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Administrator Resources   

CA Law and Education Code

• Digital Law Webinar with Jan Tomsky - Great overview of CA ed. code and law concerning cyberbullying and sexting.
• California Assembly Bill 746 (Effective 1/1/12) - Amends Grounds for Suspension or Expulsion to include bullying by electronic means including a post on a social network. 
• Seth's Law (AB 9, effective July 1, 2012) - Requires schools to have policies and systems to help discourage harassment and track incidents when they do occur.

CSRIU - Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

Nancy Willard provides several articles for administrators on the legal and discipline issues related to cyberbullying and sexting. She has an excellent book on the topic. 

• Cyberbullying Review and Response Process
• Sexting Guidance for School Leaders 
• Cyberbullying Guidance for School Leaders

• Educator's Guide to Cyberbullying, Cyberthreats & Sexting

Cyberbullying Prevention Activities for Schools, Family and Community from Common Sense Media

Documenting Cyberbullying - Tracking Form from The CB Research Center & Incident Form from CSRIU

E-Rate Info

• Broadband Data Improvement Act - Federal E-rate law requiring schools to educate minors about appropriate online behavior and cyberbullying awareness and response.
• California Department of Education E-rate program information
• California Department of Education E-rate Technology Planning Guide
• E-rate Central's Guide to Surviving an E-rate Audit 
• Surviving the E-Rate Audit -  TICAL Article by Tim Landeck 
• CTAP Tech Plan Builder - A great resource that will walk you step by step through the technology plan writing process for e-rate or state certification

Teachers

Common Sense Media Education

Based on the work of Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at Harvard, the curriculum uses case studies to emphasize critical thinking and decision making. Lessons are divided into three major topical strands: 1. Safety and Security, 2. Digital Citizenship and 3. Research and Information Literacy. It's FREE, but you must register as an educator to access the units. The unit, Connected Culture, offers 6 lessons on cyberbullying. You can access grade K-5 lessons on cyberbullying here. (Grades K-8)

Cybersmart.org

Now part of Common Sense Media's resources, these FREE comprehensive, standards-based lesson plans cover Safety and Security, Manners and Cybercitizenship, Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship. (grades K-12) 

FBI-SOS

Once you register your class for this FREE program, each month students compete in their grade to win the FBI-SOS Internet Challenge and a trophy on a different topic. Students do an online scavenge hunt and complete a quiz. The program starts over with a new topic each month (September-May), so you can join at any time. Topics range from protecting personal Information, to cyberbullying to copyright. (grades 3-8)

Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click.
This FREE guide for kids from the FTC has tips on sharing information with care, interacting with tact, and cyberbullying. It is the companion piece to the parents' guide, Net Cetera (see below). It is a great discussion tool for teachers. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here. (grades 6-8)

NetSmartz Workshop (English and Spanish!)

This FREE interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is designed to help teach children ages 5-17 to be safer off and online. The site provides an Online Safety Education Kit (grades K-6), video lessons (grades 4-12), and  downloadable presentations for parents, tweens, and teens. See the video lessons on cyberbullying here. You can also go directly toNSTeens animated videos or Real-Life Stories videos---a series of narratives from teens about real experiences of online victimization. (grades K-12)

Southern Poverty Law Center Presents, Bullied

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. With companion lesson plans, it can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools. (7-12)

Parents

Common Sense Media  

Provides advice to parents on helping their children to manage media and stay safe online. In addition, your site can register to use their FREE  Parent Media Education Program. Topics covered include cyberbullying, social networking, sexting, video games, and more.

Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online (English and Spanish!)

This FREE guide for parents from the FTC contains advice for parents of kids at different ages (tweens and teens) on social networking, cell phones, sexting, cyberbullying, and file sharing. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here.Also see Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click. above. 

NetFamilyNews
This blog from Anne Collier provides timely articles for parents and educators on the latest in technology. Search for topics of concern. Sign up for her weekly rss feed to your email to keep up with the latest with kids and technology.

NetSmartz Workshop 

This FREE interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is designed to help teach children ages 5-17 to be safer off and online. The site provides cyberbullying research and tips for parents, as well as,videos  about talking to your children about cyberbullying and protecting personal information

Examples of School Action - Integration

Opportunities to Integrate above Lessons into the Curriculum 

• 9th Grade Health Class - Integrates with CA Standards, Amador High, Pleasanton, CA
• 9th Grade Freshman in Transition Class - for example LVJUSD
• 6-8th grade Middle School Writing Essentials Course - Seattle Public Schools
• 9th -12th Grade - Online Blackboard Course - Cybersafety/Academic Honesty Course, Acalanes High School District, CA
• K-12th Grade - Character Education - Integrate with monthly character education pillars