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Board Policies on Internet Use and Safety
Every school must teach Internet Safety. These resources have been provided for your use to assist in doing that. Netiquette information is also included. Internet safety documentation forms

Internet Safety lesson plans, etc - A complete K-12 digital literacy curriculum is provided on this website by commonsensemedia.org. K-5, 6-8, 9-12

New Florida DOE Internet Safety site: http://www.safeflorida.net/safesurf
Virginia Internet Safety site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/safety_crisis_management/internet_safety/index.shtml

10 Ways to Teach Internet Safety - http://www.eschoolnews.com/011/11/11/10-ways-schools-are-teaching-internet-safety/


Lesson Plans - Includes links to Internet Safety Lesson Plans online

Digital Online Safety Book for Teens - Click here for digital book

Ideas for integrating Internet Safety into the curriculum (by Virginia DOE) - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/safety_crisis_management/internet_safety/ideas_integrating.pdf

Order the Free Netcetera Community Outreach Toolkit - http://bulkorder.ftc.gov/search.php?search_term=Toolkit

Outside Speakers - a. You may schedule a 50 minute presentation for your school done by the U.S Atorney's CyberSafety Education Program by e-mailing CyberEdu@myfloridalegal.com.
b. The public library staff will come out and do internet safety presentations when requested.
1. Links to Internet Safety Puzzles and games - puzzle *, wordfind for elem.*, wordfind for middle and high school*, KidsCom game, Interactive quiz, PBS quiz and web license, Adventure of the three Cyberpigs, webwise kids games, FBI sos Scavenger Hunt, Jo Cool or Jo Fool safety games, webonauts game,

2. Internet Safety Bookmarks*
3. Internet "Smart Rules"
For upper elementary, middle and high - rules pdf *
Elementary - 5 Rules for Internet Safety Worksheet pdf*

4. Internet Safety Powerpoint presentations Click on the title to view online SBAC presentations on Internet Safety, Cyberbullying and Netiquette.
5. Internet Safety animated e-book - Click on Tumblebooks at the link below
http://www.sbac.edu/~media/resources.htm#electronic books
and then search for Little Red in Cyberspace. Afterwards complete the Tumblequiz

6. Animated internet safety programs - http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/, Arthur's computer disaster - http://www.speakaboos.com/story/arthurs-computer-disaster/

7. Brainpop internet safety resources - Go to www.brainpop.com/technology

8. Safety Pledges -
student pledge1, (by Netsmartz.org)
student pledge2, (by SafeKids.com)
student pledge3, (by the Girl Scouts)
Teacher's pledge
Parents pledge1 (by safekids.com)
Parent's pledge2, (by youthonline)

9. Excellent websites for learning about internet safety
FBI Kid Safety Tips - http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
Child Safety on the Information Highway - http://www.safekids.com/child-safety-on-the-information-highway/
Teen Safety on the Info Highway - http://www.safeteens.com/teen-safety-on-info-highway/
GetNetWise - http://www.getnetwise.org/
Webwise Kids - http://www.webwisekids.org/
Wired Kidz Tips - http://www.wiredkidz.org/
Kids and Teens: Computers/Internet Safety - http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Computers/Internet/Safety/
Spartanpride resources - http://www.spartanpride.org/webpages/tgroff/
Think U Know - http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Dizigen, on digital citizenship - http://www.digizen.org/

10. Internet manners or "netiquette"
Netiquette guidelines*
Netiquette for Kids - http://www.bpl.org/kids/Netiquette.htm
Wise Kids Guide to Net Etiquette - http://www.wisekids.org.uk/netetiquette.htm

11. Internet Safety Brochure* - Great for handing out to students, teachers or parents.
Internet Safety Brochure *

12. Kid Friendly search tools - http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm , http://kidfriendlysearch.com/Kid_Friendly.htm, http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/kidsafe.html
13. Social Networking Issues -
Tips for Social Networking Safety - http://www.microsoft.com/protect/parents/social/socialnet.aspx
14. Info on Cyber bullying -
STOP Cyberbulllying - http://stopcyberbullying.org
Cyberbullying Research Ctr. News - http://www.cyberbullying.us/
Cyberbullying.org - http://cyberbullying.org/
Cyberbullying online course - http://www.bullyingcourse.com/
CyberBullyHelp - http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/
Wired Safety, (includes stop cyberbulling toolkit) - http://wiredsafety.org
Stopbullying.gov - http://stopbullying.gov/ includes info on all types of bullying
Cyberbullying Tips for Educators - http://teachers.net/gazette/OCT08/randel/
15. Internet Safety Webquests -
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=internet+safety+web+quest&media=lesson

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