Thank you for your participation in NMUSD's first annual
Cyber Smart Week
October 19-23, 2009

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On October 10, 2008, Congress passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act (Senate Bill 1492).  The new legislation adds requirements that schools, as part of their Internet safety policies, educate minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms, and cyberbullying awareness and response. 

To meet these requirements, NMUSD has organized the following materials for classroom teachers to use during Cyber Smart Week. Teachers should plan to spend 10-15 minutes delivering information to students on the topic for that day.

   Daily Topics for Grades K-3
   October 19 · Monday – How To Use the Internet Safely
   October 20 · Tuesday – Don’t Talk to Internet Strangers
   October 21 · Wednesday – Good Cybercitizenship
   October 22 · Thursday – Good Computer Manners
   October 23 · Friday – Check for Understanding  

   Daily Topics for Grades 4-12
   October 19 · Monday – Identity Privacy and Social Networks
   October 20 · Tuesday – Online Safety
   October 21 · Wednesday – Piracy, Copyright, and Plagiarism
   October 22 · Thursday – Acceptable Use, and CyberBullying
   October 23 · Friday – Check for Understanding 

Cyber Smart Curriculum

Teachers may deliver the information to students through reading the script provided for each day. Daily PowerPoint presentations are available for teachers who wish to use a computer to deliver the information.  

Additional information includes:

1.  Optional extension activities – which may be accessed, printed, and used in the classroom, library, or computer lab at the teacher’s discretion.
2.  A quiz to check for student understanding and an online survey for teachers to complete conclude the week’s activities.
3.  A glossary of terms used in the instructional materials.
4.  A letter to parents in English and Spanish describing the week’s activities.

All material may be accessed, downloaded, and reproduced for informational and instructional use only. 

For answers to questions about these activities, please contact Lainie Rowell in the Education Technology Department at lrowell@nmusd.us.