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iKeepSafe is dedicated to the education of families on how to stay safe online. That's why we've teamed up with Google to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen.

Some great ideas on raising awareness of Digital Citizenship among students. 

Powerful activity to try with you class to teach the effects of bullying

Powerful video produced by ACMA sharing an instance of Cyberbullying and Physical bullying in a High School setting - worth a watch

Standing up, Not Standing By: A Free Cyberbullying Toolkit for Educators

A Conversation Starter for Digital Citizenship K-6

some nice CyberSafety resources/websites for those of you who teach Cyber-Safety in your school

A range of resources for cybersafety.

What it is: Me On the Web is a new tool from Google.  Announced just today, Me On the Web is part of the Google Dashboard that allows you to set up custom Google Alerts for your name in news articles.  This was always possible with Google Alerts but now those alerts are coupled with tips and resources for helping students manage their online identities.  Now everything can be tracked from one central location instead of scattered around in different places.  Me On the Web is easy to set up, just visit your Google Dashboard to get started. How to integrate Me on the Web into the classroom: There was a day when you could get away with not knowing and following your digital identity, that day is no more.  We all carry digital footprints, and now more than ever it is vital for us (and our students) to know how to manage those digital footprints.  Teaching students about their digital identity is the first step, Google's Me on the Web takes that a step further by helping students manage their online identities through Google Alerts and helpful tips.  Students must have an account with Google to fully utilize the Me on the Web features.  After students have their account set up, they can create a set of Google Alerts related to them.  This could be their name, email address, a sports team that they play on, the name of the school they attend, etc.  Students will quickly see just how big a memory the Internet has and get a first hand look at their digital footprint and learn some strategies to take care of it.

Very good new video from ACMA - Australian and Australian Stats

This has some very good resources for use with young people around safe use of the web/cyber bullying etc.

The NSW DEC site for digital citizenship. A good starting point 

The Teacher resources aim to support cybersafety education. All resources are supported by detailed lesson plans and individual online and DVD resources using video, animation and interactive content. All are free of charge. Most Cybersmart lesson plans are available under Creative Commons licences which enable teachers to change, translate and share new creations with other teachers and students.

Some good secondary cybersafety activities from ACMA. 

A nice grid around cybersafety and connected, safe and responsible use of technology 

"Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship An opportunity to look at cybersafety and cyberbullying with a larger framework of Digital Citizenship.

Cybersmart has developed an online PD program called Connect.ed designed to train teachers in how to teach cybersafety to students and protect them from the potential online dangers. Register today. For more information go to: Connect.ed

Internet Safety Hangman game. Each puzzle has a hint to help students along. 

The Benefits of Social Networking Services - important research out of UWS

Through the Wild Web Woods is designed for students ages seven through ten to learn how to spot danger on the Internet and what to do when they do spot danger on the Internet. The game is available in twenty-four languages.