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Lesson Plan
Other

Common Sense Media: Strong Passwords [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Sing Your Way to Creating a Strong Password

For Students 2nd - 5th
Article provides a strategy for using song lyrics to create strong passwords.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Online Identity

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is your online identity? Do you share too much on social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace? Learn safe behavors to follow when you are online to prevent cyberbullying and identity theft.
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Interactive
Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: Privacy Pirates

For Students K - 1st
Sail away on the open seas in order to protect your online privacy from the privacy pirates. This animated game helps students become responsible digital citizens as they learn how to keep their personal information secure.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Cyber Five

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cyber-Five is a short animation which introduces children to five helpful rules to be safer on the internet. Join Hippo and Hedgehog as they introduce and review the five rules. There is a multiple choice quiz at the end of the animation...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Privacy Rules: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn that children's websites must protect their private information. They learn to identify these secure sites by looking for their privacy policies and privacy seals of approval. They discuss a scenario in which their private...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Private and Personal Information (3 5)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As students visit sites that request information about their identity, they learn to adopt a critical inquiry process that empowers them to protect themselves and their families from identity theft. They learn the difference between...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Strong Passwords (3 5)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online. They learn tips for creating safe passwords. They explore scenarios in which two characters choose passwords, and they use...
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Tips for Good Passwords

For Students 9th - 10th
This article presents common mistakes for creating insecure passwords and provides advice on creating strong passwords.
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eBook
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Netsmartz: The Princess's Password

For Students K - 1st
Something awful is happening to Nettie's virtual castle! Her gold coins have turned into hay, her beautiful dress is dirty, and is that a dragon in her fireplace? Read about how Nettie reclaims her castle and how to create strong passwords