"The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential." Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive, Microsoft
"Broad public awareness of the risks of online activities and how to manage them will require an effective communications strategy. The Federal government, in partnership with educators and industry, should conduct a national cybersecurity public awareness and education. The President's cybersecurity policy official should lead the development and direct the implementation of this public awareness strategy and should seek endorsement by Congress; State, local, and tribal governments; the private sector; and the civil liberties and privacy communities. The strategy should involve public education about the threat and how to enhance digital safety, ethics, and security. Malicious actors often take advantage of people's willingness to accept information from or provide personal information over the Internet. This campaign should focus on public messages to promote responsible use of the Internet and awareness of fraud, identity theft, cyber predators, and cyber ethics. Past successful public safety campaigns such as Smokey Bear on fire safety and the Click It or Ticket campaign for seat belt safety could be used as a model to inform and persuade the public about the importance of cybersecurity. These public service campaigns should focus on making cybersecurity popular for children and for older students choosing careers. Celebrities, the generation that has grown up with the technology, and new types of media can play critical roles in delivering the message effectively." WH Cyberspace Review 2009 p 13
This page is under construction. The goal is to create a resource of educational material on these different topics that can be used for literacy training.
Tanya Byron & Anthony Lilley - Digital Safety Conference 2009
Professors Tanya Byron and Anthony Lilley discuss safety in a digital world.
How today's children are brought up in captivity, the benefits of
videogames and the Internet and Digital Britain.
Funder:: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Audience: Children and youth grades K-12
Subject matter: safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; copyright, plagiarism, and intellectual property theft; internet citizenship; cyber bullying; identity theft and privacy concerns; hacking and malicious programming
Media: Workbooks and "web cast" videos for students, instructor materials
Funder:: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Audience Children and youth grades K - 12
Focus: safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; internet citizenship; identity theft and privacy concerns; internet "addiction"
Media: Internet; activity cards for group or class projects
Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Audeince: Varies by state / regional task force: typically adults and children and youth
Focus: Varies by state / regional task force: may include safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; and other topics
Media: Varies by state / regional task force: many task forces have developed educational materials and presentations
Delivery: Varies by state / regional task force; typically classroom or community education programs; public service announcements
Focus: cyber ethics; internet citizenship / "netiquette"; cyber crime; identity theft and privacy concerns; copyright, plagiarism, and intellectual property theft; hacking and malicious programming
Media: Online
The Cybercitizen Partnership was created with a grant from the U. S. Department of Justice. It is managed by the Information Technology Association Foundation.
Audience: Children and youth, separate component for teachers
Focus: identity theft and privacy concerns; copyright, plagiarism, and intellectual property theft; hacking and malicious programming; safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; cyber ethics; internet citizenship / "netiquette"
Media: Online
The Cyberethics for Teachers offers an elementary or middle school lesson plan on the same topics. Safe "chatting" on line and appropriate responses to encountering material or people online that make a child uncomfortable are also discussed at both sites
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OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
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FCC CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI JOINS EDUCATION SECRETARY DUNCAN AND FTC
CHAIRMAN LEIBOWITZ IN INTRODUCING ONLINE SAFETY GUIDEBOOK FOR PARENTS.
Launch Took Place at Jefferson Middle School, Washington, DC. News
Release. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511, email:
Rosemary.Kimball@fcc.gov CGBTXT
U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Educational Technology
Published 1997
Focus: safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; privacy concerns
ParenTech: Parenting in a Digital Age
the Department of Education's North Central Regional Education Lab administered another now defunct program, ParenTech: Parenting in a Digital Age. This program was a regional initiative involving parents of middle school children (grades 6-8), librarians, and educators. The ParenTech project provided families with resources intended to help them understand internet technology and safety measures for children online.
Funder
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health
Focus:
safety in online relationships; avoiding pornography and other offensive materials; cyber ethics; privacy and personal information on the internet; cyber bullying
The organization sought the input of, and continues to collaborate with, federal agencies including the FBI's Internet Crimes Task Force and the Department of Justice, and the National Crime Prevention Council.
Focus:
safety in online relationships; privacy concerns
California Education Code Section 51871.5(c) "
the Superintendent shall develop guidelines and criteria for inclusion in the education technology plan required pursuant to subdivision (b). The guidelines and criteria shall include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom, Internet safety, the manner in which to avoid committing plagiarism, the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright so that pupils are equipped with the skills necessary to distinguish lawful from unlawful online downloading, and the implications of illegal peer-to-peer network file sharing.
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House Bill 05-1036 Concerning Inclusion of an Internet Safety Plan in Each School District's Safe School Plan
Sec. 1(2) "
The general assembly therefore finds that adoption by each school district of an internet safety plan to teach students how to safely, legally, and effectively use the internet is in the best interests of the state of Colorado and that each school district is strongly encouraged to adopt and implement an internet safety plan as soon as possible. "
Va. Code § 22.1-70.2 Acceptable Internet use policies for public and private schools.
A. Every two years, each division superintendent shall file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction an acceptable use policy, approved by the local school board, for the Internet. At a minimum, the policy shall contain provisions that. . .
(v) include a component on Internet safety for students that is integrated in a division's instructional program.
Good Work Project "
large scale effort to identify individuals and institutions that
exemplify good work-work that is excellent in quality, socially responsible, and meaningful
to its practitioners-and to determine how best to increase the incidence of good work
in our society "
Media Smart Youth Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! is an interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13. It is designed to help teach them about the complex media world around them, and how it can affect their health--especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
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