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The Task

Over the next few weeks we will be discussing Internet Safety. You will be asked to form groups and research an area of cyber safety.

Your task is to create a Powerpoint presentation about one area of cyber safety, to teach your friends and classmates how to stay safe on line.
 * You will be given loads of places you can find the information. Also Included below are some "How-to" instructions to help you create your presentation.
 * Think about how you would like your Powerpoint to look. Would you like to add borders and coloured backgrounds? How about adding some photographs, either taken by yourselves or found on-line, to help get your message across? You could also add some audio or video to your presentation.
 * Think about the equipment you would need - a digital camera, or a mobile phone or video camera to create your pictures or video.
 * Make sure you have a title slide with details of what area of Cyber Safety you are dealing with.


 * Areas of cyber safety your group may wish to look at are:**
 * **Cyberbullying**
 * **Social media**
 * **Mobile phones**
 * **Gaming**

**How to create a Powerpoint presentation - includes tips on adding a video to your Powerpoint.**



Click on the picture to go to this website for information, and a fun way to explore how to be cybersmart.

This link is to The Learning Federation registration site. Ask your teacher to log this site on for you and this is great for your interactive whiteboard if you have one in class. Understanding e-security - Budd:e Primary Technology | Published 23/02/2012 | TLF-ID R11244 This unit of work introduces years 3-6 primary students to the e-security basics needed for being responsible online. It demonstrates how to be smart online by applying e-security principles, provides a range of learning strategies, and includes a survey to assess students' current level of e-security at home. The topics covered include: privacy, password creation, protecting personal details, virus scanning, secure websites, copyright and scams. A robot avatar is created in stages during the completion of eight activities that use a variety of learning strategies in engaging, interactive games. The ninth activity is completed with the family at home. [The Learning Federation, 2012]

This video shows you some rules that when followed will keep you safe when dealing with technology.