Inspiring Internet Safety in Elementary/Middle School

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Inspiring Internet Safety in Elementary/Middle
School

• Patti Hoelzle, School Counselor
• Nooksack Valley School District

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Intervention vs. prevention

• Intervention Its already happening, we need
  to help.
• Impact on students academic, social/emotional
  functioning.lets do something
• Prevention Its going to happen in the
  future.
• Equip students with skills PRIOR to needing them
  in crisis or to prevent crisis
• My belief It is better to start the conversation
  early when students have minimal exposure than
  try and teach replacement skills later when
  fully exposed (or even over exposed)

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What does this look like?

• Classroom Guidance Lessons
• 3rd through 5th grade
• One 45 lesson per week (4-5 weeks)
• Month-long focus on internet safety
• Each grade BUILDS upon previous years
  knowledge/skills
• Parent Education Night
• Share current survey data
• Tips and tricks to monitor student online
  activity
• Ongoing connection to cyber citizenship in other
  guidance topics (conflict resolution, emotion
  regulation, impulse control)
• Always include a cyber bullying/online example in
  role plays/scenarios

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Parent Education Night

• Ice Breaker Activity
• Partner up to figure out answer to each statement
  from student survey
• Share answers in group format

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Q Where do I start?A Find out where you ARE.
Cyber bullying survey administered to 4tt-5th
graders.

• Conclusion Some parents are aware of students
  online activity (GOOD!) however, many are not.

• Conclusion Many students have a social
  networking profile with the potential of causing
  harm to others through cyber bullying.

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Free curriculums available

• Netsmartz Workshop
• National Center for Missing and Exploited
  Children
• Ages 5-17
• Online activities and presentations
• Can request a free printed program that includes
  CD presentation and handouts
• www.netsmartz.org
• Common Sense Media
• Grades K-12
• Printed activities and internet modules (Digital
  Passport) would need computer lab access
• Module/Game Example
• www.commonsensemedia.org
• Steps to Respect/Second Step
• Committee for Children
• Lessons and handouts available on website

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Netsmartz Workshop

• Routers Birthday Surprise Presentation
• 3rd grade
• Downloadable teacher script
• Includes interactive quiz
• Students ENGAGED feel connected to the
  characters
• Tweens Presentation
• 5th grade only
• Downloadable teacher script
• Parent letter home (include sexting and
  abduction topics)
• Prior approval due to sensitive topics
• Consult with middle school

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Router's Birthday Surprise
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Additional activities 3rd/4th

• Online game exploration
• Internet safety pledges (display in hallway)
• Activity handouts
• Fortune-teller
• 4 corners
• Read scenarios
• Students must pick the corner of the room that
  coordinates with internet safety pledge
• Picture Pyramid

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Tween Videos 4th and 5th gradesProfile Penalty
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Additional Activities 5th

• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship
  Curriculum
• Videos worksheets teacher script
• Stacey's Story - When Rumors Escalate
• Internet Safety Pledges
• Picture Pyramid
• You Can't Take It Back
• Connect to home THINK cards
• Post near home computer or cell phone charger
• Educates parents to be positive role models

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Align work with.everything!!

• ASCA national model
• PSA1.6-9
• Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate
  behavior
• Recognize personal boundaries, rights and privacy
  needs
• Understand the need for self-control and how to
  practice it
• Current and changing laws
• Districts expected to have cyber bullying
  prevention in their curriculum
• Advocate

• School mission statement
• The central focus at Nooksack Elementary is on
  learning. We have high expectations for both
  academics and behavior, and decisions are made
  based on what is best for our students. The
  staff works as a team to provide a program that
  fits the needs of each of our children.
• Behavior both in and outside of school
  internet safety education
• School counselor vital part of meeting the online
  needs of students in a digital world
• SIP
• Focus on whole child
• Child interacting and influenced by online
  behaviors

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Parent Education Night

• Share survey results
• Outline classroom guidance sessions
• What can parents do to keep their children safe
• Multiple handouts available through netsmartz
  website and other online resources
• Goal is to inform and educate in order to PREVENT

Mrs. Hoelzle, you got my big sister in deep
trouble after my Mom went to your
presentationshes not allowed on Facebook for a
month
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Any questions?

• patti.hoelzle_at_nv.k12.wa.us
• THANK YOU for listening, learning, and empowering
  yourself and your students by being here!