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A variety of lessons to teach internet safety and cyberbullying.

Lesson plan idea for teaching digital citizenship to students in lower elementary grades

Collection of resources on internet cyber safety and bullying.

From the article: "Still, students have had to learn to think of the iPads primarily as a learning tool, not a toy. Teachers and administrators have developed new strategies to deal with some apps' inherent distractions. And, perhaps most significantly, the use of iPads as a take-home device has raised questions about Internet safety: Who's responsible for a student's online behavior once they leave school?"

Who's responsible for online activity on school-issued devices once they leave the filtered safety of the campus?

From Common Sense on Media - information on E-rate funding and CIPA for both administrators and teachers

From Portland, ME - school-provided technology devices (in this case, laptops) will be filtered at home as well as at school.  This represents a policy shift for a state that pioneered 1:1.

"Tweens value privacy, seek privacy from both strangers and known others online, and use a variety of strategies to protect their privacy online," write researchers Katie Davis and Carrie James, who conducted in-depth interviews with 42 middle-school students for the study. "Tweens' online privacy concerns are considerably broader than the 'stranger danger' messages they report hearing from teachers."

A collection of resources for teaching digital citizenship.

"a resource for grade level teachers to prepare students to use technology appropriately and being mindful of the citizenship skills they already possess." Appears to be a Canadian site, but may be useful.