{"id":16418,"date":"2026-01-12T14:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/?p=16418"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:43:36","slug":"safer-internet-day-in-your-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/safer-internet-day-in-your-school-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Safer Internet Day in Your School District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span>February 10th is Safer Internet Day, dedicated to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saferinternetday.org\/\">raising awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns<\/a>\u201d. Online safety is an increasing issue in school districts, especially because concerns can change rapidly. Equipping your teachers and school community with the right online literacy tools is the best way to ensure the students in your district remain safe online. Below, we\u2019ve outlined a few programs made for schools so you can help create a safer internet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span>Get involved with SID directly<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>Each year, the official Safer Internet Day organization, ConnectSafely, <a href=\"https:\/\/safer.connectsafely.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsors events at schools and in communities<\/a> all over the world. Their program includes lesson plans, discussion topics, presentations, guides, and a library of educational videos to engage your district\u2019s students in the conversation. Topics covered include Civility, Cyberbullying, Predators and Scams, Media Literacy, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ConnectSafely is offering <a href=\"https:\/\/saferinternetday.us\/students\/\">$1,000 grants<\/a> to educators to implement these tools into their school communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Budgetary issues can make it difficult to try these types of programs, so ConnectSafely offers free guides for both <a href=\"https:\/\/connectsafely.org\/parentguides\/\">families<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/connectsafely.org\/educatorguides\/\">educators<\/a>, along with guides sorted by topic, for you to distribute in your districts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span>Safe Online Surfing (SOS) Program<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/how-we-can-help-you\/outreach\/safe-online-surfing-sos-program\">This free program by the FBI<\/a> is designed to help students become better digital citizens in a fun and engaging way. Teachers can register their classes for free, and families can participate at home, too! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This program is ideal for grade levels 3-8, and covers age-appropriate topics like cyberbullying, passwords, social media, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since this can be done at home, this is a great way to engage families in the internet safety conversation if they can\u2019t make it to an at-school seminar.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]February 10th is Safer Internet Day, dedicated to \u201craising awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns\u201d. Online safety is an increasing issue in school districts, especially because concerns can change rapidly. 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