Computer-Bills
i-SAFE Inc. is
partnering with educators around the country to provide a prevention
oriented Internet safety education program for students in grades K-12.
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with i-SAFE, Inc. to
bring Internet Safety education to St. Joseph Grade
i-SAFE Inc. is a government funded non-profit foundation whose
mission is to educate and empower youth with the ability to take control
of their Internet experience by giving them vital knowledge that will
enable them to recognize and avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful
online behavior and to respond appropriately.
The integrated teaching and learning activities are age appropriate
and vary from grade to grade. The core topics discussed in the i-SAFE
curriculum include:
Cyber Community Citizenship: Compares the cyber community to the
physical community with a focus on cyber citizenship and safety rules.
Cyber Security: Understanding computer security, e-mail, viruses,
flaming, spyware, etc;
Personal Safety: Recognizing online communication dangers; e-mail and
text messaging safety, revealing personal information online.
Intellectual Property: Understanding legal and ethical behaviors
related to information and technology; such as downloading music/movies,
plagiarism, etc.
Cyber Bullying: Focuses on online etiquette and identifying and
responding to cyber harassment and threats.
Predator Identification: Strategies to recognize suspicious online
communication, the grooming process and proactive techniques to reduce
risk.
The lesson topics in grades K-4 are presented by i-SAFE's character "i-Buddy."
Each lesson provides young students with exposure to Internet concepts
and vocabulary through engaging hands-on activities. Activities for
grades 5-8 involve discussions and participatory activities to foster
discussion, cooperative learning, concept development, and opportunities
for school and community outreach. High school participatory activities
and discussions revolve around topic-centered webcast videos as well as
traditional lesson plan formats. Lesson plans for grades 5-12 also
include service learning projects and activities. Students in
grades 5-12 are also encouraged to become i-SAFE Student Mentors and
participate in community and school based events and activities aimed at
increasing Internet safety awareness.
We believe that this curriculum is necessary to protect and empower our students and hope that you can offer your support to this program by continuing the discussion of these topics at home. Should you have any additional questions, please contact Jeanette Bills at St. Joseph Grade School
For more information about i-SAFE visit www.isafe.org.