Teaching Online Safety in the K-12 and College Settings

Cyber bullying, sexting, and overall online safety are such a large issues in the K-12 and college environments. Unfortunately, it seems that both environments are failing to educate their students on the simple subject of cyber safety.

When I mention cyber safety, I am merely addressing the following issues: sexting, job searching and social networking websites (positive and negative), cyber bulling, identify theft (in the college student community), and other pertinent issues.

Here are a few websites focused on cyber safety/media literacy and the K-12/higher education environments.

This is the BEST website that I have EVER seen on the topic. This government website features interactive games, quizzes, and videos.



OnGuard Online Websites (geared towards adults)
http://www.onguardonline.gov/default.aspx

Here is are entire curriculum guides and suggestions to online safety:

Cyber Smart Curriculum
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/


The Texas Education Agency also compiled a list of websites and resources pertaining to online safety.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/imet/intersafe/educators/EDcurriculum.html

Last, but not least - here are some articles based on online safety and K-12/higher education:


Cyberbullying Research Center

http://www.cyberbullying.us/


Cyberbullying Goes to College

http://www.bu.edu/bostonia/spring09/bully/


Study: Too Few Schools Teaching Cyber Safety

http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/02/27/study-too-few-schools-teaching-cyber-safety/

Millennial Professor
Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.