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CyberSmart! Posters
Download our free cartoon posters reminding your students of the Be CyberSmart® lessons
(prints easily in color on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper)
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"A computer virus ate my
homework." |
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It's a high-tech twist on the old excuse. But if it really happens,
a computer virus may damage more than a homework file. Use this poster
as the basis for a classroom discussion about how to avoid spreading
a virus to school and home computers. Make sure your students know
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never to open E-mail from strangers. |
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if they do open an E-mail by mistake, not to click on links
or download files that came with it. |
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never to pass along funny E-mails or chain letters—they
may contain viruses. |
Use the following lesson plans and student activity sheets from The
CyberSmart! Curriculum to teach your students more about E-mail
safety and responsibility:
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"Welcome
to my web site." |
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Children are attracted to some web sites time after time by exciting
games, contests, and the chance to talk online to others with similar
interests. Commercial web builders actually call such sites "sticky."
Discuss with students how to choose to visit only those sites that
can be trusted to protect their privacy by
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checking for a clearly post a privacy policy that explains
how it protects children under 13. |
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making sure these sites don't ask children for more information
than is needed to use the site. |
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telling students to ask for their teacher's or their parents'
permission before submitting ANY private identity information
to a Web site. |
Try the following lesson plans and student activity sheets from The
CyberSmart! Curriculum to teach your students more about online
privacy:
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"On the Internet, nobody
knows you're a dog." |
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Children may want to make pals in cyberspace in order to share common
interests. Before they do, make sure they understand that it is easy
for people in cyberspace to be pretend to be what they are not. Discuss
with your students how
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students can share their thoughts about a common interest
with someone they meet online, but that person is still a stranger. |
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no one can know for sure if what a cyberpal (someone they
met online) says is true. |
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students should get their teacher's or parent's permission
before sharing ANY private identity information (full name,
photo, address, telephone number, school name, and so on) with
a cyberpal. |
Try the following lesson plans and student activity sheets from The
CyberSmart! Curriculum to teach your students more about cyberpals
and chat safety:
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