Cybersafe young children : teaching Internet safety and responsibility, K-3

Sprung, Barbara. (Author). Froschl, Merle. (Added Author). Gropper, Nancy, (Added Author).

Summary: "Designed to support teachers as they integrate lessons about good digital citizenship into the daily life of the classroom; provides a rationale for addressing this issue in the early grades as a prevention for later harmful behavior such as cyberbullying; practical classroom strategies, suggested readings, and annotated lists of children's books and organizational resources. Cyber-Safe Young Children: Helping K-3 Students Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly is designed to support teachers as they integrate lessons about good digital citizenship into the daily life of the classroom. It provides a rationale for addressing this issue in the early grades as a prevention for later harmful behavior such as cyberbullying. The book also includes practical classroom strategies, suggested readings, and annotated lists of children's books and organizational resources"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780807763759 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 110 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: Premise -- What the research tells us: preteens and teenagers in the digital age -- Digital citizenship and cybersafety: a priority early education concern -- Cyberbullying bystanders: active and passive responses -- Preventing cyberbullying: a social-emotional perspective -- Part II: Practice -- Implications for teacher education -- Message for teachers and administrators -- A curriculum map for good digital citizenship -- Part III: Classroom activities -- Introduction to activities -- Activity #1: Discovering what we know -- Activity #2: Creating rules for good digital citizenship -- Activity #3: Word webs and charts: Building vocabulary for digital citizenship -- Activity #4: Doing the right thing: a form of courage -- Activity #5: What does permanent mean? A word experiment -- Activity #6: Understanding privacy: an important concept for online activities -- Activity #7: Building good digital citizenship -- Activity #8: Working with partners -- Part IV: Resources -- Picture books about face-to-face teasing and bullying -- Children's books about online safety and cyberbullying prevention -- Organizational resources -- Appendix A: School statement -- Appendix B: Letter from computer teacher -- Appendix C: Parent letter and questionnaire -- Appendix D: Glossary.