Suggested Curriculum

Common Sense Media Curriculum 

ADL Curriculum   Lesson plans on race, religion, gender.

Digital Citizenship and Education  Specific Free Units

 

Netsmartz -Resources/Educational Materials

** Previous Grade Level Review

PreK-Kindergarten

Students at these grade levels do not have the ability to distinguish specific internet safety issues in general, but they can be taught specific items.  Think Stranger Danger.

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• If you do not understand written text on the computer, ask for help from a responsible adult.
• Students to understand the concept of online personal property with regards to text, pictures, music and video.  (The basic concept of “Mine.”)

Hardware and Software Safety:

• Do not play with the computers powercords or batteries, if you accidently break something, tell an adult.

Personal and Social Safety:

• Responsible  Adult: Do not use the computer without an adult present to monitor use.
• Use “Trusted  Websites” that responsible adults (teachers, parents, guardians) allow you to use.  Try to stay on these websites, if you accidently go to another website, tell the adult.
• Personal Information:  Do not type your name, phone number, address or other information into the computer (most will not be able to fill in the blanks, but you never know), without adult permission (this is an opportunity to give a stranger danger lesson).  This is the same information that you would not give if you met a person on the street.

First and Second Grade

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• **If you do not understand written text on the computer, ask for help from a responsible adult.
• **Students to understand the concept of online personal property with regards to text, pictures, music and video.  (The basic concept of “Mine.”)

Hardware and Software Safety:

• **Do not play with the computers powercords or batteries, if you accidently break something, tell an adult.
• If you do not understand written text on the computer, ask for help from a responsible adult.  Examples are when malicious websites request access to your computer.

Personal and Social Safety:

• **Responsible  Adult: Do not use the computer without an adult present to monitor use.
• **Use “Trusted  Websites” that responsible adults (teachers, parents, guardians) allow you to use.  Try to stay on these websites, if you accidently go to another website, tell the adult.
• **Personal Information:  Do not type your name, phone number, address or other information into the computer (most will not be able to fill in the blanks, but you never know), without adult permission (this is an opportunity to give a stranger danger lesson).
• If something on the computer makes you uncomfortable, move away from the computer and tell a responsible adult.

Third and Fourth Grades

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• Do not post pictures of you or your friends in chatrooms or social networking websites without a responsible adult’s permission, even then, think twice (social safety).
• Discuss ownership and copyright laws about  Music/Literature/Videos.
• Reporting illegal online conduct to a responsible adult (personal safety).
• Discuss acceptable use policy.

Hardware and Software Safety:

• Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• Avoid opening email attachments unless you are sure of their content.

Personal and Social Safety:

• **Responsible  Adult: Do not use the computer without an adult present to monitor use.
• **If something on the computer makes you uncomfortable, move away from the computer and tell a responsible adult.
• **Use “Trusted  Websites” that responsible adults (teachers, parents, guardians) allow you to use.  Try to stay on these websites, if you accidently go to another website, tell the adult.
• **Personal Information:  Do not type your name, phone number, address or other information into the computer without adult permission.
• Communicate online with only pre-approved individuals (relatives, close friends).
• Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• Explain to students that people with questionable principles exist on the internet; this is why we worry about internet safety.
• Explain the following terms to your students:  cyberbullying, posting, scams or phishing.
• Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords.

Lesson Plans 3-12 From safesurfingkids.com  http://www.safesurfingkids.com/lesson_plans_grades_3_12.htm

Fifth and Sixth Grades

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• **Do not post pictures of you or your friends in chatrooms or social networking websites without a responsible adult’s permission, even then, think twice (social safety).
• **Discuss ownership and copyright laws about  Music/Literature/Videos.
• **Reporting illegal online conduct to a responsible adult (personal safety).
• **Discuss acceptable use policy.
• Ethical use of the internet.  As students travel the internet, they may end up in inappropriate places; report these instances to a responsible adult.  Discussion required.
• Manners:  Netiquette and online citizenship.

Hardware and Software Safety:

• **Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• **Avoid opening email attachments unless you are sure of their content.
• Download programs from safe websites.  Avoid peer 2 peer sharing.

