Websites to Consider

Websites About Digital Citizenship

Websites for Students

1.     x-block. 2008. i-SAFE, Inc. July 5, 2011. http://xblock.isafe.org/

This is website is a branch of the i-SAFE website specifically for older students. There is a chat room, contests and a mentor program. Kids and adults can access an online training center for internet safety through the i-SAFE website.

 

2.     Stop Cyberbullying. Parry Aftab. WiredKidz, Inc.

July 4, 2011 <www.stopcyberbullying.org>

Awesome resource for parents, teachers and students! Students may click on their age group and learn lots of facts about cyberbullying and online etiquette and take a quiz on whether or not they are a part of the cyberbullying problem. Parents have lots of resources here, too. Including a presentation called A Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying.

 

3.     Hector’s World. Hector’s World Limited. July 5, 2011. <www.hectorsworld.com>

This is a super fun website dealing with all topics of digital citizenship. Students will love the awesome graphics and the quirky characters and won’t mind learning as they play a variety of educational games.

 

4.     NetSmartz Workshop. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. 2010 July 5, 2011. <www.netsmartz.org>

This is an awesome website for students of all ages. Students may enter their specified age area of this site to participate in numerous activities dealing with digital citizenship. Students can choose to watch videos, read articles, read first hand accounts, watch presentations and play games like “Cyberbully Zombies”. Very fun and educational!

 

5.    FBI-SOS: Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nova Southeastern University. July 5, 2011 <www.fbi-sos.org>

This website offers students a “scavenger hunt” (differentiated by grade level) that takes them to interactive websites especially for learning about topics in digital citizenship. At the end of the scavenger hunt, students can take a quiz to see what they have learned.

Websites for Teachers

 

1.     Digital Citizenship: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in a Digital World. Dana Bickley.                     

       June 22, 2011 <http://www.nisd.net/digitalcitizen/>

This website defines the nine elements of digital citizenship. Definitions are basic and straightforward. This website would be a good tool for a teacher beginning a digital citizenship unit. The website also provides lesson plans pertaining to a variety of topics in digital citizenship.

 

2.     Media and Technology Resources for Educators. 2011. Common Sense Media Inc.           

       June 22, 2011 <http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators>

This is a fantastic resource for teachers teaching computer literacy courses. There are many lesson plan ideas for computer literacy courses along with lesson plans specifically for digital citizenship. You can even browse for lesson plans by grade level. Awesome resource!

 

3.     Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appropriately, Ribble, Mike. 2011. Go Daddy Custom Design Group.               

June 25, 2011 <http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html>

This website, though perhaps a little dry, is still a great resource for teachers. There is an entire webpage devoted to publications on the topic. Another page is dedicated to resources and includes a contract for digital citizenship for students. Also included is a PowerPoint presentation for teachers to understand Digital Citizenship.

 

4.     Wired Safety: The World’s First Internet Safety and Help Group, 2011. Supported by Google and Spectorsoft.   

June 25, 2011 <http://wiredsafety.org/>

This Website has it all.  You can search information by topic or browse the home page for the most current articles.  Also, this website has many videos on an array of topics some for children, mostly for adults.

 

5.     Get Net Wise. 2008. Internet Education Foundation.

July 7, 2011 <http://www.getnetwise.org/>

This is a well organized website that includes blogs about technology, the largest online collection of how-to instructional videos and articles about online safety. It also has links to websites for kids.