Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Internet Safety Curriculum

Grades 9-12

Focus: Cyber Community Citizenship: Social Networking

Objectives:

• Students will be able to draw correlations between cyber and physical communities.
• Students will be made aware of the laws and rules applicable to cyber and phsical communities.
• Students will distinguish between appropriate vs. inappropriate online materials.
• Students will discuss issues related to cyber bullying.
• Students will critique safe website design.

Activities/Resources:

• Discuss the computer safety rules that are posted in the lab and the division Acceptable Use Agreement.
• Use the Netsmartz Teens website to explore various risks that teens may encounter on the internet.
• Students can create their own public service announcement after viewing PSA from web.
• Government classes (Grade 12): Resource Officer "Class Action" covers topics including personal information online and cyberbullying
• English Classes (Grade 9): 9th grade Orientation by Media Specialist and ITRT includes discussions on research, passwords, online communities

Terminology:

Focus: Cyber Security

Objectives:

• Students will discuss issues related to identity theft, malicious code, phishing and pharming, and spyware.
• Students may also relate current event issues to Homeland Security, National Student Watch, and Acceptable Use Policies.

Activities:

• Discuss the computer safety rules that are posted in the lab and the division Acceptable Use Agreement.
• Government classes (Grade 12): Resource Officer "Class Action" covers topics including personal information online and cyberbullying

Terminology: identity theft, malicious code, phishing, pharming, spyware

Focus: Personal Safety: Online Communications: Email, IM, Chat Rooms, Blogs, Gaming, Sexting

Objectives:

• Students will learn what they should and should not do to keep themselves safe while engaging in online communications.

Activities:

• Discuss the computer safety rules that are posted in the lab and the division Acceptable Use Agreement.
• Government classes (Grade 12): Resource Officer "Class Action" covers topics including personal information online and cyberbullying
• English Classes (Grade 9): 9th grade Orientation by Media Specialist and ITRT includes discussions on research, passwords, online communities

Integrated Math and Literacy lessons are introduced.

Terminology:

Focus: Cyber Predators

Objectives:

• Students will be made aware of characteristics and grooming processes of online predators.

Activities:

Focus: Intellectual Property

Objectives:

• Students will explore online piracy and its consequences, incorporating a discussion of plagiarism, file sharing, illegal downloading, the evolving intellectual property laws, and associated responsibilities.

Activities:

• English Classes (Grade 9): 9th grade Orientation by Media Specialist and ITRT includes discussions on research, passwords, online communities

Terminology: Copyright and Fair Use

Related Standards of Learning:

• C/T 9-12.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
• C/T 9-12.4 The student will practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
• C/T 9-12.6 The student will use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
• C/T 9-12.7 The student will evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.