Divot and Swish series website: these children's books integrate sports with life skills and character education.

Steps on how to download and save a YouTube video to a computer. If you save a video as an flv file, you can insert it on a Smart Notebook slide. This is great for using video resources with students without worrying about inappropriate comments and advertising!

This government site has free resources for teaching digital citizenship. You can order free education booklets and other materials for your whole school. Make sure you scan these materials before giving them directly to students, especially at the elementary level. Some materials contain mature content and should be delivered directly to parents, perhaps during conferences. "The Net Cetera online toolkit offers free resources to help you teach people in your community about kids' online safety. Regardless of your experience as a speaker - or your expertise in online safety - this kit has the resources and information you need to convey key points about protecting kids online."

This government site provides an annotated list of links to teachers which provide digital citizenship education resources.

This government site provides information on the CIPA law and its applications to schools. "The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet."

I used this video to teach younger students about cyber bullying and having good digital etiquette. Appropriate for PK through 2.

I love this video for teaching internet safety to young students. It does a good job of defining what the internet is so little ones can understand. It explains how the internet can be fun and helpful but also scary without rules and an adult helper. I have used this for PK through 2nd grade.

It's so important for even young students to understand that they should protect their personal information. This video does an excellent job of defining personal information and explaining who it is okay and not okay to share it with. Appropriate for PK though 2.

This internet safety video shows the consequences of sharing personal information with strangers. It is a little dated and gets mildly intense, but it gets students' attention and gets them talking about internet safety issues. You'll be surprised how many of your students have had personal experiences with being solicited for information online. This is appropriate for grades 3 through 5.

This is a great video on cyber bullying. It provides students with clear steps to follow if they ever are a victim of this. I have used it for the third through fifth grades.

This video clearly shows kids what personal information is and why they should keep it safe. It is promoted for grades 4 through 6, but it is appropriate for 3rd grade as well.

Hundreds of lessons are available, most of which include hands-on activities. This site has always been my favorite source of lesson ideas for this reason. I easily adapt the lessons to include technology and opportunities for the students to engage in research.