Bringing online safety education programs to UK schools

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Last year, we learned about the experience of online security in the classroom for more than 200 teachers in the UK. We discovered that teachers believe that children should start studying online at the age of 7, and 99% of teachers believe that online security should be part of the course I will. More than one-third of teachers have reported that they have witnessed online security incidents in the classroom (sharing of personal information, cyber bullying, etc.).

However, most interviewed teachers stated that they did not think the students needed resources to teach online security.

Today we began educational programs for Be Internet Legends and Be Internet Citizens to allow teachers to safely view the online world to their students. We visit elementary and junior high schools in the UK, face to face training of 60,000 young people through gatherings and seminars, and support 1 million young people through free training materials for teachers and young workers. Both programs are awarded a quality certification mark issued by the PSHE Association, UK individual, social, national institution for health education.

We cooperated with the home Internet security experts in the parent area to create a Be Internet Legends program that allows students at Key Stage 2 to safely and confidently explore the online world . British primary school teachers can download or order free Be Internet Legends education resource packs to bring the course to class. Vicki Shotbolt, CEO of the protected area, said: "Because we know how important it is to provide the necessary knowledge for children to be safe online, work with Google I am very pleased to develop the legend of the Internet. "

Be Internet Citizens is part of YouTube Creator's For Change, teaching media literacy, critical thinking, digital citizenship at the age of 13 to 15, and urge active remarks online. This program was created in collaboration with the Strategic Dialogue Institute (ISD) to enable children to express their identities, share stories, create social influences and create online content to bring together communities It was. ISD CEO, Sasha Havlicek, says: "I am very much looking forward to cooperating with Google to expand the scale of Internet citizenship in 2018." "Cyberspace plays an increasingly important role in society, culture and political life. I am confident that young people will make their voice, keep them safe and play a positive role for digital citizens. "

Last summer, at ISTE Google for Education partnered with an online security expert and launched a free digital citizenship program called Be Internet Awesome. This course is designed for children from elementary to junior high school, including fun and easy games, vocabulary and activities. Acquisition of basic knowledge such as responsible online communication, protection of personal information and protection of privacy, distinction between truth and kind, and bullying. The Internet is wonderful and other programs like digital citizens of Common Sense Media are designed to help children introduce the skills necessary for becoming good digital citizens.

Today we began educational programs for Be Internet Legends and Be Internet Citizens to allow teachers to safely view the online world to their students. We visit elementary and junior high schools in the UK, face to face training of 60,000 young people through gatherings and seminars, and support 1 million young people through free training materials for teachers and young workers. Both programs are awarded a quality certification mark issued by the PSHE Association, UK individual, social, national institution for health education.

Recognition of what teenagers mean about online security depends mainly on adult education programs. For over a decade, online security programs and law enforcement agencies have encouraged teenagers to limit identification information. Personal profiles and peer only social interactions are core messages for educating teenagers about security and social networking sites. The teenagers I interviewed did not positively comment on the school gatherings they provided or on the online security program, but they actually incorporated the information contained in these plans It is clear.