Overview Presentation in Flash Audio/Visual

This presentation is narrated by James Teicher and Mala Bawer, Executive Directors of The CyberSmart! Education Company.

		Part 1 (Duration: 5:30) Introduction to CyberSmart! The CyberSmart! curriculum instills a sense of stewardship -- a positive mindset -- in addition to the skills necessary to keep cyberspace secure for ourselves and others.
		Part 2 (Duration: 7:30) Teaching Children Online Safety Students experience the excitement and power of the Internet while learning how to protect their identitiy online. They explore the concept of anonymity in cyberspace and learn that cyberpals remain strangers. Students learn to recognize feelings of discomfort and how to responsibly manage uncomfortable situations in cyberspace.
		Part 3 (Duration 4:00) Manners in Cyberspace What are children's social, legal and ethical responsibilities when they use the Internet? What does it mean to be a cybercitizen? Understanding school acceptable use policies.
		Part 4 (Duration 2:30) Online Advertising Children learn to recognize commercial intentions in cyberspace and to safeguard their privacy.
		Part 5 (Duration 5:30) Online Research Skills The CyberSmart! Curriculum teaches students how to successfully mine the resources of the Internet utilizing a variety of strategies. They learn how to retrieve information appropriate to their reading level and how to evaluate the usefulness of informational Web sites. Children learn to seek out the advice of a skilled librarian and that there are advantages to using the Internet from a school or public library. The value of children utilizing books as information resources, rather than just relying on the Internet is examined.
		Part 6 (Duration 2:00) Internet Technology What is cyberspace and what will be the future of the Internet? Students examine computer and Internet technology within the social context, as a great invention of our time.