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Online Safety Resources

Here are some resources for Online Safety:

http://www.connectsafely.org/

http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/whatis.html
The above site is more for adults and teachers than for students.

A video of the folktale Feather's in the Wind- about gossip is available online at http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/feathers.htm 
  • What is gossip? What does gossip mean to you?
  • Why do you think the young man asked for forgiveness for slandering the wise man?
  • What do the feathers represent in this folktale?
  • Why is the feather analogy a good one to spreading gossip? Does this folktale make sense to you? Why or why not?
Watch this video online http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/canttake.htm  and then discuss the following questions:
  • How do you think the girls who were rated felt?
  • Why did the boy rate the girls?
  • When did the boy start to regret his actions?
  • Why is it important to think about consequences and other peoples' feelings?
  • Why is empathy important in our society? How can we show empathy
Watch this video online http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/angela.htm and then discuss the following questions:
  • What did Suzie do right in response to the bullying? (List these on board)
  • What else could have helped Suzie?
  • What could her friends have done?
  • What do you do to respect other people's rights online?
  • What do you think the consequences of cyber bullying would be at school?
    • What about at a state or federal level?