Internet Safety and Website Evaluation

ISETS cannot stress enough the importance of taking time to talk and model the different aspects of internet safety with students of all ages. This in the long run only makes students better role models for other surfers. Below you will find some concrete strategies to help you deal with situations which might be uncomfortable or inappropriate for students.

Internet Safety Tips for Elementary School Student http://www.staysafeonline.info	Top Ten Cyber Security Tips for Teens, Teachers and Families http://www.staysafeonline.info/
Get Wise http://www.getnetwise.org GetNetWise allows users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their family's use of the Internet.	Curriculum on Internet Safety http://www.cybersmart.org The CyberSmart! School Program offers the first professionally developed curriculum for elementary and middle schools, promoting responsible and effective computer and Internet use.
Stay Safe Online http://www.msn.staysafeonline.com Stay Safe Online is an easy, kid-friendly guide to the Internet hosted by Shaquille O' Neal and his animated friends. This simple, 15 minute program helps children (and parents) make smart choices about the use of Internet chat rooms, e-mail, and web sites.	Get Smart http://www.netsmartz.org Get Netsmart Teaching children what to watch out for when surfing the internet with fun and interactive games.

Evaluation Rubrics for Websites http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/ Primary, intermediate, and secondary students can use these rubrics to evaluate Web sites.	Internet Detective http://www.sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html An excellent scavenger hunt highlighting, exposing and simulating many of the issues one faces when evaluating or searching information a wonderful teaching tool.
Evaluation Criteria http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html Examine Susan E. Beck's helpful Web evaluation-criteria instruction. Kids Report Selection Criteria http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives/ Clearly stated criteria used by the kids who select the sites for the Kid's Report (Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites) web site. Kid's Report is no longer active, but evaluation criteria are still relevant.	Evaluating Web Resources http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram- Teaching students to consider the validity and usefulness of Web sites is an important part of information literacy. The Wolfgram Memorial Library presents evaluation materials using actual Web pages as examples. WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Content Evaluation http://www.cyberbee.com/guides.html Use this form to evaluate Web sites. Add the total number of points you awarded a site to determine the overall CyberGuide rating.
Ethics 101: Cheating, Plagiarism, Website Evaluation, and Copyright Information For Your Students http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/plag&cheat.htm- This resource contains links to resources related to cheating, detection sites for plagiarism, website evaluation and examples of bad content, techniques for teaching website evaluation, copyright information, citing references, and more.	Lesson Plans for evaluating Web Sites 6-8 Why is it important to evaluate the source and validity of the information found on a Web site? http://kathyschrock.net/eval/index.htm