Us Online v2

Module overviews:


Key benefits:


  • Four age-related modules: Me Online (Y1-3) and Our Online World (Y4-6) for primary school students, plus Everything Online (Y7-8) and Meme (Y8+) for high school students.
  • may be used by students individually, working in small groups, or as the basis of teacher-led classroom activity
  • provides multiple entry points, and flexibility of approaches to teaching and learning
  • Teacher Centre with video demos of every activity, resources and links
  • locates online safety within the broader context of Health and Wellbeing, and Citizenship
  • functions in all virtual learning environments (VLEs)
  • may be deployed on interactive whiteboards (iWBs)

For Teachers:


Us Online v2 contains a Teacher Centre with introductory videos and demonstration clips for each activity, additional resources and links, and full lesson plans.

The pedagogy for Us Online v2 is constructivist. Children learn by doing. They make decisions and experiment with choices and consequences. Activities are well scaffolded, and progress is guided by challenges, prompts and feedback.

Us Online v2 also includes online surveys, to help teachers find out how their pupils use the internet and what they like doing online.

How it works:


Us Online v2 is four modules of online activities, bundled as primary school and high school offerings.

Us Online v2 functions in all virtual learning environments. Teachers need only a web browser with Flash Player (version 9), available for free from Adobe.com. Us Online v2 may be deployed on interactive whiteboards.

Modules may be installed on school servers. The modules support a Shibboleth (security authentication standard) environment if required.

Curriculum:


Us Online v2 aligns to MCEECDYA’s Statements of Learning for ICT in relation to safe, ethical and responsible use of digital technologies, for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Us Online v2 locates cyber-safety and security education within the broader context of personal safety, personal responsibility, and good citizenship.


Activities:


Me Online (1-3)
Boogle Lite – Searching online
Bug Catcher – Bugs
CUL8ER – Cyber-bullying
Chatterbox – Chat
Cooking Up Passwords – Passwords
Jungle Club – Online Safety
Twins Party – Public and Private
We’re Online – Using the Internet

 
Our Online World (4-6)
Boogle – Web Research
Bug Catcher – Malware & Spyware
Can the Spam – Scams and Spam
Chatterboxes – Netiquette and Chat
Cooking Up Passwords – Strong Passwords
CUL8ER – Cyber-bullying
Frag – Online Gaming
Let’s Go e-Shopping – Transacting Online
Megabyte – Downloads & Security
MyFace – Online Identity

 
Everything Online (Basics 7-8)
Battle of the Bands – Privacy & Posting
Boogle – Web Research
Can the Spam – Scams and Spam
Chatterboxes – Netiquette and Chat
Frag – Online Gaming
Let’s Go e-Shopping – Transacting Online
MyFace – Online Identity
Post-it Notes – Social Networking
Tag Trouble – Posting Content
WhoseTube – Web Copyright
Meme (Advanced 8+)
Game, TV, and Wiki