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"The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use has developed a new framework to address safe and responsible Internet use ~ Cyber Savvy Schools"

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"The Center for Safe and Rsponsible Internet Use has developed a new framewsork for addressing these issues under the overall concept of Cyber Savvy Schools." This site has some good materials and teaching resources for teaching cyber safety. I noticed that there are resources all the way to Kindergarten and more coming.

This site has a variety ofmaterials to teach about cyber safety.

VocabGenii is a free online vocabulary building game. Each round is only 90 seconds, and you can play anytime, anywhere you have Internet access.

This was addicting. There are a variety of vocab games you can play. I like the one where you are given a type of speech and a definition and you have to unscramble the words from those two clues. You have to create an account for this one. When you want to log off at the top of the play screen you will see a door icon and that is how you log out.

this Internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion is suitable for grades 6-12. You'll find everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya,k with plenty in between. the mythology section is divided to six geograqphical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. The Folklore section contains general folklore, Arthurian legends, Greek heroic legend, and fascinating folktales from many lands. In addition, there are special topics, including A Bestiary, legendary heroes, an image gallery, and genealogical tables of various pantheons and prominent houses.

"Alexa is a useful resource for people to discover information about websites. You can use Alexa to discover how popular a site is, to find new sites, to learn who owns a site and a lot more. Whether you are a web professional trying to size up your online competition or you're just trying to find the best website to buy a new TV"

"This Classroom Learning 2.0 blog has been set-up as part of the CSLA School Library Learning 2.0 program to encourage all of us to experiment and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the context of information on the Internet today."

This is a really organized blog set up for learning about 2.0. Please share with anyone you think might be interested.

"We believe that everyone should have the same opportunity to learn. The best way to make this possible, we believe, is to organize into one, super directory the hundreds of thousands of good videos currently available on the Internet. To make this a reality, we invite teachers, instructors and educators to suggest videos for inclusion into our directory, and then to review, approve, and assign those videos into appropriate categories using a wiki framework and philosophy. The videos are the highest quality found on the World Wide Web, cover all major educational topics from elementary to secondary schools (or age range 1 - 18), and are Kid Safe!"

"Quibblo is a fun survey, poll and quiz site, where you can: Easily make your own quiz Take fun quizzes by other members Share quizzes with friends Embed quizzes on your MySpace, blog, Facebook or any other page on the internet."

Sweey High provides info for internet safety.

The World's largest collection of Holocaust documents is going digital: Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, is teaming up with Google to make its photographs and documents interactive and searchable on the internet. This collection will include 130,000 photos that now can be searched directly from goodle. In the future the collection will expand to other parts of the memorial's vast archives and will include survivor testimonies.

History matters is a database of coursework, guides, and primary-source documetns on topics in American history, History Matters was produced by two academic programs at the City Unviersity of New York and George Mason University. The site is most useful for high school history teachers and studetns, and educators can use it as a professional-development resource. The Digital Blackboard page offersr curriculum guides with links to third-party reference sites. Another page hosts a series of Q & A interviews with history teachers, who reveal the secrets behind teaching a successful history course. The Students as Historians page links to web-based projects created by high school and college students. And don't forget to check out the primary-source search engine, located on the Many Pasts page. The search enging links to more than a thousand images, audio, and text-based documenets from American history sites across the Internet.

"The History Place is a private, independent, Internet-only publication based in the Boston area that is not affiliated with any political group or organization. The Web site presents a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of the history of humanity, with great care given to accuracy."

This is the destination for digital literacy resources and collaboration. Use it to share and enhance the tools necessary to learn computer and Internet skills needed in today's global work environment.

Interesting Ways includes ideas for using Google Tools, including forms, docs, earth, searching, and maps. It also includes information on ipads in the classroom, IWB, Ipod touch, class blog posts, mobile phones, audio, video camera, QR codes, reading, creative commons, writing, internet safety gaming, wordle, twitter, voicethread, prezi, moodle search engines, wallwisher and wikis.

"Today's kids connect, create, and collaborate through media. But who helps them reflect on the implications of their actions? Who empowers them to make responsible, respectful, and safe choices about how they use the powerful digital tools at their command? Our Common Sense Parent Media Education Program and our Digital Citizenship Curriculum give educators, administrators, and parents the tools and curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital citizens."

Free materials on Internet safety, cyberbulling, digital citizenship, parent materials also included.

"TheHomeworkZone provides teachers with a FREE, simple-to-use and easily editable classroom web site . Quickly post assignments, test dates, study guides, printable worksheets, events, announcements, and custom web pages to the internet."

Thought I would share for those who may not be moodlers yet but would like a way to share homework information.

Article about a Massachusettes teen who hanged herself due to ongoing bullying.

Teaching our children about internet safety and anti-bullying is critical. This is a sad story for all involved.

Advise and asnwers about sexting.

Common sense media has information broken down by grade level. This link takes you to sexting there are resources for educators available on this link.

This site includes social network safety tips for teens and parents.