Online Safety for Teachers and Students

What you will learn

• Define online safety as it applies to the classroom setting.
• Locate and distinguish your local school’s online safety and Internet policies.
• Explain cyberbullying and how it can affect student well-being.
• Identify proper privacy procedures and methods to protect personal information.
• Explain how copyright policies apply to Internet sources.

Course outline

1. 1

   Lesson 1: What Does Online Safety Mean?

   • In this introduction to online safety, learners will have the opportunity to learn or update their knowledge on new technology language. Also in this lesson, learners will review what it means to have Internet access available to everyone and what their responsibilities are regarding protective policies and procedures.
2. 2

   Lesson 2: Cyberbullying

   • In lesson 2, cyberbullying will be defined and examined thoroughly through the eyes of both the student and teacher. Strategies for addressing cyberbullying in the classroom, as well as outside the classroom, will be discussed as well as the effects cyberbullying can have on students.
3. 3

   Lesson 3: Internet Usage @ School

   • Within the school setting, both students and staff have access to the Internet. Learn about the varying policies and uses that schools allow for within both of these populations.
4. 4

   Lesson 4: Protecting Privacy

   • Privacy is of utmost importance in today's technological world. It is the teacher's responsibility to ensure student privacy and to educate their students on the best privacy practices when online.
5. 5

   Lesson 5: Copyright and the Internet

   • There are many useful resources on the Internet. When can a teacher use them? What are the restrictions? Do websites have to be cited? In this lesson, learn about how copyright law applies to information from the Internet.