K-2

TEACHING INTERNET SAFETY IS THE LAW!

Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois General Assembly have mandated that all public schools set aside instructional time each year (Grades 3-12) to teach students how to use the Internet safely. The resources linked at the top of this page can be used by teachers to satisfy this state requirement. District #205 teachers are not limited to using only these resources; others may be substituted to fit your curriculum. The selection of content used is left to the classroom teacher(s). 

For more information about this requirement, please visit the Illinois State Board of Education's Internet Safety Curriculum page.
Visit the Illinois Attorney General's Stop Cyberbullying Website.

High Tech Crimes Bureau/Illinois Child Exploitation Task Force

Google and iKeepSafe have partnered to develop Be Internet Awesome, which has earned the Seal of Alignment, by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING, WEBSITES, CHAT ROOMS, ELECTRONIC MAIL, BULLETIN BOARDS, INSTANT MESSAGING, ETC.

  • Read through Google's Be Internet Awesome tools. (works best on Chromebooks or in the Chrome browser) Download Google's Be Internet Awesome Curriculum (PDF) 

RECOGNIZING, AVOIDING, AND REPORTING ONLINE SOLICITATIONS BY SEXUAL PREDATORS.

  • Download the lesson plan (requires creating a free account) and teach the lesson that accompanies the NetSmartz "Know the Rules" video.

RISKS OF TRANSMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

  • Discuss what "personal information" is with children (name, age, address, etc.) and why it is important NOT to give personal information out to strangers.

RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING UNSOLICITED OR DECEPTIVE ONLINE COMMUNICATION

RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING ONLINE HARASSMENT AND CYBERBULLYING

REPORTING ILLEGAL ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS

UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT LAWS ON WRITTEN MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MUSIC AND VIDEO