Weekly Headline-inspired Content
Hey, who says learning about digital safety has to be boring? Not us. That's why we've created the iKeepCurrent Newsfeed. It's a constant source of headline-inspired curricula and professional development mixed with fresh, entertaining content to ignite discussion between educators and students. Even though digital safety is a serious subject, that doesn't mean it can't be engaging and fun.
For Parents
Teens learn many of their financial habits from you, and that should include online financial literacy. This lesson will help them learn how to successfully protect their identities and information, build their credit history, manage safe online transactions and more.
Teens learn many of their financial habits from you, and that should include online financial literacy. This lesson will help them learn how to successfully protect their identities and information, build their credit history, manage safe online transactions and more.
For Educators
As teens learn financial literacy, they also must learn the basics of safe ecommerce. From passwords to PayPal, this lesson will explore how they – and you – can safely and confidently conduct online transactions, from shopping to banking.
As teens learn financial literacy, they also must learn the basics of safe ecommerce. From passwords to PayPal, this lesson will explore how they – and you – can safely and confidently conduct online transactions, from shopping to banking.
Txt + Drv = Total Fail
- March 28th, 2012
2 Seconds Matter: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Would you let someone cover your eyes for two seconds while you were driving? No way. But it’s no different when you glance down to text, email or check in while cruising down Route 66.
Teens will be surprised to learn that if they are on the freeway going 65 mph, a quick two-second glance to read a text means they have driven nearly two-thirds of a football field without looking. And those precious seconds can kill them, their passengers or the people in other vehicles. More than 3,000 people died, and thousands more were injured, due to distracted driving in 2010 alone.
This lesson discusses eye-opening statistics on the perils of distracted driving and alerts teens to the hazards of looking away from the road, plus offers tips for avoiding the temptation of phone use while driving.
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Online Hate Crimes: Are you part of the solution or part of the problem?
- March 18th, 2012
Taking a stand against hate crimes on the internet
Every individual is unique and different in his or her own way, no matter his or her race, gender, ethnicity, religion, etc. It is important to recognize and understand these differences and to grow up as tolerant and accepting individuals.
The vast majority of people in every country oppose hate, hate groups, and hate crimes. However, the number of hate groups around the world is increasing. Recent case studies indicate that the internet’s role in today’s society has contributed to the rise in hate content and membership. One person’s act of hatefulness combined with the internet’s mass distribution can instantly shatter lives, cause emotional and physical harm, and damage an individual’s reputation and future opportunities. Read further about how the actions you take or support online do matter and can significantly impact others.
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