying_Information.pdf)
The Montgomery County Public Schools have developed a curriculum on defining, identifying, preventing and reacting to cyberbullying.
Play It CyberSafe
(www.playitcybersafe.com)
The Business Software Alliance has developed a Web site that teaches how to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.
Webwisekids.org Presents AIRDOGS
(www.webwisekids.org/our_software.asp?page=airdogs)
This program is designed to show teenagers that online crimes have lifelong legal and social consequences for teens and their families.