Links and Reference Materials
There are many resources available for teachers to help further your own knowledge of Internet Safety and to assist you in broadening the learning of your students.
The following is a list of additional online and hard copy resources organized by topic and appropriate grade.
Online Resources
BULLYING
Media Awareness Network: Passport to the Internet, Instant Pigeon Module
(Grade 4, 5, 6)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/catalogue/products/descriptions/passport.cfm
NetSmartz, Real Life Stories - Feathers in the Wind, You Can’t Take it Back, Broken Friendship (Grade 5, 6)
http://www.netsmartz.org/RealLifeStories/CantTakeItBack
NetSmartz, Real Life Stories - Keisha’s Crime
(Grade 6)
http://classic.netsmartz.org/stories/keisha.htm
NetSmartz, Real Life Stories - Angela’s Experience
(Grade 5, 6)
http://classic.netsmartz.org/stories/angela.htm
NetSmartz, NSTeens - Cyberbullying: Terrible Text
(Grade 6)
http://www.nsteens.org/Videos/TerribletEXt
Power to Learn: Cyberbullying: Not Just Name Calling
(Grade 4, 5, 6)
http://www.powertolearn.com/pdf/cyberbullying_teacher_guide.pdf
WITS Program – More Resources
http://www.witsprogram.ca/schools/more-resources/
WITS Program – Helpful Links
http://www.witsprogram.ca/families/helpful-links/
WITS Program – Cyberbullying Links
http://www.witsprogram.ca/kids/cyberbullying/cyber-bullying-links.php
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Cybertip.ca - Canada's National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
www.cybertip.ca/app/en/
Kids Help Phone
Provides toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling to young people. Includes details of the helpline number and the ability to post questions online
www.kidshelpphone.ca
GENERAL
The Door that’s Not Locked.ca
www.thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
(Grade 5, 6)
www.kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/sss_home
Media Awareness Network, The Second Adventure of the Three Cyber Pigs
(Grade 4)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/index.cfm
Power To Learn: Social Networking
(Grade 6)
http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/index.shtml#
Texted.ca
(Grade 5,6)
www.texted.ca/app/en
ThinkuKnow: Cyber Café
(Grade 4,5,6)
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
LURING
NetSmartz: Real Life Stories - Tracking Teresa
(Grade 5, 6)
http://www.nsteens.org/Videos/TrackingTeresa
NetSmartz: Julie's Journey
(Grade 6)
http://classic.netsmartz.org/stories/julie.htm
NETIQUETTE
Media Awareness Network, Jo Cool or Jo Fool Cyber Tour
(Grade 6)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/jocool_jofool/teachers.cfm
PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Kids in the Know, Zoe & Molly Online
www.kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/zoe_molly
Media Awareness Network, Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three Cyber Pigs
(Grade 4)
mediasmarts.ca/game/privacy-playground-first-adventure-three-cyberpigs
Media Awareness Network, Reality Check! Evaluating Online Information
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/catalogue/products/descriptions/reality_check.cfm
NetSmartz: NSTeens - Post-to-be-Private
(Grade 6)
http://www.nsteens.org/Videos/Post-to-bePrivate
NetSmartz: NSTeens - Offline Consequences: Profile Penalty
(Grade 6)
http://www.nsteens.org/Videos/ProfilePenalty
Power to Learn: Get Certified
(Grade 4, 5, 6)
www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/get_certified/index.shtml
Power to Learn: Digital Permanence
(Grade 6)
www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/
Power to Learn: Keeping Personal Information Private
(Grade 5)
www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/keeping_personal_information_private/kpip_case_school/start.shtml
STATISTICS AND RESEARCH
Cyber Bullying Survey (2008)
www.verney.ca/ypo2008/presentations/634.pdf
Cyber-bullying: Our Kids’ New Reality A Kids Help Phone Research Study of Kids Online
http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/media/21704/2007_cyber_bullying_report.pdf
Enough is Enough: Internet Statistics
http://enough.org/inside.php?id=2UXKJWRY8
Interdisciplinary Response to Youths Sexting: Recommendations from the Youth Online Safety
www.justice.gov/usao/ma/childexploitation/psc/Sexting_Prevention.pdf
Kaiser Family Foundation: Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds (2005)
www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905pkg.cfm
KINSA: Surf Smart Survey Results (2008) (Positive findings)
http://kinsa.net/blog/post/2008/10/14/Surf-Smart-survey-results-are-in.aspx
McAfee Cyber Dangers Survey (2008)
(survey can be requested via email on this page)
www.mcafee.com/us/about/press/corporate/2008/20081022_095000_x.html
Media Awareness Network: Young Canadians in a Wired World (2005)
www.media-awareness.ca/english/research/YCWW/phaseII/upload/YCWWII_Student_Survey.pdf
PewResearchCenter (2010)
http://pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/May/Cyberbullying-2010.aspx
Statistics Canada: Child Luring through the Internet (2009)
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2009001/article/10783-eng.htm
Survey of Internet and At-risk Behaviors (2008)
www.sparsa.org/res/research/SurveyOfInternet.pdf
WEBCAMS
Webcam Safety
(Grade 5, 6)
www.webcamsafety.org
Print Resources
BOOKS
MacEachern, Robyn, and Geraldine Charette.
Cyberbullying: Deal with It and Ctrl Alt Delete It. Toronto: J. Lorimer &, 2008. Print.
Willard, Nancy E. Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Aggression, Threats, and Distress. Champaign, Ill.: Research, 2007. Print.
Jakubiak, David J. A Smart Kid's Guide to Online Bullying. New York: Rosen Group, Incorporated, 2010. Print.
• Other books in the series:
Avoiding Online Predators; Doing Internet Research; Internet Privacy; Playing Online Games; Social Networking Online
Sommers, Michael A. The Dangers of Online Predators. New York: Rosen Central, 2008. Print.
Connolly, Sean. The Internet and the World Wide Web. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2010. Print.