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How to behave online, take a minute to pause and think about it.

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Pause and Think Online (2014 - OLD VERSION)

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Online Safety Video for Pre-K to 2nd Grade 

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Online Safety for Pre-K through 2nd Grade - Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe

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Here are some ways that we can help teach young children how to be safe online.

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Let's "Bee Safe" when we are online.  Never share your personal information, phone number or address with anyone.  Don't talk to strangers. 

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Tips for Young Children about Internet Safety

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Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as technology and our use of it continues to evolve. In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online. While secure passwords are certainly important for technology users of all ages, and stranger danger is nothing to take lightly, most internet safety dilemmas are much more nuanced.

The best internet safety lessons recognize the complexity of these topics and help students build the critical-thinking skills and habits of mind to navigate the dilemmas they encounter. Below are the best internet safety lesson plans for students in grades K-12. See the full Common Sense K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum for lesson plans on additional digital citizenship topics.

Kindergarten Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How do you go places safely online?
The power of the internet allows students to experience and visit places they might not be able to see in person. But, just like when traveling in the real world, it's important to be safe when traveling online. On this virtual field trip, kids can practice staying safe on online adventures.

First Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How can we be safe, responsible, and respectful online?
From our head down to our toes, and our feet up to our nose, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online.

How do you stay safe when visiting a website or an app?
Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. Using a fun traffic light activity, students learn how to identify "just right" content, giving them the green light to learn, play, and explore the internet safely.

Second Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the internet?
Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, students learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when they use the internet -- just as they would with a stranger in person.

How are we all part of an online community?
We are all connected on the internet! By learning the Rings of Responsibility, students explore how the internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help your students think critically about the different ways they connect with others, both in person and online.

Third Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How can a strong password help protect your privacy?
Stronger, more secure online passwords are a good idea for everyone. But how can we help kids create better passwords and actually remember them? Use the tips in this lesson to help kids make passwords that are both secure and memorable.

What makes a strong online community?
Belonging to various communities is important for kids' development. But some online communities can be healthier than others. Show your students how they can strengthen both online and in-person communities by creating norms that everyone pledges to uphold.

Fourth Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

What information about you is OK to share online?
It's in our students' nature to share and connect with others. But sharing online comes with some risks. How can we help kids build strong, positive, and safe relationships online? Help your students learn the difference between what's OK to share and what's best left private.

How can I be positive and have fun while playing online games, and help others do the same?
Social interaction is part of what makes online gaming so popular and engaging for kids. Of course, online communication can come with some risks. Show your students how to keep their gaming experiences fun, healthy, and positive.

Fifth Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

What is clickbait, and how can you avoid it?
The internet is full of catchy headlines and outrageous images, all to make us curious and get our attention. But kids don't usually realize: What you click on isn't always what you get. Show your students the best ways to avoid clickbait online.

How do you keep online friendships safe?
Kids make friends everywhere they go -- including online. But are all these friendships the same? How can kids start online friendships and learn ways to stay safe? Help your students understand both the benefits and the risks of online-only friendships.

Sixth Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How can you protect yourself from phishing?
Internet scams are part of being online today, but many kids might not be aware of them. How do we help our students avoid being tricked into clicking malicious links or giving out private information? Use this lesson to help kids avoid online identity theft and phishing schemes.

How do you chat safely with people you meet online?
Games, social media, and other online spaces give kids opportunities to meet and chat with others outside the confines of their real-life communities. But how well do kids actually know the people they're meeting and interacting with? Help students consider whom they're talking to and the types of information they're sharing online.

Seventh Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How do companies collect and use data about you?
Every time we go online, we're giving away information about ourselves. But just how much data are companies collecting from us? Hint: It's probably a lot more than we realize. Show your students these three tips on how to limit the data that companies collect.

How does social media affect our relationships?
For most middle schoolers, being on social media can mean connecting with friends, sharing pictures, and keeping up to date. But it can also mean big-time distractions, social pressures, and more. Help students navigate the different feelings they may already be experiencing on social media.

Eighth Grade Internet Safety Lesson Plans

How can you protect your privacy when you're online?
Kids share a lot of information whenever they go online -- sometimes on purpose, sometimes not. But do they understand that online privacy isn't just what they say and post? Help your students learn about their digital footprints and the steps they can take to shape what others find and see about them.

What are the risks and potential consequences of sexting?
It's natural for teens to be curious about their emerging sexuality. But most middle schoolers aren't prepared for the risks of exploring this in the digital age. Help students think critically about self-disclosure in relationships and practice how they'd respond to a situation where sexting -- or a request for sexting -- might happen.

Ninth Grade Internet Safety Lessons

What are the benefits and drawbacks of online tracking?
Many of us are aware that we're being tracked when we go online. It's one of the ways our favorite websites and apps know how to recommend content just for us. But how much information are companies actually collecting? And what are they doing with it? Digging into the details can help us make smart decisions about our online privacy and how to protect it.

How can you tell when an online relationship is risky?
Getting to know someone online, without nonverbal cues or being able to see them, can be risky -- from simple misunderstandings to manipulation. Help students navigate and avoid these situations before they go too far.

