Tag Archives: social media

K-2 App for Social Media Health: Headspace For Kids

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General Information:  Headspace for Kids, created by Andy Puddicombe in 2010. Version 3.121.0, free with in app purchases, https://www.headspace.com/meditation/kids.  This app would be helpful for multiple aspects of the classroom. Since the app teaches and practices guided self-regulation, students could use this app as a part of a “calm down corner” when they are getting into yellow, red, and blue … Continue reading K-2 App for Social Media Health: Headspace For Kids →

K-2 Parent Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Parents

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General Information: Common Sense Media For Parents Common Sense Media is the best site I have found for educating parents about social media in a variety of contexts. It is continually updated so that information stays relevant and topical to the current issues. It also poses a variety of social media concerns parents may have … Continue reading K-2 Parent Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Parents →

K-2 Teacher Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Teachers

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  General Information: Common Sense Media for Teachers This site is a well known and highly valuable website for informing teachers on digital citizenship topics and aiding in lesson planning. There are a wide variety of digital citizenship and social media effects topics for teachers to educate themselves on and create lessons around. All information … Continue reading K-2 Teacher Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Teachers →

K-2 Student Internet Resource for Social Media Health: BrainPop

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General Information: Students will gather in the computer lab and watch a video about online safety from, BrainPop, a kid friendly website. Then they will individually complete the quiz about online safety and choose one related reading choice from the list. This website is perfect for students because it is easy to navigate and the … Continue reading K-2 Student Internet Resource for Social Media Health: BrainPop →

Social Media Safety App Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “Cloud Chaos”

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General Information: App: Cloud Chaos (FREE) Rights-Holder: NetSmartzKids Publication Year/Version: 2019, Version 1.1 The Cloud Chaos App is an interactive way for students to learn all about staying safe online. Students get to pick a character and then explore different worlds that teach them different things about online safety. Students collect coins and attempt challenges … Continue reading Social Media Safety App Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “Cloud Chaos” →

Social Media Safety Media Resource Popular Film- Fifth Grade “Into the Cloud Season 1”

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Popular Film: Into the Cloud Season 1 General Information: Title: Into the Cloud Season 1 Producer: NetsmartzKids, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Year: July 31,2019 Length: 29:30 Rating: G/PG (?)  This is a series called Into the Cloud off of Netsmartz. This movie, that includes six episodes, is about two children, named Nettie … Continue reading Social Media Safety Media Resource Popular Film- Fifth Grade “Into the Cloud Season 1” →

Social Media Safety Media Resource Documentary- Fifth Grade “Dangers of Social Media”

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Documentary Film: Dangers of Social Media General Information: Title: Dangers of Social Media Producer: Brian Stewart, Alexander Street a ProQuest Company Year: 2011 Length: 18:52 Rating: unable to find a rating We found that “Dangers of Social Media”, while a little dated, was the best documentary for discussing social media safety. The film covers a … Continue reading Social Media Safety Media Resource Documentary- Fifth Grade “Dangers of Social Media” →

Social Media Safety Nonfiction Literature Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out”

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Nonfiction Resource for Students General Information: Book: Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out Author: Elizabeth Raum Publication Date/ Publisher: May 1, 2018: Capstone Press We found Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out to be the best nonfiction resource for students, that teaches children … Continue reading Social Media Safety Nonfiction Literature Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “Social Media Savvy: Facts and Figures about Selfies, Smartphones and Standing Out” →

Social Media Safety Fiction Literature Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “The Technology Tail: A Digital Footprint Story”

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Fiction Resource for Students General Information: Book: The Technology Tail: A Digital Footprint Story Author: Julia Cook Illustrator: Anita DuFalla Publication: Boys Town Press, September 1, 2017 We decided that The Technology Tail was the best fiction resource for students regarding internet safety because it’s full of information, but it explains that information in a … Continue reading Social Media Safety Fiction Literature Resource for Students- Fifth Grade “The Technology Tail: A Digital Footprint Story” →

Social Media Safety Teacher and Parent Internet Resources

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Internet Source for Teachers: “23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety”   General Information: Common Sense Education’s article “23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety” is the best resource we found for teachers looking to address internet safety topics for any grade. With 1-2 lessons listed for each grade level, K-12, it covers a wide … Continue reading Social Media Safety Teacher and Parent Internet Resources →