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.
A great video to introduce K-2 to certain aspects of Internet Safety. The video makes some comparisons between the real world, and the online world, and at the end sets some rules to follow. Worth a look.
Recently Stage 3 Students at Saint Joseph's Bulli completed a CyberSafety Role-Playing activity delivered by ACMA. CyberSmart Detectives is a scenario based game whereby students are detectives, and are given clues to solve the mystery of a missing girl who has been chatting to someone online. The activity was very worthwhile, and something that every school should consider doing with their stage three students. If you click on the title, it will download some of the student reflections of the day. Representatives from ACMA (including a police officer), Parent Helpers, Teachers & SSOs were utilised to run the activity and assist students solve the mystery. If you would like to run it at your school, the best person to speak to is Naomi Rosenthal 02 9334 7730 or send me an email at Sam.Elphick@dow.catholic.edu.au with any queries on the running of the event etc...
This blog entry includes links to sixteen of the best websites pertaining to internet safety for kids. Some are US-based, however, it provides a great starting point for those schools who are starting to tread cybersafety as a priority.