Based on South Carolina K-12 Internet Safety Standards found here:

http://csafety.scaet.org/SC_Internet%20Safety%20Standards_K-12.pdf

1. Digital Citizenship

•  1-1: From CyberSmart! This is an activity on digital citizenship, including bullying: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/power_and_responsibility/  

• 1.1: CommonCraft video explains how to protect your reputation online and how everything is found through search engines:  http://commoncraft.com/protecting-reputations-video

• 1-2: This Youtube cartoon shows students what happens when you become addicted to online games:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGfjyDALM2Q&feature 

•  1-3 - A lesson on communicating digitally: 

          http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/good_messaging_manners/

• 1-3: Scroll down to the lesson Email Security and Netiquette at this site: http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/k-12/teaching_resources/lessons_presentations/

• This site offers a variety of short interactive scenarios for students to explore regarding downloading, shopping, searching, and much more.  This will open doors to discussion:  http://www.nwlg.org/digitalliteracy/ 

• 1-1, 1-3: This activity promotes an understanding of the importance of using good manners when using such forms of communication as email and text: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/good_messaging_manners/

• 1-1, 1-3: This addresses the use of cell phones for sending and receiving information:  http://www.besmartwireless.com/caffeine/uploads/files/pdf/031710-Lesson_Plan_1_2_AY.pdf

2. Media Literacy

• 2-1: Students explore how to effectively use search engines - http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/researchinfo/lessons/6-8/investigating_search_engines_and_directories/

• 2-1: This is a lesson from Kathy Schrock about critically evaluating sources

          http://kathyschrock.net/eval/index.htm

• 2-1: (also includes 3-2) "Wading through the web: teaching internet research strategies" from ReadWriteThink

          http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=983

• 2-1: From Picture This, the lesson has students explore and evaluate visuals.

          http://museumca.org/picturethis/history.html

• 2.1: Common Craft video to explain basic search strategies: http://commoncraft.com/search

• 2-4: These are short games for individuals or to use with the whole group involving advertising

          http://mediameltdown.net/games.html

• 2-4: Recognizing and dealing with spam on your email and cell phone: http://www.wiredkids.org/tweens/tweens_sms/sms_spam.html

• 2-4 :  From Our Reality the lessons involve deconstructing media ads :  http://www.ourreality.org/upperonlinelesson

• 2-4:  This My Pop Studio site offers girls 9-14 edutainment to learn about media literacy with videos and interaction: http://www.ourreality.org/upperonlinelesson

• 2-4:  From Temple University, this is a free Media Lab unit on called Assignment: Media Literacy to use with all 3 levels.  This contains short video clips from YouTube.  You may want to use a tool like aTubeCatcher or download the videos at home to access:  http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/assignment-media-literacy
• 2- 4: Lesson plans that meet national language arts and social studies standards: http://www.admongo.gov/lesson-plans.aspx

3. Cyberethics

• 3- 1, 3-2: Copyright and Intellectual Property - helps students understand copyright and plagiarism:

            http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/considering_copying/

• 3- 1: Scroll down to the lesson for middle school students "Ethics and MP3s a Webquest" the lesson from this site that will be downloaded: http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/k-12/teaching_resources/lessons_presentations/

• 3-1: This is a helpful tool to determine if a work is in the public domain or protected by copyright, according to its age: http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/

• 3-1:  This helps determining a misunderstood term, fair use:  http://librarycopyright.net/fairuse/index.php

• 3-1:  Wonderful site with teacher tools to use with students with 5 lessons, including file sharing:  http://www.teachingcopyright.org/curriculum/hs

• 3-1: Animated cartoon demonstrating problems with peer to peer downloading and viruses (download from youtube from home)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AztadS4M3vA&feature=related

• 3-2: This website has information for teachers to use when teaching students to identify plagiarism: http://712educators.about.com/cs/plagiarism/a/plagiarism.htm

• 3-2: Concept of plagiarism:  http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/considering_copying/

• 3-5: Cyber Bullying

  - This activity involves 2 middle school girls, a cell phone, and photos uploaded when the girls have a problem with their friendship: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/lessons/6-8/cyberbullying_not_a_pretty_picture/

• 3-5: Cyber Bullying - This activity explores the responsibilities of bystanders who observe cyberbullying: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/lessons/6-8/cyberbullying_who_me_why_should_i_care/

• 3-5: Cyber Bullying - Strategies on how to deal with it: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/cyberbullying/lessons/6-8/dealing_with_cyberbullying/ 

• 3-5: A  short video and comments from teens on cyberbullying and how to handle it: http://www.nsteens.org/videos/cyberbullying/  And there are teaching materials for download as well.

• 3-5: Cyber Bullying: Use information in Workshop 2/ Lesson 2 : http://www.google.com/educators/digitalliteracy.html

• 3.5: Cyber Bullying: Using iCarly Nickelodeon show as a lesson backdrop: http://www.thedirectorscut.ca/images/uploads/icarly_revised.pdf  

• 3.5: A Game with "cyber zombies" to keep the cyberbullies out of a high school:  http://www.nsteens.org/Games/CyberbullyZombies

4. Personal Safety

• 4-1: Includes concept of phishing: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/safetysecurity/lessons/6-8/smart_safe_and_secure_online/

• 4-1: Phishing in Plain English from CommonCraft:  http://commoncraft.com/phishing

• 4-1, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7:  Google provides this informative and useful site for educators to use with students with lots of helpful tools:  http://www.google.com/educators/digitalliteracy.html  (download the Youtube videos at home) 

• 4-2: How do you know if an email or an attachment is a hoax? This is an internet scavenger hunt: http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/k-12/teaching_resources/lessons_presentations/scavenger_hunt.htm 

• 4-2: Hacking - This activity identifies computer files as personal property and the consequences of hacking:http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/mannersbullyingethics/lessons/6-8/can_you_hack_it/

• 4-3: This YouTube video can be downloaded at home.  It uses a cartoon character to illustrate the dangers of giving out personal information online:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPse7dcXwrU&feature=channel

• 4-3, 4-6, 4-7: From CyberSmart! This is an activity on personal and private information:  http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/safetysecurity/lessons/6-8/private_and_personal_information

• 4-3, 4-4:  http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/safetysecurity/lessons/6-8/savvy_online_talk_and_messaging/

• 4-4, 4-4: This is a list of safe practices in using email to share with students:  http://www.wiredkids.org/tweens/personal_information_safety/email_safety/index.html

•  4-5: Developing strong passwords:  http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/safetysecurity/lessons/6-8/strong_passwords/

• 4-5: Secure passwords:  http://commoncraft.com/secure-passwords-video

• 4-6, 4-7: This is an explanation about IM and virus and hacking concerns and safety issues:  http://www.wiredkids.org/tweens/personal_information_safety/im_safety/index.html 

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