GregSafetyLesson

Title - Online Safety

Grade Level - 6-8

Goal: Students should understand online safety.

Objectives:  By the end of this training, students will be able to 1. Identify five types of personal information 2. Identify types of online “Stranger Danger” 3. Identify appropriate people for communication 4. Identify how to protect themselves from inappropriate Internet behavior

Goals:  1. To increase student knowledge of Internet safety 2. To aid the student in identifying dangers on the Internet 3. To build critical-thinking and decision-making skills relating to computer usage 4. To help students protect themselves from inappropriate behavior online

Background Information: The students should know how to use the Internet.

Procedure: 1. Introduce the concepts to be taught. 2. Discuss what they already know. 3. Activity #1: 4. Show video (about 10 min) from site: wwww.americalinksup.org 5. Discuss the video.

Discussion Questions:  Jake is talking to a friend he met on the Internet. The friend offers to help him finish his homework, and asks for Jake’s phone number. Is it okay for Jake to give it to him, since it has to do with homework? (What should he do?)

Allison has been talking to Linda online for several months. Linda says she is the same age as Allison, and lives nearby. Linda wants to meet Allison in the mall to go shopping. Should Allison go meet her? (What should she do?)

6. Activity #2: 7. Students will get into groups &discus rules for teen safety on the Internet. 8. Each group will list 2 or 3 rules of Internet safety for teen on the board. From the web site: www.missingkids.com and http://www.netsmartz.org/pdf/pledgemshs_eng.pdf. 9. The students will the n develop their own pledges to share with the other groups and post them around the school.

Dear Parent, We are pleased to offer students of Crestwood High School access to the Internet. To gain access to the Internet, all students under the age of 18 must obtain parental permission and must sign and return this form. Access to the Internet will enable students to explore thousands of libraries, databases, and bulletin boards throughout the world. Families should be warned that some material accessible via the Internet may contain items that are illegal, defamatory, inaccurate or potentially offensive to some people. While our intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and objectives, students may find ways to access other materials as well. We believe that the benefits to students from access to the Internet, in the form of information resources and opportunities for collaboration, exceed any disadvantages. But ultimately, parents and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using media and information sources. To that end, Crestwood School supports and respects each family's right to decide whether or not to apply for access. __** School Internet Rules **__ Students are responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in a classroom or a school hallway. Communications on the network are often public in nature. General school rules for behavior and communications apply. The network is provided for students to conduct research. Access to network services is given to students who agree to act in a considerate and responsible manner. Parent permission is required. Individual users of the school computer networks are responsible for their behavior and communications over those networks. It is presumed that users will comply with school standards and will honor the agreements they have signed. We endeavor to block inappropriate matter through content filtering software on the Internet. Anyone caught trying to bypass the filtering software in order to access denied sites, may result in cancellation of the privilege of working on school computers. Within reason, freedom of speech and access to information will be honored. During school, teachers of younger students will guide them toward // appropriate // materials. Outside of school, families bear the same responsibility for such guidance as they exercise with information sources such as television, telephones, movies, radio and other potentially offensive media. This form is a condensed version of the School Board Policy entitled // Internet Acceptable Use Policy //**, ** which is available at the District Office.
 * The following are not permitted: **
 * Sending or displaying offensive messages or pictures **
 * Harassing, insulting or attacking others **
 * Damaging computers, computer systems or computer networks **
 * Violating copyright laws **
 * Using another's password **
 * Trespassing into another's folders, work or files **
 * Employing the network for commercial purposes **
 * Violations may result in a loss of access as well as other disciplinary or legal action. **

