Safety & skills for the 21st Century
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Online Professional Development in 21st Century SkillsFacilitated, practical, hands-on workshops. Promotes S-M-A-R-T use of the Internet in direct compliance with national content and technology standards. Fact Sheet (PDF) All workshops offer a rich multimedia learning experience using live coaching, video, animation, engaging discussion and reflection. Learn anytime, anywhere. Learn from recognized experts in a unique multimedia database. The CyberSmart! Knowledgebase brings together an engaging "who’s who" of experts. Learn by doing. All workshops model 21st Century Skills –applying a constructivist, collaborative, and performance-based learning approach. Five Workshops |
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Free Student CurriculumFree to educators, A+ rated highly acclaimed curriculum empowering students to use the Internet safely, responsibly and effectively. Original, non-sequential, standards-based lesson plans and student activity sheets divided into five S-M-A-R-T units each supporting the critical thinking required to achieve in our connected world. Free High School Curriculum will be available by Fall 2008!!!!! |
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Free Educators’ Online Professional Learning CommunityOngoing support to educators who complete CyberSmart! workshops. |
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Free Educators’ Desktop ToolbarTimesaving tool to locate essential resources supporting student achievement. Always available on the school computer desk top , it helps educators put 21st Century tools into everyday practice. The toolbar also allows educators to (literally) take home 21st Century skills. We encourage free downloads to both home and school desktops. |
Let’s be honest. When training alerts educators only to the dangers of the Internet, how can teachers be expected to embrace the promise of the Web as a teaching and learning tool?
- "2 Thrive in the 21st Century"
- "Building new literacy skills"
- "Safety: Protecting Private Identity"
- "Manners: Ethics, bullying, plagiarism, copyright"
- "Advertising: Recognizing commercial intentions, privacy, fraud"
- "Research: Searching for and evaluating Internet content"
- "Technology: Protecting your computer from harm, use of strong passwords"
- Awards for CyberSmart! Curriculum
