Cybersafety expert Nancy Willard, of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, sent bNetSavvy this informative update on internet safety instruction in schools:
The National Cyber Security Alliance just released a report on Internet safety instruction in K-12 schools.
Not surprisingly, their conclusion was: “The survey found that America’s young people aren’t receiving adequate instruction to use digital technology and navigate cyberspace in a safe, secure and responsible manner and are ill-prepared to address these subjects.
The survey also found: “Over three quarters of teachers have spent less than six hours on any type of professional development education related to cyberethics, cybersafety and cyber security within the last 12 months.” Further: “Seven in ten (69%) teachers feel that cyberethics, cybersafety and cybersecurity professional development is a priority.”
For those seeking such professional development, the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use is very pleased to announce that two professional development videos, with extensive handouts, are now available.
1) Cyber Savvy Teachers
Cyber Savvy Teachers is an approximately 2-hour Professional Development presentation, with 29 page presentation notes, that will provide teachers will a comprehensive research-based understanding of all aspects of digital media safety and responsibility. This presentation will prepare teachers to effectively teach these subjects using the student handout materials from CSRIU or any other research-based Internet safety curriculum. Additional resources, including a Scope and Sequence of Instructional Objectives and student handouts, are freely available on the above page.
2) Cyberbullying, Cyberthreats & Sexting
Cyberbullying, Cyberthreats & Sexting is an approximately 2-hour professional development video presentation, with 30 page notes, for principals, school counselors and psychologists, school resource officers, and educational technology personnel that addresses the concerns related to student online use that are most likely to directly impact schools. This presentation presents research on the issues, addresses legal issues, and provides guidance on effective investigation and intervention and a comprehensive prevention approach.
The pricing for these materials allows for individual users, a range of school/district sizes. University faculty and trainers can acquire the individual user materials and then pay for handout copies, hard copy or electronic, through the Copyright Clearance Center.
CSRUI’s overall framework for addressing these issuse, Cyber Savvy Schools, is on the home page at http://csriu.org.
Additional materials under development include; Youth Risk Online, Effective Internet Use Management in a Web 2.0 World, Web 2.0 in Schools: Legal Issues, and Digital Media Literacy.
For questions or comments, contact Dr. Willard via the following info:
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
Nancy Willard, Executive Director
474 W 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405
Cell Phone: 541-556-1145
Email: contact@csriu.org
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