Kids Safe Online Poster Contest

Commonwealth of Virginia

2016 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest

Students in grades kindergarten through twelve are invited to participate in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Kids Safe Online Poster contest. The contest is sponsored by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) in conjunction with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). This is a national contest which encourages our youth to use the Internet safely and securely. 

The top three winning posters from Virginia for each grade group (K-5, 6-8 and 9-12) will be submitted to the national Multi-State Cyber Security Awareness poster contest. The winning posters will be displayed in the 2017 National Stay Safe Online Calendar and may also be used in campaigns to raise awareness among children of all ages about internet and computer safety. The winning Virginia posters will be featured on our website.

http://vita.virginia.gov/security/default.aspx?id=11232


The deadline for poster entry forms and posters is midnight Jan. 8, 2016. Late entries will not be accepted. Winners will be notified by email.

  

What Most Schools Don't Teach

Public Service Announcements created by 5th period Drama class

Rules of the Internet Road

GAFE - slides

powtoon.com

animoto.com

youtube.com

voki.com

blabberize.com

Wordle.net

Cyber Safety Family Night

We are looking forward to our 3rd annual Cyber Safety Family Night. It is being held on April 23rd at KGMS from 5:30-7:30pm.

You are cordially invited to attend our 3rd annual Cyber Safety Family Night. Please help us ensure an accurate count for dinner by letting us know if you will be attending Cyber Safety Night on April 23, 2015. Dinner is free, however, registration is required. You can register at http://goo.gl/forms/nwbXR3nv2o

Location: King George Middle School
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Dinner: baked chicken, hot dogs, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and peach cobbler
Schedule: Dinner: 5:30 - 6:00 pm (prepared by our KGMS cafe workers)
Speakers: 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Childcare, sessions for elementary through middle school aged students, provided)
Panel Q & A: 7:00 - 7:20 pm
Door Prizes: 7:20 - 7:30 pm

Guest Panel: John Houlberg from the VA State Police, Gayle Hock (Supervisor of Guidance/Social Services) Deputy Rod Shriver (King George Sheriff's Office), Dan Hopper (Supervisor of Technology, KGCS) Jesse Ault (Instructional Technology Liaison) Please consider spending an evening with us.

Feel free to invite family and friends! You can register at http://goo.gl/forms/nwbXR3nv2o

Protecting Kids Online: The Basics

2 great assessment tools

1. Socrative

Socrative can be used for quick quizzes and also on the fly, as I've already shared. Here's another feature. Before class, I create quizzes that we can play as a game called Space Race. The website automatically divides the class into teams. Kids know what color team they're on and can look at the rockets racing one another on the board. I don't always record the grade, particularly when I know I have more teaching to do.

The advantage of Socrative is that it gives me percentages that I can use as a grade if we're ready for that. You can even use it for traditional quizzes if desired.

2. Kahoot

Kahoot lets us build fun quizzes. Students use computers, cell phones, or other devices to join in the game. You can create flashcards for review. You can also embed videos and use Kahoot as part of the teaching process, or students can create review games to share. One disadvantage is that students can use aliases. While I can see overall how the class is doing, unlike Socrative, I can’t see the patterns of which unfamiliar nickname is struggling.