Curated OER
Chat Rooms
Online chatting is a popular form of communication. The teacher in this informational video tells viewers about different forms of online chatting and what to be aware of. This is a fantastic video to stay informed about online chatting!
Curated OER
Learning how to use your email properly is important. Watch this short video for good tips to remember when emailing.
Curated OER
Powerful Passwords
Usernames and passwords are required for so many different sites these days. Watch this video to learn how to create a powerful password to secure your privacy.
Google
Know and Use Your Settings
How many people can see your social media profile? If you haven't adjusted your privacy settings, it could be more people than you think. Help young pupils keep their information safe with a Google video that emphasizes the...
Google
Be Positive
Be the solution to the problems you see in the world! Middle schoolers watch a short video from Google and learn the importance of contributing to a positive Internet community, rather than being a part of the negativity.
GCFGlobal.org
Using Creative Commons Content
What if there was a way to get content online without having to worry about copyright laws? As it turns out, there is! Scholars discover how to use content from the creative commons. They learn about the guidelines they must follow when...
GCFGlobal.org
How to Copyright Your Content
A person can't lock up a musical performance or video in a safe, but there are ways to protect creative content from theft. Viewers see how to copyright original content in the United States. Pupils learn how to register their work with...
GCFGlobal.org
Understanding Copyright, Public Domain, and Fair Use
What are copyright, public domain, and fair use practices? Scholars find out by watching the second of four videos from a media literacy series. They learn about how copyright laws protect intellectual property and understand the...
GCFGlobal.org
Avoiding Plagiarism
How can learners avoid plagiarism in their academic work? Pupils learn some helpful strategies with the first of four videos from the Use Information Correctly series. Scholars discover the importance of citing sources and learn how to...
PBS
Should It Be Illegal for Facebook to Sell Your Data? | America From Scratch
"Surveillance Capitalism" refers to practice companies like Facebook and Google use to collect and sell users' information. A short video from PBS reveals how that business model works and then asks viewers to consider whether that...
TED-Ed
How I Responded to Sexism in Gaming with Empathy
Listen as Lilian Chen describes her experiences with sexism in the Super Smash Brothers gaming community, and explores topics like bullying, gender imbalance, social dynamics, and feminism.
Be Smart
The Oldest Living Things In The World
And the prize for oldest living thing on Earth goes to . . . In this video from PBS Digital Studios, viewers learn about the oldest living things on Earth, all over 2,000 years old, such as bristlecone pines, baobab, sea grass,...
TED Talks
The Incredible Inventions of Intuitive AI
Welcome to the Augmented Age. Futurist Maurice Conti introduces viewers to his predictions of what to expect from the Augmented Age, an age of computers and robotic systems that work with humans to imagine, design, and build all sorts of...
TED Talks
Te Dx Talks: Lessons on Digital Citizenship From Charlie Brown | Marialice Curran
Digital citizenship centers around the safe, savvy, and ethical use of technology. In her uplifting talk, Dr. Marialice Curran draws upon her experience as a global digital citizenship expert and encourages all of us to be more like...
Other
Digital Citizenship: What Is Netiquette?
Three short videos and links to resources on how to behave politely online.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Net Smartz Kids: Bad Netiquette Stinks
Potty-Mouth Pete is trying to spread bad netiquette all over the Internet. Can Clicky, Webster, and Nettie stop him before it's too late? [6:45]
Other
Real Life Online: Grade 4: Being Safer and Smarter Online: Part 1: Netiquette
Video [8:54] features a kid-friendly format with transcript and lesson plan for teachers, teaches kids about proper online behavior. This episode talks about cyberbullying and privacy.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Digital Footprint
Think carefully before posting and sharing! This video is all about the digital footprint we all leave behind online. [1:07]
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Privacy Student Intro Video: The Digital Footprint
Students learn that they have a digital footprint and that they need to think critically about what information they put online. [1:57]
Other
Netiquette: A Student's Guide to Digital Etiquette
This teacher does an excellent job of explaining to her students how to use good manners when communicating in their online classroom. She explains the difference between how you communicate with classmates versus the teacher. [1:51]
Other
I Keep Safe: Faux Paw and the Unfortunate Upload Digital Ethics for Kids
In this adventure, Faux Paw teams up with The Techno Cats to get 10,000 LIKES so they can enter the Battle of the Bands. Faux Paw learns the hard way that posting embarrassing videos of friends online means trouble. [9:35]
Other
Discussion Board Netiquette
Follow these simple rules to use good manners when participating in online discussion boards. [2:02]
Common Craft
Common Craft: Online Citizenship
Sometimes communicating via computers can feel anonymous and make people lose touch with the impact of what they say online. This video highlights the problems this causes and explains a basic idea: that our words matter, online and off.
Other
Think U Know: How Can I Be Careful?
Learn how you can be careful when you go on the Internet. Know what to do if anyone is nasty to you and how you can be safer when you talk to people online, play games online or when you use your mobile. This will help you and your...