Cyber Safety and Digital

Citizenship Awareness
Breanna Schwartz
EDU 571
Importance of Cyber Safety
The Importance of Cyber Safety:
-Understand online dangers
-Ability to identify what is real and what is fake
-Know which websites are okay to be on
-The information posted online is part of cyberspace forever
-Learn how to protect your personal information
-Know online protocols
Cyber Safety Strategies
1. Respect others
2. Keep privacy settings on
Flaming: Online fights using
3. Don’t engage in flaming electronic messages with
4. Don’t share personal information online angry and vulgar language
5. Don’t talk to strangers
6. Choose a strong password
7. Tell an adult if someone asks to meet you
8. Don’t pretend to be someone else
9. Ask for help when you need it
10.If you are on a website you don’t think you
should be on, exit the page immediately
Video: NetSmartzKids-Beat the Tricks!

The video
connects real
world smarts
to online
tricks
 Teaching Safe Online Surfing
A Complete Lesson on Cyber Safety for Students
-Cyberbullying: The most popular tactics explained & effects of cyberbullying
-Legal Issues: Civil Laws & Criminal Laws
-Prevention
-Identity Theft
-Phishing
-Plagiarism: Examples and consequences
-Computer Viruses Resource
-General Internet Safety includes a
quiz for
kids

https://www.opencolleges.edu
Teaching Practices
Set rules and boundaries for students
-Give students a list of websites they are allowed
to use
-Set time limits for students
-Teach students to keep personal information
private
-Teach students practical strategies
-Use examples of real life scenarios (grade
appropriate)
Resource for Parents& Students:
All Tip Sheets
NetSmartz
Website Contains Tips Sheets for Parents & Students: come in
-Gaming Safety English and
-Smartphone Safety Spanish

-Social Media Safety

-Sexting
NetSmartz provides
free videos,
presentations and
other resources to
teach children about
Cyber Safety
Resources for Parents: KidsHealth
KidsHealth goes over basic Internet safety for parents:
-Set internet safety rules
-Getting involved in child’s online activities
-Control child’s access to online activities
-Warning signs a child is a target of an online predator
-Guidelines for parental supervision
-Keep an open line of communication
 References
Ben-Joseph, E. (2018, April). Internet Safety. KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/net-safety.html

Cyber Safety: An Interactive Guide to Staying Safe on the Internet. Open Colleges. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from

https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/cyber-safety/

Grammar, O. (2017, March 9). The Importance of Cyber Safety. Oakleigh Grammer.

https://www.oakleighgrammar.vic.edu.au/the-importance-of-cyber-safety/

Resources for Parents, Educators & Communities. (2019). NetSmartz. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from

https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/resources#tipsheets