1st Edition
From Street-smart to Web-wise® A Cyber Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children (Book 1)
In a world where tiny fingers are as familiar with touchscreens as they are with crayons, ensuring our children's safety online has never been more crucial. “From Street-smart to Web-wise®: A Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children,” isn't just another book—it's a passionate call to action for teachers, a roadmap to navigate the digital landscape safely, with confidence and care.
Written by authors, who are recognized experts in their respective fields, this accessible manual is a timely resource for educators. Dive into engaging content that illuminates the importance of cyber safety, not only in our classrooms but extending into the global community.
Each chapter is filled with practical examples, stimulating discussion points, and ready-to-use lesson plans tailored for students in kindergarten through second grade. Regardless of your technology skill level, this book will provide you with the guidance and the tools you need to make student cyber-safety awareness practical, fun, and impactful.
As parents partner with educators to create cyber-secure spaces, this book stands as a framework of commitment to that partnership. It's a testament to taking proactive steps in equipping our young learners with the awareness and skills they need to tread the digital world securely.
By choosing "From Street-smart to Web-wise®: A Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children,” you position yourself at the forefront of educational guardianship, championing a future where our children can explore, learn, and grow online without fear. Join us on this journey to empower the next generation—one click at a time!
Online safety is one of the top concerns for educators and parents.
– Christine Burke, Elementary School Principal, St. Louis, Missouri
Lists of figures and tables. Foreword. Preface. About the authors. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Character Education. Chapter 2 Nurturing Digital Citizens: Cyber Safety for Early Learners. Chapter 3 Strangers – Safe/Unsafe People and the Tricky Person. Chapter 4 Exploring Cyber Safety Through Stewardship. Glossary of Terms + Definitions. Appendix A - Teacher Resource List. Appendix B - Recommended Readings. Appendix C- Ideas for Certificates or Badges. Index.
Biography
Albert (Al) Marcella, Ph.D., CISA, CISM
Dr. Marcella, President of Business Automation Consultants (BAC) LLC, is an internationally recognized public speaker, researcher, IT consultant, and workshop and seminar leader with 46 years of experience in IT audit, risk management, IT security, and assessing internal controls, having authored numerous articles and 30 books on various IT, audit, and security related subjects. Dr. Marcella’s clients include organizations in financial services, IT, banking, petrol-chemical, transportation, services industry, public utilities, telecommunications, and departments of government and nonprofits. Dr. Marcella is also a tenured, full-time professor at Webster University, teaching at the Walker School of Business.
Research conducted by Dr. Marcella on unmanned aircraft systems, cyber extortion, workplace violence, personal privacy, electronic stored information, privacy risk, cyber forensics, disaster and incident management planning, the Internet of Things, ethics, and astrophotography has been published in the ISACA Journal, Disaster Recovery Journal, Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, EDPACS, ISSA Journal, Continuity Insights, Internal Auditor Magazine and the Astronomical League’s Reflector Magazine. Dr. Marcella’s fourth book on cyber forensics, “Cyber Forensics: Examining Emerging and Hybrid Technologies,” a collaborative effort written with a team of six co-authors, was published by CRC Press in 2021.
Dr. Marcella holds a B.S. degree in Management, a B.S. degree in Information Technology Management, an MBA with a concentration in Finance, and a Ph.D. in Management/Information Technology Management. Dr. Marcella is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and holds an ISACA Cybersecurity Certificate.
Dr. Marcella is the 2016 recipient of the Information Systems Security Association’s Security Professional of the Year award and recipient of the Institute of Internal Auditors Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year 2000 award and has been recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors as a Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Member. Dr. Marcella has taught IT audit seminar courses for the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Brian Moore
Moore is a passionate Certified K-8 General Education Teacher with over 20 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Moore is successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Moore has valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning in one of Phoenix Arizona’s largest Unified School Districts. Prior to the classroom, Moore was the site director for the Scottsdale/Paradise Valley (AZ) YMCA’s Before and After School Program.
Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments, a student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach, Moore is well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Moore received both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education: Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, Arizona, and holds Certifications: Standard Professional Elementary Education, K-8 and Pre-K - 12 Principal, and the Endorsement: Structured English Instruction, K-12.
Madeline Parisi, M.Ad.Ed.
Madeline Parisi, M.Ad.Ed., Principal, Madeline Parisi & Associates LLC (MPA), an international organization providing business training content and training material, which she founded in 2013.
Parisi is a recognized adult education content developer with a 30-plus year career in business training and professional development serving finance, legal, and IT audit, IT security, and risk management professionals.
After a distinguished career working with professional associations, Parisi started Madeline Parisi & Associates LLC (MPA). Together with a pool of subject matter experts, MPA provides business training materials, in-house and virtual training, white-label writing services, and professional certification training and certification exam question development services.
Parisi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of Illinois, Chicago and a Master of Adult Education from National Louis University, Wheeling, Illinois. Parisi also holds Certificates in Volunteer Management from Harper College, Palatine, Illinois and additional certificates in Organizational Development, Lean Six Sigma, and Project Management. Parisi is the author of several columns and articles published in various trade publications and along with Albert Marcella is the co-author of the white paper “Assessing, Managing and Mitigating Workplace Violence: Active Shooter Threat.”
Partnering with Al Marcella, The Training Resource Center, LLC, is a jointly operated entity providing training and consulting services, specializing in Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG).
