Be Internet Awesome
Be Internet Awesome is Google's free online program that "offers kids a path to digital citizenship and a way to become smart and safe users of the internet." The information below is adapted for teacher use from the Be Internet Awesome program.
Be Internet Awesome: Elementary
Be Internet Awesome: Elementary
Getting Started
Please review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: Introduction and watch the video Digital Citizenship and You!
Be Internet Awesome: Introduction (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Digital Citizenship and You! (YouTube)
Internet Safety Video (NetSmartzKids)
SMART
Goals:
• Understand what kinds of personal information should be kept private.
• Remember that everyone deserves to have their secrets kept private.
• Identify other types of personal information that can be found online.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 1. Smart and watch the video Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint.
Be Internet Awesome: 1. Smart (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint (YouTube)
Student Activity
Student Activity (Jamboard)This link will force you to make your own copy of the Jamboard to use with your students
E-Book: Webster's Gecko Goof
Assessment: 1. Smart (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
ALERT
Goals:
• Learn techniques people use to steal identities.
• Recognize the signs of phishing attempts.
• Be careful about how and with whom you share personal information.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 2. Alert and watch the videos Phishing and Spear Phishing and What is Clickbait and How to Avoid It.
Be Internet Awesome: 2. Alert (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Phishing and Spear Fishing (YouTube)
What is Clickbait and How to Avoid It (YouTube)
Student Activity
E-book: Delivery for Webster
Assessment: 2. Alert (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
STRONG
Goals:
• Learn about the passwords that protect your devices.
• Understand how to create passwords that are hard to guess and easy to remember.
• Choose the right security for your login settings, including two-factor verification.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 3. Strong and watch the videos How to Create a Strong Password and What is Two-Factor Authentication? (2FA).
Be Internet Awesome: 3. Strong (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
How to Create a Strong Password (YouTube)
What is Two-Factor Authentication? (2FA) (YouTube)
Student Activity
E-book: The Princess's Password
Assessment: 3 Strong (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
KIND
Goals:
• Evaluate what it means to be a bystander or upstander online.
• Know how to behave if you experience harassment.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 4. Kind and watch the video Two Questions to End Bullying for Good.
Be Internet Awesome: 4 Kind (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Two Questions to End Bullying for Good (YouTube)
Student Activity
Student Activity (Jamboard) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Jamboard to use with your students
Bad Netiquette Stinks (video): NetSmartzKids
Assessment: 4. Kind (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your student
Additional Resources
Be Safer Online (activities)
Be Internet Awesome: Secondary
Be Internet Awesome: Secondary
Getting Started
Please review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: Introduction and watch the video Digital Citizenship and You!
Be Internet Awesome: Introduction (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Digital Citizenship and You! (YouTube)
SMART
Goals:
• Understand what kinds of personal information should be kept private.
• Remember that everyone deserves to have their secrets kept private.
• Identify other types of personal information that can be found online.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 1. Smart and watch the video Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint.
Be Internet Awesome: 1. Smart (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint (YouTube)
Assessment: 1. Smart (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
Additional Resources:
Jamboard Activity
Google Yourself
ALERT
Goals:
• Learn techniques people use to steal identities.
• Recognize the signs of phishing attempts.
• Be careful about how and with whom you share personal information.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 2. Alert and watch the videos Phishing and Spear Phishing and What is Clickbait and How to Avoid It.
Be Internet Awesome: 2. Alert (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Phishing and Spear Fishing (YouTube)
What is Clickbait and How to Avoid It (YouTube)
Assessment: 2. Alert (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
STRONG
Goals:
• Learn about the passwords that protect your devices.
• Understand how to create passwords that are hard to guess and easy to remember.
• Choose the right security for your login settings, including two-factor verification.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 3. Strong and watch the videos How to Create a Strong Password and What is Two-Factor Authentication? (2FA).
Be Internet Awesome: 3. Strong (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
How to Create a Strong Password (YouTube)
What is Two-Factor Authentication? (2FA) (YouTube)
Assessment: 3 Strong (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students
Additional Resources:
How to create strong passwords for every site...
How to Create a Strong Password
How Secure is my Password
Take the Password Test
Has my password been stolen?
The Best Password Managers for 2021
Best password managers in 2021: Free and paid software to secure your passwords
KIND
Goals:
• Evaluate what it means to be a bystander or upstander online.
• Know how to behave if you experience harassment.
Review the Google Slides file Be Internet Awesome: 4. Kind and watch the video Two Questions to End Bullying for Good.
Be Internet Awesome: 4 Kind (Slides) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Slides file to use with your students
Two Questions to End Bullying for Good (YouTube)
Assessment: 4. Kind (Google Form) This link will force you to make your own copy of the Form to use with your students