Social and Ethical Issues C/T K-2.3 Students will make responsible decisions—grounded in knowledge of digital safety and security best practices—that pertain to various digital communication tools and methods.D. Identify and model responsible behaviors when using information and technology. • Identify strategies to address bullying situations involving electronic devices.

In this lesson elementary age students can learn the importance of safely searching or using the internet.

A simple lesson plan to introduce Cyber Security and creating strong passwords for online use. 

These infographics were made for spreading awareness and education on digital citizenship and internet safety topics. A few included are translated into Spanish. Share on your newsletter, social media or more.

These are worksheets and coloring pages to support internet safety and digital citizenship learning in grades K-6. 

The purpose of this lesson is to help students make responsible decisions regarding digital citizenship in the areas of personal safety and cyberbullying.  The goal is to prepare students to be safe and responsible online explorers.

The purpose of this lesson is to help students make responsible decisions regarding digital citizenship in the areas of personal safety and cyberbullying.  The goal is to prepare students to be safe and responsible online explorers.

This is a lesson presented by Common Sense Education.
The lesson takes 35 minutes or there is an option for a "quick lesson" that takes 15 minutes.
In order to access the lesson, you will need to sign-up for FREE access. I used my google account to login - SIMPLE.

MATERIALS:
- All digital materials are included.
The slides mentioned below use google slides. All slides are in one presentation and can be downloaded or copied (copyright information is listed on the website).
TEACHER WILL NEED:
- Tape or long piece of string
- Green, yellow, and red pieces of construction paper

Learning Objectives:
Understand that being safe online is similar to staying safe in real life.
Learn to identify websites and apps that are "just right" and "not right" for them.
Know how to get help from an adult if they are unsure about a website.

Brief Overview:
The lesson plan covers 4 steps that can be broken up into smaller segments or done all together.
1. Explore - Go! Caution! Stop! (15 minutes) > this section includes teacher dialogue and premade slides to introduce how to choose a "just right" website

2. Read - Internet Traffic Light (5 minutes) > This is a poem to help students remember how to choose a "just right" website. The slide is premade for display and teacher directions are included.
""Internet Traffic Light" by Wren Brennan
We go online to find new things to do and see.
The internet traffic light shows where we need to be.
Green means GO! [hold up a green paper] to sites we trust.
Yellow means SLOW! [hold up a yellow paper] Being safe is a must.
Red means STOP. [hold up a red paper] Ask if it's OK.
Trust your gut to go the right way."

3. Play - Traffic Light Game (10 minutes) > Game instructions are included along with the slides to display.

4. Reflect - Pause and Think Moment (5 minutes) > Gives students a moment to draw a picture and write about what they would do if they accidentally went to a "not right" website. You can either discuss this as a whole group, make it a writing center for another day, or share thoughts with a partner.

Overall, this is a great lesson to help introduce cybersecurity and internet safety for early elementary students. It is beneficial that all materials, teacher script, and explanations are included.

This video teaches children to think before clicking while they are using the internet.

As technology becomes ever integrated into our food system and everyday life, our food industry and supply become ever more vulnerable to attack. Cyber attacks continue to threaten large and small companies, government agencies, individuals, and food and agriculture. This module, ‘Securing the Food Industry,’ aims to introduce the idea of cyberbiosecurity through a lecture format along with three case studies allowing students to interact and think through the concepts and materials. This module was built for implementation into college level courses with connection or interest in the food industry, food science, and agriculture as well as and technology courses focused on real world applications.
The lecture starts by introducing the amount of technology in food science and the food industry then transitions into concerns about security. After discussing multiple subtypes of security already integrated into the food industry, cyberbiosecurity is introduced. The term and definition are discussed before the categories of cyber attacks are introduced. The lecture relates these ideas back to the food industry before sharing a few real-life examples of detrimental cyber-attacks. The lecture concludes are explain the impact a cyber attack can cause, who is responsible for preventing and recovering from these attacks, as well as suggested practices to reduce vulnerabilities. Three theoretical but realistic case studies with discussion questions follow the lecture. These studies were written to act as small group discussion starters but could be used for whole class discussion, individual writing assignments, or other applications.
A list of additional resources can be found with the course material. This list provides a small sampling of additional documents which discuss cyberbiosecurity. The resources listed at the end of the lecture are not included in the additional resources document but also provide helpful information in the exploration and understanding of cyberbiosecurity. Food science resources are also included in this document to provide additional background around the food industry portion of this course material.

Securing the Food Industry is an open educational resource (OER). Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting the module should indicate their interest at https://forms.gle/orFRGhYs8owBP7gD6.

This lesson plan is a bacic introduction into what technology is and isn't , Cyber Security for the elementary student and an introduction into Digital Citzenship. 

Passwords are crucual in our world today. They give us a simple measure to protect ourselves and our information online. This lesson provides an intro into cybersecurity and its vocabulary, as well as incorporates independent, partner, and whole group learning activities to determine what is a strong password and how to create it. All activities are low prep and can be modified to your needs. 

Unfortunately, most American children spend about 5 to 8 hours on screens each day. Screen time can be habit-forming: Research shows that the more time children engage with screens, the harder time they have turning them off as they become older children. Plus, screen time has been linked to eating more, having trouble sleeping and poorer performance in school. Here are some ways to limit screen time.

Students will learn about Mask Letters and their use in the Revolutionary War, then they will make masks and messages of their own and discuss the pros and cons of this method of sending and receiving secret messages. 

The intent of these resources is to support teachers in implementing digital literacy into their teaching practice and to help them to develop digital literacy lessons and activities that suit their students' needs.

Vocabulary posters for the Cybersecurity strand for the Middle School Elective. Words included are from the 2017 Computer Science Curriculum Framework.

Bring the Monsters to your classroom!

NAMLE and Makefully are excited to present the Media Monsters Media Literacy Lesson Plan for Grades 3|4|5! Educators can use this plan to inspire relevant, rich, and age appropriate discussion in their classrooms about how we all consume and interact with different types of media. Students will begin to identify, reflect and recognize behaviors and media practices in themselves, and identify the media literacy skills needed to improve the ways they engage with media and think critically about the media messages around them.