In this webinar, Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator at the Ohio Department of Education shares how her team implemented EasyTech Online Safety as their statewide curriculum. You’ll also learn how you can help your students learn appropriate online behavior and become good digital citizens.

1. Webinar: What to look for in an
online safety curriculum
Nathan Shelley
Product Marketing Manager
Learning.com
Lorrie Germann
State E-Rate Coordinator
Ohio Department of Education

2. • 95% of teens are online*
• 87% own a cell phone, almost half of those are smartphones*
• 1 in 4 have a tablet or a computer*
• 81% use social media*
*Teens and Technology 2013, Pew Research Center, The Berkman
Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Internet Use - Students Aged 12-17

3. Professional Biography (Lorrie)
• 25+ years' experience in the K-12 technology field
• Technology Coordinator at Circleville City Schools for nine years
• Worked with the federal E-Rate program from its inception in 1998
• Currently serving Ohio State E-Rate Coordinator with the Ohio Department
of Education
• As the State E-Rate Coordinator, I provide assistance to both schools and
public libraries throughout the state to help insure they are meeting the
many requirements of the program.

4. Ohio’s Story
• The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires school’s receiving federal E-
Rate funding to provide for the education of minors to include:
– Appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social
networking sites
– Cyberbullying awareness and response.
• We surveyed our schools to ask how we could help

5. Based on the Survey
• Over 300 districts responded
• 100% asked that we provide curriculum, feeling a statewide implementation would
be a better approach
• We released an RFP with requirements that included:
– Curriculum for grades K-12
– Easy to use
– A reporting system
– Anywhere access
– Professional Development

6. Why Did Ohio Choose Learning.com
• EasyTech Online Safety:
– Uses a positive, not fear-based K-12 curriculum
– Is based on current research to help students learn appropriate online behavior
– Includes resources for teachers and parents
– Meets national E-Rate requirements for student Internet safety training, providing
evidence of:
 Dates training took place
 Roster of students trained
 Plans for training students not present during “whole group”
presentations

7. Access for All
• The state purchased Learning.com’s EasyTech Online Safety Curriculum and
provides the content at no cost to schools in the state.
• Access is provided to all of Ohio’s chartered schools, both non-public and public
schools/districts.
• In addition, Learning.com provides professional development workshops around
the state, along with a series of webinars, for district or school staff members
responsible for implementing the curriculum

8. The Benefits
• Students learn digital citizenship and safe use of the internet
• Teachers get support for addressing challenging topics
• Schools and districts satisfy E-Rate requirements and document compliance
• Web delivery lets you get started quickly and use anywhere, anytime
• Instructional design enables easy integration into a variety of teaching styles and
learning environments
• Positive, comprehensive coverage

9. Response from Educators
• The response from our schools has been extremely positive, with comments such
as:
 “The LMS is incredibly easy to use”
 “My students love the content”
 “We appreciate the ability to implement based on our needs; we’re not locked into one
approach”
 “Please continue to provide this valuable resource”

10. The Digital Citizenship app provides students with comprehensive instruction on
online safety, ethical use of digital resources, and cyberbullying.
The app works on iOS and Android devices and helps districts implementing a BYOD or
1:1 program ensure that students know how to be safe and make good choices
online.
Learning.com Digital Citizenship App

11. Features & Benefits
• Instruction is aligned to Digital Citizenship
strands of the ISTE Standards-S
• User experience, lessons, and activities designed
specifically for middle and high school students
• Student completion report helps districts show
compliance with the online safety and
Cyberbullying instruction E-Rate requirements

12. Instructional Objectives
Online Safety
- Digital footprint
- Risks of revealing personal info online
- Website and software privacy tools
Ethical Use of Digital Resources
- Intellectual property
- Copyright, public domain, and plagiarism
- Proper accreditation of sources
Cyberbullying
- What is cyberbullying?
- Proper response and prevention
- Reducing risk of being a target

13. Samples

14. Interactive Activities Reinforce Concepts
• Each Lesson features interactive task-based activities to reinforce student
understanding of lesson concepts.
• Students are provided assistive prompts to guide them in completing each
task-based activity

15. Final Quiz Checks for Understanding
• After completing the three lessons, students take a short quiz to check for
understanding of topics
• If a student does not successfully pass the quiz with an 80% score, they are
prompted to retake it and to go back to review the lessons if students need
help

16. Value for Districts and Schools
• Provides comprehensive instruction on important
topics that is engaging and relevant to middle and
high school students.
• Availability of instruction is not dependent on
computer labs and can be accessed anywhere from
mobile devices – even from home!
• Helps districts show compliance of providing online
safety and Cyberbullying instruction for E-Rate
requirements.
• Ideal for BYOD or 1:1 programs by ensuring
students know how to be safe and make good
choices online.

17. Learning.com Solutions for 21st Century Skills
Professional Development
From implementation services to customized
professional development workshops, we take a
consultative approach to design PD solutions
supporting 21st Century Skills.
Curriculum
Learning.com offers award-winning curriculum
solutions specifically designed to address
21st Century Skills and Digital Literacy.
Assessments
Learning.com assessments provide
actionable data and reporting that pinpoints
areas of growth and helps districts meet
their goals for addressing these crucial skills.

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