Lesson Plans
Resources and lesson plans for Early and Middle Years
NetAlert (Australia)
Online Safety - interactive games for Early Years students
Netty's World
Follow these cousins through six interactive adventures as they learn about online safety:
Cyberquoll
Teachers: CyberQuoll provides teacher resource materials to assist you with teaching and learning about online safety. To complement the CyberQuoll interactive learning program, NetAlert has a suite of materials to help you teach internet safety: Teachers' CyberQuoll
Hectors World (NZ and UK)
Cartoon and activities for young children:
Hector's World
Lesson plans for students from Prep to Grade 6:
Hector's world lesson plans
A fabulous tool to consider for school and home computers is the Hector Safety Button Hector swims in the corner of the screen all day and if something upsetting appears, a child can click on the safety button and Hector covers the screen.
Grid Club (Australia)
Enter the cyber café. What is everyone up to? Can you help them make good choices? Learn more about smart choices for chat, email, texting etc:
The home page links to activities, lesson plans and resources for teachers to use when teaching cybersafety:
Grid Club
BBC (UK)
Stay Safe features resources and videos for upper primary students:
Stay Safe interactive featuring 'Dongle on the Web'.
You can also print the “Smart” Rules for the classroom - 'You have to be “SMART” on the web':
Stay Safe
WebWise (IRE)
Animated lesson for 7-12 year olds, complete with interactive questions and related classroom activities. It is about 20 minutes long and would work well on an interactive whiteboard:
Webwise online adventures
Lesson plans for teachers:
Internet safety
For more resources:
Webwise
Resources for Middle and Later Years
ID the Creep (US)
How good are you at spotting creeps online? Try this game:
ID the Creep
Cybernetrix (Australia)
Think you know everything about online chat rooms? Test your knowledge in this interactive:
Cybernetrix
What’s the worst thing that can happen online? Check out these case studies:
Cybernetrix Case Studies
- Laureen’s ordeal (Bullying)
- What the? (Spyware)
- Jeremy’s friend (Predator)
- Stalking Sarah (Cyber stalking)
ThinkUKnow
ThinkUKnow Australia is an internet safety program developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Microsoft Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Protect Your Financial Identity
Protect Your Financial Identity - provides information about how you can protect your financial identity in everyday life and minimise the damage if a problem occurs. Developed by the Australian Bankers’ Association, the Australian High Tech Crime Centre and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Copyright
These resources have been created by 'Smart Copy' to use in Australian Classrooms. ‘All right to Copy?’ offers a guide to students and teachers as to what they can and cannot do when it comes to using the work of others. 'Music for Free?' is a resource for later adolescence.
Values for Australian Schooling – Building Values Across the Whole School: A Resource Package was funded under the Australian Government’s Values Education programme administered by the Department of Education, Science and Training. Students will be provided with two texts which explore the issue of downloading music from the internet.
Internet use questionnaire
This is a sample Internet Use Questionnaire (Word - 293Kb) created by the 'Think you know' team in the UK. Their website includes videos, games and lesson plans: thinkuknow
The site requires a teacher to join. It won’t let you join unless you include a UK postcode. For example: Wimbledon SW19 5AE
Could you create one for your school based on Australian students and relevance? What were the results from your school? Send us a copy to use on our website: connect@edumail.vic.gov.au
Stop Cyberbullying (US)
What does it mean to be a cyberbully? Are you one? Try this quiz!
Stop Cyberbullying
News stories (UK)
What could lead a 12 year old girl to run away with a US marine? This event really happened. Watch the 21 minute video and read the Q & A from teenagers on cybersafety:
Imagine how her parents felt. Especially with articles like: ‘Are these Britain's stupidest parents?’ What do you think?
Videos for teachers professional learning
Teachers TV ICT - Online Safety 30 Mins This programme outlines simple classroom activities to help teachers to take practical steps to keep pupils safe online and to increase awareness of the potential dangers of internet usage. E-safety consultant Dr Alan Beecham visits Rhodesway Secondary School in Bradford to work with a group of Year 9 students. There are great activities surrounding the building of a safe online Profiles for students.
Teachers TV - Anti Bullying - How Do They Do It In Norway? Norway has reduced bullying in some schools by 50 per cent. In this programme, we find out why Norwegians are such pioneers in tackling bullying, and explore the key features of their successful approach.
“It gives Children the same rights in their workplace as I have in my workplace. Deputy Ombudsman or Children Norway.
Teacher's TV - Inspirations - The Scary Guy Scary talks to the upper school students over two sessions about his mission to eliminate hate, violence and prejudice worldwide. He certainly knows how to get the full attention of his audience, as his personal testimony, shock tactics and audience participation demonstrate in the first session.
Once the audience is hooked he issues his seven days and seven nights challenge, which asks them to only call people by their given name for a whole week.
Learning and teaching strategies
These Learning and teaching strategies can be used for both classroom and teacher professional learning activities.