Personal and Social Safety:

• **Responsible  Adult: When using the computer, make sure that a responsible adult is nearby.
• **Use “Trusted  Websites” that responsible adults (teachers, parents, guardians) allow you to use.  Try to stay on these websites, if you accidently go to another website, tell the adult.
• **Personal Information:  Do not type your name, phone number, address or other information into the computer without adult permission.
• **Communicate online with only pre-approved individuals (relatives, close friends).
• **Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• **Explain to students that people with questionable principles exist on the internet; this is why we worry about internet safety.
• **Explain the following terms to your students:  cyberbullying, posting, scams or phishing.
• Discuss safe use of personal devices such as cell phones, I-pods, and other personal media players.
• Solicitation:  Recognize inappropriate communication on the internet and report to a responsible adult.

Lesson Plans 3-12 From safesurfingkids.com  http://www.safesurfingkids.com/lesson_plans_grades_3_12.htm

Seventh and Eighth Grades

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• **Do not post pictures of you or your friends in chatrooms or social networking websites without a responsible adult’s permission, even then, think twice (social safety).
• **Discuss ownership and copyright laws about  Music/Literature/Videos.
• **Reporting illegal online conduct to responsible adult (personal safety).
• **Discuss acceptable use policy.
• **Ethical use of the internet.  As students travel the internet, they may end up in inappropriate places, report these instances to a responsible adult.  Discussion required.
• **Manners:  Netiquette and online citizenship.

Hardware and Software Safety:

• **Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• **Avoid opening email attachments unless you are sure of their content.
• **Download programs from safe websites.  Avoid peer 2 peer sharing.
• Discuss safe use of personal devices such as cell phones, I-pods, and other personal media players (personal safety)

Personal and Social Safety:

• **Responsible  Adult: When using the computer, make sure that a responsible adult is nearby.
• **Use “Trusted  Websites” that responsible adults (teachers, parents, guardians) allow you to use.  Try to stay on these websites, if you accidently go to another website, tell the adult.
• **Personal Information:  Do not type your name, phone number, address or other information into the computer without adult permission.
• **Communicate online with only pre-approved individuals (relatives, close friends).
• **Creating passwords that help to ensure private information, stays private.  Make sure a responsible adult knows your passwords (personal safety).
• **Explain to students that people with questionable principles exist on the internet; this is why we worry about internet safety.
• **Explain the following terms to your students:  cyberbullying, posting, scams or phishing.
• Reporting illegal online conduct to law enforcement.
• Discuss safe use of personal devices such as cell phones, I-pods, and other personal media players.
• Solicitation:  Recognize inappropriate communication on the internet and report to a responsible adult.

Lesson Plans 3-12 From safesurfingkids.com  http://www.safesurfingkids.com/lesson_plans_grades_3_12.htm

Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Grades

Ethical and Legal Safety:

• **Discuss acceptable use policy.
• Discuss risks associated with social networking.
• Discuss appropriate and inappropriate online materials.  Discuss current online legal safety issues “underage posting, sexting”
• Discuss cyber ethics and understand the following definitions:  Copyright, Cyberbullying and Posting.

Hardware and Software Safety:

• Students will understand and demonstrate how to protect their computers from malicious software such as viruses, trogans, phishing, pharming and spybots.
• Students will understand how to safely identify, send, and open attachments.

Personal and Social Safety:

• Students will discuss a variety of Social Networking websites and how they may protect their personal information.
• Students will understand how to protect their personal information.  Discuss identity theft.
• Discuss how their online activities may affect future job prospects.
• Students to discuss online activities such as:  Blogging, Chat Rooms, Email, Instant Messages
• Students to discuss cyberstalking, online predators, and how to identify them.
• Students to address the dangers of online gaming.
• Students to discuss the latest internet safety issues.
• Students to understand and discuss the following terms:  Nancy Willard ” A student guide to cyberbullying.”

Lesson Plans 3-12 From safesurfingkids.com  http://www.safesurfingkids.com/lesson_plans_grades_3_12.htm

Not a Curriculum, but one of the most complete online documents contributed thus far.

This pdf is  from onguardonline.gov

Net Cetera:  Chatting with Kids About Being Online

Cybersmart Safety Curriculum (Non-Traditional)

 

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