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Video Tutorials and Guide Sheets on Cybersafety

Being Cybersafe Means Being Cybersmart

Knowing what dangers lurk online is especially important as students head back to school. Responsible computer use is not just about good Internet etiquette. Being aware of the ways other users can maliciously use information about them or simply invade their privacy are valuable lessons for students to understand as they interact more frequently online. Social networking and other forms of 'instant publishing' online have made it even more important for all users to be literate in the language of Web 2.0.

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Teachers might want to consider using the Nortel LearniT lesson plan series on Cybersafety and our Online Safety video tutorial series as a way to introduce the topic to their students, adding cybersafety to the back-to-school shopping cart! These are all directly available to use in your classroom. Our cybersafety series consists of individual modules for building a strong cyberIQ.

Cybersafety Lesson Series

The Cybersafety lesson series engages and involves learners in five modules that can be tailored to be age-appropriate. All lesson plans can be saved and modified as needed:

Cybersafety Lesson Series: Introduction is the first in the Nortel LearniT Cybersafety Lesson Series, launching student exploration of a broad range of guidelines on Internet safety (such as safeguarding your identity, "talking to strangers", passwords, etc.).
Cybersafety: Viruses, Popups, and Spam and Oh My - computer viruses and popups, spam, and more, including hoaxes, scams/fraud, identity theft, and cookies
Cybersafety: Cyberbullies - online bullying via e-mail, video, instant messaging
Cybersafety: The Dark Side of the Net - Internet dangers of online predators and pornography
Cybersafety: Web of Deceit - how to examine Web sites to research and analyze the effectiveness of information stored on a Web page. Students will create their own Web pages to demonstrate how they apply their new media literacy skills.

Applications

These lessons can be used as:

standalone lessons on cybersafety or as the introduction to cybersafety concepts.
to assemble as very informative and interesting session(s) for students, parents and/or the community.

Resources for all

Find current cybersafety resource lists from Nortel LearniT useful in your classroom, community center, other outreach activity, or home under the Just For You! portals for:

Video Tutorials and Resources

Nortel LearniT provides engaging video tutorials and other resources to help students build their cybersmarts:

View a Nortel LearniT video: Online Safety - Identity

Information for Parents

As the primary educators, parents and children's caregivers share concerns with educators and the rest of the community in ensuring that children are cybersafe. Cybereducation and cybersafety fostered at home are critical keys to successful 21st century eLearning. There are excellent guidelines for parents and strong websites that focus on cybersafety. Nortel LearniT's role is to partner with parents and caregivers in providing resources and direction for them in successfully achieving these goals. Find more information in the Just For You - Parents portal, which is a focal point for parent resources on our website.

Cybersmart Tips from Nortel LearniT

Online identities can come back to haunt you so never create a rude or offensive online identity since you don't know who reads a profile page (such as a future employer) or for how long it will be stored.
Create a nickname that does not use your real name or reveal anything personal about you.
When asked to upload a profile picture, use cartoons or another photo. Remember, these are supposed to REPRESENT you, not BE you.
When registering for sites, give as little information as possible. Only fill in required fields and do not give additional information. If registration for a website that requires an address, phone number or gender, consider going somewhere else.
Don't upload images of you, family, and friends to an unsecured area that's open to anyone from the public.
If using a mobile device with online capabilities always use the password login manager so that if you lose the device it will be difficult to retrieve any personal data.
When chatting on cell phones, don't respond to SMS/text messages unless you know who sender is. If are getting unwanted text messages, contact your service provider immediately to find out how to block them.
Never download files from people you don't know. Even if you do know the person, always scan files with an anti-virus program as the sender may be infected and sending a file without even knowing it!
Constantly check for updates for your anti-virus software. If available, subscribe to the automatic updates feature of your anti-virus software to ensure protection from the latest infections.
Always use a firewall to protect from hacker attacks. Don't forget to regularly check for updates for your firewall from the manufacturer or software provider.

Cybersafety Guide

Use this new 2007 cybersafety guide from Nortel LearniT to create your cybersafety fair. It includes all the resources you and your learners will need for this learning adventure!

NOTES:

This document is provided in MS Word format so that you can change it to fit your needs. To follow the links, just copy and paste them into your Internet browser.
Optimization: Best browser for view or save is either IE 7 or above or Firefox (Mozilla) browser.
The mouse pointer will turn to a hand (or whatever link click character you have selected) when you reach the active url link.
If you click or CTRL Click a link, the progress bar at the bottom of your browser will give a note indicating time taking to open the url. If you have IE 7.0 and have phish control installed, your browser may ask permission to open the link.

cybersafetyfair_guide_revised_082007_2.doc (DOC, 182K)

Cybersafety Fair

Cybersafety Fair guidelines in portable document format (PDF).

NOTES:

Optimization: Best browser for view or save is either IE 7 or above or Firefox (Mozilla) browser. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.0 or above.
The mouse pointer will turn to a hand (or whatever link click character you have selected) when you reach the active url link.
If you click or CTRL Click a link, the progress bar at the bottom of your browser will give a note indicating time taking to open the url. If you have IE 7.0 and have phish control installed, your browser may ask permission to open the link.
Accessibility: for users with accessibility tools, i.e., JAWS or Adobe 8 readers, sound cards, and speaker or head phones, this PDF file and its URLs are audio enabled

Microsoft Word - cybersafetyfair_guide_revised_082007_2_2_.pdf (PDF, 118K)

Being Cybersafe Means Being Cybersmart

Cybersafety Lesson Series

Applications

Resources for all

Video Tutorials and Resources

Information for Parents

Cybersmart Tips from Nortel LearniT

Online identities can come back to haunt you so never create a rude or offensive online identity since you don't know who reads a profile page (such as a future employer) or for how long it will be stored.

Create a nickname that does not use your real name or reveal anything personal about you.

When asked to upload a profile picture, use cartoons or another photo. Remember, these are supposed to REPRESENT you, not BE you.

When registering for sites, give as little information as possible. Only fill in required fields and do not give additional information. If registration for a website that requires an address, phone number or gender, consider going somewhere else.

Don't upload images of you, family, and friends to an unsecured area that's open to anyone from the public.

If using a mobile device with online capabilities always use the password login manager so that if you lose the device it will be difficult to retrieve any personal data.

When chatting on cell phones, don't respond to SMS/text messages unless you know who sender is. If are getting unwanted text messages, contact your service provider immediately to find out how to block them.

Never download files from people you don't know. Even if you do know the person, always scan files with an anti-virus program as the sender may be infected and sending a file without even knowing it!

Constantly check for updates for your anti-virus software. If available, subscribe to the automatic updates feature of your anti-virus software to ensure protection from the latest infections.

Always use a firewall to protect from hacker attacks. Don't forget to regularly check for updates for your firewall from the manufacturer or software provider.

Cybersafety Guide

Cybersafety Fair