Lower School Phishing Lesson Have you ever had a message pop-up on your computer saying that you have a virus but if you click a certain button you can fix it? Or that if you click on a link you can get a free iphone? Or an email in your inbox from someone you’ve never … Continue reading Steering Clear of Online Tricks!
First we are going to watch a video about the North American House Hippo… When this video started, for a moment did you believe that this could be real or did you know immediately that it was not? What were some of the reasons you did or didn’t believe it? How could we be sure? … Continue reading House Hippos and Cabbits
Even though you are a kid, you can be exposed to a lot of serious and scary world news through social media, overhearing parents watching television or listening to the radio, or even listening in on adult conversations that aren’t intended for you. Hearing bad news can cause us to feel a lot of fear … Continue reading News Made Just For Kids!
Lower School Digital Citizenship Lesson Week of March 16th Everyone enjoys connecting with others online (especially when we are all stuck at home!) This game is perfect for all of us right now because in a simple and clear way, it explains what kinds of information is okay to share online and what kind of … Continue reading Online Sharing Safety Game – Share Jumper
Copyright and Fair Use are tricky subjects for adults as much as for students. These issues can be quite complex and confusing. The point of today’s workshop was to simplify it a little bit and help students to navigate these issues. As our students become more prolific creators of content with blogging, social media, and … Continue reading Copyright and Fair Use Middle School Workshops
Our two grade two classes got their first lesson about online footprints and how we leave them. They learned how to make sure that the footprints they are leaving online are the good kind! I made sure to highlight a few other ways we can leave our footprints online that were not touched on in … Continue reading First Footprints with Grade 2
Our grade two class got to meet some fun friends today, the super cute Common Sense Media Digital Citizens! Each one represents a different aspect of digital citizenship; Arms: Use your arms when you’re online to balance your time. Guts: Listen to your gut to stay safe online. Feet: Use your feet carefully when leaving … Continue reading Introduction to Digital Citizenship
Today students were introduced to the concept of a Digital Footprint. We used the example of tracks left by animals and how we can use our own deductive capabilities to infer quite a lot about an animal based on its tracks. The same is true for us when we go online. The sites we visit, … Continue reading What is a Digital Footprint?
Grades 6, 7, and 8 visited the library this week for a lesson on the effects of social media on our personal relationships. Whether they are allowed legally to be on certain platforms or not (most require you to be at least 13), the reality is that most middle schoolers are on Snapchat, Instagram, Tic … Continue reading Social Media and Our Relationships
This week and next week the library is running workshops on online safety and good digital citizenship. The kids have been loving these workshops because the way they are learning these lessons is through an amazing Google game called ‘Interland‘. This game is designed to guide students through four levels, each dealing with a particular … Continue reading Gaming Their Way To Good Digital Citizenship