Unit 2  Cyber Safe!  & On-Line Bullying

What Cyber Bullying Is & How To Deal With It

Suicide related to cyberbullying is called “cyberbullycide”

Scams/Spam

Be OnGuard for Phishing Scams...watch these 3 60 sec videos (wait for them to load)

OnGuard On-Line Security Games!!!

Reducing Spam, National Cyber Alert System US Federal Government

Spam is a common, and often frustrating, side effect to having an email account.

Although you will probably not be able to eliminate it, there are ways to reduce it.

 

Tell Me What You Know!

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CyberBee questions and answers (just for fun)

15 question on-line quiz for grade

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3 Safety Quiz
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Challenge Your Security Smarts

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On-Line Safety BrainPop mwcs   3225746
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Cyber Bullying BrainPop  mwcs   3225746
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I-safe Promethean test
 

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Project 1 AUP

Name ____________________________________________________ Date _______________

Find out what your school’s Acceptable Use Policy says. Then answer each question below in your own words. © The CyberSmart! School Program — Co-published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

1. What are your school’s rules about using computer equipment?

2. About using E-mail?

3.What are your school’s rules about searching on the Internet?

4. About breaking the law?

5. What happens to students who break the rules?

6. What should you do if you find out that someone is breaking the rules?

7. Why are these rules important to have in school?

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Project 2 Power & Responsibility   The Power to Be Heard © The CyberSmart! Education Company

Name ____________________________________________________ Date _______________

One hundred years ago, letters took months to travel across the ocean.Today, anyone using the Internet can instantly reach others around the world.The Internet can be used to share knowledge that makes people’s lives better.Unfortunately, its power can also be used to spread lies and hate.You’ll find Web sites sharing the good deeds of kids around the world. You may also find hatesites. These sites spread hate and lies about anyone who looks different, behaves differently, worshipsdifferently, or thinks differently from the authors of the site. In cyberspace, it’s hard to tell how many people are associated with a site. A site may represent thousands of members. Or, it may be just a single person.

Rights and Responsibilities

If you use the Internet, you’re a citizen of a global community—a cyber citizen. You’re also a citizen of your country and a member of your school community. Each form of citizenship has responsibilities. Each has rules about how to behave in cyberspace. In school, you agree to follow those rules when you sign an acceptable use contract.

Imagine that each situation below is about a student in your school. Is their behavior acceptable under your school’s Acceptable Use Policy? Explain your answers.

 

 

 

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Additional Optional Lessons; Safety and Security

Lesson Title Lesson Overview  
Private and Personal Information Students learn they can converse and share ideas and opinions with others in cyberspace. They adopt a critical thinking process that empowers them to protect themselves and their families as they visit sites requesting private identity information.
 
Savvy Online Talk and Messaging Students explore the benefits of online talk and messaging and consider scenarios in which they might feel uncomfortable or be asked to give away private identity information. They identify situations in which flirting and sexual talk is risky and discuss safety rules to apply online.
 
 
Protecting Private Identity Information The reality is that providing personal identity information online is risky when in combination with talking online with strangers about sex.
Savvy Online Talk and Messaging
Private and Personal Information
 		  
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.
 
 
Strong Passwords Students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online.
 
 
Check the Privacy Policy Students evaluate Web site privacy policies with a checklist based on Federal Trade Commission rules for compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
 
Privacy—What's the Big Deal? Students explore the concept of privacy in their everyday lives and as it relates to visiting Web sites.
 
 

Manners, Cyberbullying, & Ethics

Lesson Title Lesson Overview  
Cyberbullying: Not a Pretty Picture Students explore a scenario in which a friendly relationship turns to a bullying one involving cell phones and computers. Then they create a glossary of abbreviations that will give contextual clues to text messages.
 
 
Cyberbullying: Who, Me? Why Should I Care? Students explore the roles and responsibilities of bystanders to cyberbullying. Then they develop a plan for peer mentoring to prevent cyberbullying situations.
 
 
Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line Students learn that when cyberbullying includes threats to safety, they must involve trusted adults. They develop a plan to enable students to report cyberbullying to school authorities anonymously.
 
 
Dealing With Cyberbullying Students reflect on the rewards of cyberspace, consider how to respond to cyberbullying scenarios, and learn how to take action when confronted with online situations that make them uncomfortable.
 
 
Power and Responsibility Students consider the power of the Internet to disseminate positive and negative ideas of individuals, as well as large organizations. They relate the privileges and responsibilities of cyber citizenship to their school's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
 
Considering Copying Students consider possible ways to copy others' works using the Internet and learn that many forms of copying are illegal or unethical.
 
Can You Hack It? Students learn that computers and electronic files are property and explore the reasons for, consequences, and ethics of teen hacking.
 
Good Messaging Manners Students learn guidelines for good manners in cyberspace, including tips for E-mail, instant messages, chat, and message boards.
 

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Resources

 

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