Social Media Awareness Campaign

SMACtalk for Teachers is designed to aid teachers in the practice and promotion of online safety and security. This webpage features our SMACtalk for Teachers podcast and other useful links. Our podcast features interviews with special guests on relevant topics surrounding social media and internet safety. Look for the    star to see which links are new!

Listen to the podcast:

Read transcripts of the podcast episodes

Access free training:

• Security Awareness Modules on ArkansasIDEAS

Jump to a topic:

• Unplugging
• Online Dangers
• Establishing an Online Presence
• Privacy Protection
• Vetting Information
• Healthy Virtual Relationships
• Online Etiquette
• Introduction to SMACtalk

Unplugging

• The Selfie Talk: Social Media and Self-Esteem, The Dove Self-Esteem Project
• 5 Tips for Talking to Social Media-Addicted Teens, Tech & Learning
• Unplug to Recharge, Marshall High School EAST on YouTube
• Digital Detox for Teachers in 20 Easy Steps, Bright Classroom Ideas
• 12 Brain Benefits of Unplugging—And How to Find Device-Free Time for Your Students, We Are Teachers

Online Dangers

• What Educators Should Know About Digital Self-Harm During Hybrid and Remote Learning, Education Week
• Student Guide to Internet Safety, Cybersecurity Guide
• Media Literacy Guide for Parents and Educators, College Consensus
• How Chatting Online with Strangers Could Ruin a Child's Life, Online Sense
• Be Internet Awesome – Helping Kids Evade Online Dangers, Google
• Resources To Help Kids Understand Online Dangers, NetSmartz
• Teaching Internet Safety to Students, CommonSense

Establishing an Online Presence

• Recommendations and Guidelines Regarding the Educational Applications of Social-Networking Technology, Arkansas Professional Licensure Standards Board
• 9 Essential Online Reputation Management Tips for Educators, Reputation Defender
• How to Build a Social Media Presence as a Teacher, American College of Education
• Online and Social Presence: Create and Maintain, Teacher Fun Park

Privacy Protection

• Phishing Attacks: A Complete Guide, Cybersecurity Guide
• Data Privacy in Education – An Educator Training Course, iKeepSafe
• Cyberbully411.com – Prevent Cyberbullying & Internet Harassment
• Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media – Do's and Don'ts for Teachers, Common Sense
• The Teacher's Guide To Online Safety & Security, BestVPN
• Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services, PTAC

Vetting Information

• Vetting Information Resources for Teachers, Helium News Feed Sources
• Teaching Adolescents How to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information, Edutopic
• Evaluating Online Resources: The Complete Beginner’s Guide, HostingFacts Team
• The Consumer's Questions, NewseumED
• The Different Types of Mis and Disinformation, First Draft
• Tools That Fight Disinformation Online, RAND
• Center for News Literacy, Stony Brook University School of Journalism
• Stanford History Education Group
• Fake News Self Assessment, Google Form (Forced Copy)
• How Savvy are Your Students?: 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills, EasyBib
• Interactive Media Bias Chart®, Ad Fontes Media
• Media Education Lab
• Evaluating Internet Resources, Georgetown University Library
• Finding Reliable Sources: What is a Reliable Source?, University of Georgie Libraries
• Checkology, News Literacy Project
• FactCheck.org
• Snopes
• Whois Lookup, Domain Tools
• FotoForensics, Hacker Factor
• Internet Searches for Vetting, Investigations, and Open-Source Intelligence by Edward J. Appel
• Fact vs. fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News by Jennifer Lagarde and Darren Hudgins

Healthy Virtual Relationships

• Online Relationships, CyberWise
• Guide to Developing Healthy Digital Relationships, The LAMP
• 8 Strategies for Building Belonging With Students and Families Virtually, Panorama Education
• Nurturing Teacher-Student Connections in a Virtual World, Education Week
• How to Build Relationships Virtually: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers, Albert.io
• G.U.I.D.E. for Life, Arkansas Department of Education

Online Etiquette

• Five Free, Ready-to-Use Digital Citizenship Resources for PK-12 Lessons, TCEA
• Cyberbullying & Harassment Online: Awareness & Prevention, EduMed
• Technology Book Recommendations, Alma School District
• Teachers' Essential Guide to Cyberbullying Prevention, Common Sense Education
• Tips for Teachers: Warning Signs of Cyberbullying, stopbullying.gov
• Behaveyourself.com: Online Manners Matter, Edutopia
• Beyond Emily: Post-ing Etiquette, Edutopia
• Helping students develop proper internet etiquette, Pearson
• Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying, ConnectSafely
• Top 10 Ways to Stop Cyberbullying, Kaspersky

Introduction to SMACtalk

• Privacy and Student Data, HarvardLawSchool’sCyberlawClinic
• FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease, USDOE Student Privacy Policy Office
• Technology Security Checklist for Teachers, Fordham University School of Law,
• 10 Things Every Teacher Should Know About FERPA, Teaching with Jillian Starr Blog
• Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services, USDOE YouTube Channel
• Mobile Security Handout, Homeland Security Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign
• The Unintentional Ways Schools Might Be Violating FERPA, EdSurge
• Cybersecurity in the Classroom, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies
• Teaching Cybersecurity to Kids, United States Cybersecurity Web Magazine
• Cyber Education Course for K-12 Educators, Academic Initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center
• Privacy and Internet Safety, Common Sense Media
• Be Internet Awesome: Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world, Google