--- title: "Online Safety Curriculum" description: "A free resource for educators containing a complete online safety curriculum." image: "https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Online-Safety-Curriculumn-1024x1024.png" url: "https://www.cybersmile.org/resource/online-safety-curriculum/" --- ![Online Safety Curriculumn](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Online-Safety-Curriculumn.png) # Online Safety Curriculum A free resource for educators containing a complete online safety curriculum. [View in Dropbox**](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/uqp1r0of9g6q8h5fwbgnk/ADHWf21egGQDthw3QSr8o28?rlkey=glorrjqejjlflzswj6homiylg&st=r8d42gi6&dl=0) [![Causes of Cyberbullying](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Causes of Cyberbullying An exercise to understand how cyberbullying can occur and why there is never a valid reason for someone to be cyberbullied. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/u8sllezpz220i7pbxe2oj/h?dl=0&rlkey=t8768eh4nfnpv0ejbb3mpzcio) [![Characteristics of a Cyber Victim](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Characteristics of a Cyber Victim This exercise shows how people can be targeted by cyberbullies and why we should not make judgments about others based on their appearance. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/wl3nil8ncb06g2hxxx5se/h?dl=0&rlkey=i9b0pyum3whst0kamnbttu9a7) [![Ways of Getting Help for Cyberbullying](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Ways of Getting Help for Cyberbullying An exercise that allows learners to be prepared for a potential cyberbullying incident. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cp0q1nae6bhzn8wy4m548/h?dl=0&rlkey=zv40bk7adsj62xwul950xs02y) [![Inappropriate Cyber Behavior and Requests](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Inappropriate Cyber Behavior and Requests An exercise that shows why it is best to avoid interacting with people who are acting inappropriately and not to adapt this behavior. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cp0q1nae6bhzn8wy4m548/h?dl=0&rlkey=zv40bk7adsj62xwul950xs02y) [![Internet Safety](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Internet Safety An exercise designed to facilitate discussion of young people’s online safety. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ox0b1xdd3ow9xqoi5ao2n/h?dl=0&rlkey=46vzfaabwnw6bgolserxkazd3) [![Netiquette](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Netiquette An exercise designed to teach the importance of showing good manners on the internet. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fdmeagpcj7ktra2840w13/h?dl=0&rlkey=j4q48zv7woff8sh3zmycph65e) [![Positive Online Behavior](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Positive Online Behavior An exercise that encourages learners to use the internet positively and to think about how they can make a positive difference. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bs77v9huwuexz4m9zg76h/h?dl=0&rlkey=z43oiyqmw3kn39bf0kaxd35k5) [![Risk Factors to Cyberbullying](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Risk Factors to Cyberbullying An exercise that looks at some of the reasons why cyberbullying may occur. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/agud3dmabayc79h501apc/h?dl=0&rlkey=ptq9vh4kf9bwepj429j5ge4g7) [![Sexting](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Sexting This eye-opening exercise presents the devastating effects of sending explicit information online. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r8w2umvsgg0uvh1f2ib2v/h?dl=0&rlkey=cn2ri6lnynvs3c3wj2rmfx22p) [![Unsafe Online Behavior](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Unsafe Online Behavior An exercise providing a first-hand experience of the consequences of sending inappropriate information online. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/k56yvp3jdl2uigkr92l8f/h?dl=0&rlkey=qe0xhi9m3dupzad4xlge6mrxf) [![Ways of Getting Help](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Ways of Getting Help An exercise that allows learners to be prepared for a potential cyberbullying incident. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ql2ymlnavdne7dq1mvvgz/h?dl=0&rlkey=pvk0a3odazmhij53200zz0gm8) [![What is Cyberbullying](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## What is Cyberbullying An exercise that introduces a general overview of what cyberbullying is. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6qd1j61jxptfc3wcrfdad/h?dl=0&rlkey=lhjny339s39varl7k3xqtjhzl) [![Who's Involved](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Who's Involved This exercise raises awareness among people affected by a cyberbullying situation. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cv8ah0lzxdheh4wawfg0a/h?dl=0&rlkey=tu6ytczeardgalt6je2nbtfl9) [![Why Cyberbullying Might Not Be Reported](https://www.cybersmile.org/wp-content/themes/cybersmile-wp-main-3.1.48/assets/img/defaults/pattern-bg.png) ## Why Cyberbullying Might Not Be Reported This exercise encourages learners to work logically through the barriers that prevent cyberbullying from being reported. **Download](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xwjpj7k572ssfijfx542e/h?dl=0&rlkey=sam5rk7xmu83s5tcvdquvvosf) ## Overview Our Online Safety curriculum reminds people how important it is to protect themselves online while teaching them both technical and practical knowledge. ## How to Use This curriculum contains a number of individual lesson plans for teachers centered around one safety theme and can be downloaded in PDF format for use in a classroom setting, delivered either digitally or printed depending on the teaching environment. 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