- Common Sense Media (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/) is a great website if you want to see whether the media or apps you are using are safe.
- The National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (http://nicerc.org/) gives opportunities to learn more about technology and is a resource for classes about computer science that will help students better understand the online world.
- ConnectSafely (http://www.connectsafely.org) gives tips, advice, and guides as to privacy and security about the websites and apps you may use.
- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (http://www.missingkids.com/home) has information on safety and prevention
- Privacy Pirates (http://mediasmarts.ca/game/privacy-pirates-interactive-unit-online-privacy-ages-7-9) is a game that teaches simple concepts of privacy, ideally to children aged 7-9.
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Mission: Laptop Security (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/game-0008-mission-laptop-security) is a game that teaches about laptop privacy and security
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/video-0022-sharing-information-day-your-life) is a video about how much information you may share in one day
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/video-0001-net-cetera-chatting-kids-about-being-online) is a video that accompanies text resources that suggests how parents can discuss online safety with their children
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Beware of Spyware (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/game-0002-beware-spyware) teaches about spyware
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Friend Finder (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/game-0003-friend-finder) is a game that teaches about social media friend requests
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Hacked Email: What to Do (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/video-0104-hacked-email-what-do) is a video that explains what to do when your email is hacked
Videos
Student Privacy 101: FERPA for Parents and Students (U.S. Department of Education PTAC)
RUFF RUFFMAN: Privacy and You! (PBS KIDS)
Age: 6-11
Safe Web Surfing: Top Tips for Kids and Teens (WellCast)
Age: 9-14
Student Rights (According to the US Supreme Court) (HIPHUGHES HISTORY)
Age: 13-17
Explaining “FERPA” (Saint Mary’s College of California)
Age: 17-22