Tenth Grade Internet Safety Lessons

What privacy risks do new technologies present, and how do we decide if they're worth it?
New tech, like location services and smart devices, helps make our lives easier and opens opportunities that didn't exist before. But these innovations also come with a cost -- especially to our privacy. Help students consider the benefits and drawbacks of these new technologies -- and decide whether they're ultimately worth it.

How can I make sure my relationships are positive and healthy?
"It's complicated" can describe many of our relationships with others, both romantic and otherwise. Add digital devices and social media to the mix, and things get complicated even further. Help students take the first step toward building healthy and rewarding friendships and romantic relationships, both online and off.

Eleventh Grade Internet Safety Lessons

At what age should people be allowed to use social media?
Kids have to be at least 13 to sign up for most social media platforms. But we know that many tweens work around the restriction. In doing so they can connect with peers and have fun, but they're also vulnerable to a number of risks -- mainly overuse and challenges to their social-emotional health. Reflecting on age-appropriate content and behaviors can help students think through social media's effects on all of us, regardless of our age.

Twelfth Grade Internet Safety Lessons

Should the government have access to all your social media and cellphone data?
Often, the more information we have, the better decisions we're able to make. The power of data can benefit both individuals and governments. But who can be trusted with the responsibility of having all this data? Can governments collect and use it fairly and without violating our privacy? Help students think through this question and become thoughtful influencers of data policy and practice.

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23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety | Common Sense Education

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Help kids practice smart internet habits and stay safe online.

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October is here and of course, that means that we're all getting ready for Halloween, but this month is also important for another reason. National Bullying Prevention Month.

Kids today are spending more time online than ever before and while the internet gives them instant access to a wealth of knowledge, it also sets the state for cyber bullying.

With that in mind, it's important to teach your kids to be kind online, just as they would in real life, to call out cyber bullying when they see it, and in general, how to be Internet Awesome!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Foward Influence Network. I am being compensated for my time, however, all text and opinions are my own.
With the availability of the internet, came the ease of cyber bullying. It takes very little for someone to throw out a mean comment or call someone else a name when they're behind the safety of their keyboard and don't have to face the person that they're talking to.

What we know about bullying today:

28% of students have experienced bullying personally.

71% of students have witnessed bullying directly.

Only 20%-30% of students notify adults about bullying.

Over 50% of parents are concerned about their child being bullied.

Let those numbers sink in a bit.

Fortunately, Google has designed a fantastic FREE program called Be Internet Awesome that is designed to teach kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship, internet safety, and how to be kind online.

Available in both English and Spanish, the program teaches the five areas of Internet awesomeness:

SMART : Where we learn to share with care

ALERT : Where we learn not to fall for fake

STRONG: Where we learn how to secure our digital stuff

KIND : Where we learn that it's cool to be kind

BRAVE : Where we learn that when in doubt, we talk it out

You'll also find Interland, an adventure-packed online game about digital safety and citizenship. Play it with your kids and put your kindness skills to the test!

Now, Google's program covers a lot of information, but one of the easiest ones for kids to learn is that it's cool to be kind!

Kindness costs you nothing and can literally turn another person's day around so we've created these kindness quote printables that you can hang in your home or your classroom to remind you and your kids that kindness is always the answer.

Of course, there is plenty that you can do to combat cyber bullying besides just hanging up these quote posters. Once these are up, teach your kids to be an Upstander! An Upstander is someone who fights bad behavior and stands up for kindness and positivity.

This is most easily taught by discussing how you treat other people in your own family. Talk to your children about what being positive and kind means to your family, help them understand what positivity looks like and how they can express it online, and most importantly, help them learn to identify situations where it's better to wait to communicate face-to-face with someone and when to ask an adult for help.

Teaching Kids to be an Upstander

Point out to your children that being a bystander and being an Upstander are two very different things. To become an Upstander they can:

Finding a way to be kind to or support the person being bullied

Calling out the mean behavior (not the person) in a comment or reply if it's safe to do so

Not helping the aggressor by spreading the bullying or the mean post

Getting a bunch of friends to create a "pile-on of kindness" (posting lots of kind comments about the person being targeted)

Reporting the harassment. Tell someone who can help, like a parent, teacher, or another adult.

These simple steps are a great way to get started teaching your kids to combat online bullying and can help them be more kind, considerate, and positive citizens!

Learn more about how to Be Internet Awesome and tell your kids' teachers about the online curriculum as well so that they can incorporate these activities into their classrooms.

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October is here and of course, that means that we're all getting ready for Halloween, but this month is also important for another reason. National Bullying Prevention Month. Kids today are spending more time online than ever before and while the internet gives them instant access to a wealth of knowledge, it also sets the state for cyber bullying.

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It is important to be kind and respectful when you are online.  Use your manners, wait your turn, say kind words, and tell the truth.

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References
Common Sense Education. (2014-OLD VERSION) Pause and Think Online (YouTube channel). www.youtube.com

Common Sense Media for Families. (2016, February 2)
5 Internet Safety Tips for Kids (YouTube channel). www.youtube.com

(2023). Digital Citizenship Curriculum: 23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety. Common Sense Education. www.commonsense.org

(2023). Tips for Young Children about Internet Safety. Common Sense Education. www.commonsense.org