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Highly recommended for parents and teachers

Purchased this book to educate my children on cyber safety. Very informative and engaging story of siblings learning the importance of being safe while using the internet. Very well written and pictures are gorgeous. As a teacher will also use in the classroom. Highly recommend.
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2020-03-01T07:44:11+00:00
Purchased this book to educate my children on cyber safety. Very informative and engaging story of siblings learning the importance of being safe while using the internet. Very well written and pictures are gorgeous. As a teacher will also use in the classroom. Highly recommend.
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Great and engaging way to open up discussion

Was a great tool for me to use with my young man. He actually read the whole thing with me and then we were able to chat about it together and agree on our house rules. He was able to better articulate then I could the potential dangers which took me back a bit but showed that although he knew logically the dangers he didn’t connect them to potentially happening to him until we really had a good safe chat which the book enabled.
How We Got Cyber Smart Internet Safety Book For Kids
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2020-03-01T07:46:23+00:00
Was a great tool for me to use with my young man. He actually read the whole thing with me and then we were able to chat about it together and agree on our house rules. He was able to better articulate then I could the potential dangers which took me back a bit but showed that although he knew logically the dangers he didn’t connect them to potentially happening to him until we really had a good safe chat which the book enabled.
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Helped to have a conversation

Noah really liked your book. He audibly gasped on two occasions, when Olivia took the tablet off the bench and when they got the message from Joey Hoops. It really made an impact on him and it helped me have a conversation with him about some of the dangers on the internet that I otherwise wouldn't have had. So thank you!
How We Got Cyber Smart Internet Safety Book For Kids
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2020-03-01T08:10:04+00:00
Noah really liked your book. He audibly gasped on two occasions, when Olivia took the tablet off the bench and when they got the message from Joey Hoops. It really made an impact on him and it helped me have a conversation with him about some of the dangers on the internet that I otherwise wouldn't have had. So thank you!
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Just what I was looking for

I am a 3rd grade teacher who was suddenly thrust into distance learning due to Covid-19 school closures. I wanted to find something to share with my students, since they will be navigating the online world more frequently now. We talk about being safe, kind, and responsible IN school and this book helps me carry over those expectations in a distance learning environment. The narrative straightforward advice for kids and caregivers is written in a manner that kids can relate to.
How We Got Cyber Smart Internet Safety Book For Kids
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2020-04-10T23:51:15+00:00
I am a 3rd grade teacher who was suddenly thrust into distance learning due to Covid-19 school closures. I wanted to find something to share with my students, since they will be navigating the online world more frequently now. We talk about being safe, kind, and responsible IN school and this book helps me carry over those expectations in a distance learning environment. The narrative straightforward advice for kids and caregivers is written in a manner that kids can relate to.
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I love How We Got Cyber Smart

I love How we got cyber smart because it reminds me never ever to do stuff on the tablet and that If I don’t know what to do, i should always have my parents around to help me with the tablet. It also teaches not to talk with strangers online . Never !

Eve, aged 6

How We Got Cyber Smart Internet Safety Book For Kids
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2020-05-02T23:20:02+00:00

Eve, aged 6

Stay Safe Online
I love How we got cyber smart because it reminds me never ever to do stuff on the tablet and that If I don’t know what to do, i should always have my parents around to help me with the tablet. It also teaches not to talk with strangers online . Never !
Cybersafety, cyber bully

Highly Recommend This Book

Now a days, it is common for children to use tablet/ PC at a very young age. On one hand, we as parents are enjoying how much easier it is for kids to learn with the use of technology. On the other hand, are worry about cyber safety.

All along I wanted to introduce this topic to my kids but have no idea how to begin or approach until I found this story book.

The book is well written, easy for young kids to understand and all the pictures along the story were very engaging. We really have fun time reading together as a family.

I would highly recommend this storybook to all parents with young kids.

Anne, Hong Kong

How We Got Cyber Smart Internet Safety Book For Kids
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2020-10-18T05:19:29+00:00

Anne, Hong Kong

Cybersafety, cyber bully
Now a days, it is common for children to use tablet/ PC at a very young age. On one hand, we as parents are enjoying how much easier it is for kids to learn with the use of technology. On the other hand, are worry about cyber safety. All along I wanted to introduce this topic to my kids but have no idea how to begin or approach until I found this story book. The book is well written, easy for young kids to understand and all the pictures along the story were very engaging. We really have fun time reading together as a family. I would highly recommend this storybook to all parents with young kids.
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Media Appearances

How We Got Cyber Smart in the Media

We all grew up aware of ‘stranger danger’ but kids nowadays have to be wary of threats online too. This week on Hear and There we chatted with Bayside author Lisa Rothfield-Kirschner, about her new children’s book, “How We Got Cyber Smart”, helping families and kids to stay safe online.

How We Got Cyber Smart

A Book About How To Stay Safe Online

How We Got Cyber Smart is a children’s book that follows the adventures of two kids Olivia and Jack, as they navigate the online world dealing with issues of cyber bullying and online safety. It tells the story of how they became cyber smart and dealt with their online bully. It provides practical advice to parents and children in how to protect themselves online and look after their safety.

Discussion and Further Reading

CYBER SMART BLOG

Meet the Characters

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OLIVIA

Meet Olivia, 

Olivia loves learning math and science at school and anything to do with technology because she is curious by nature. She has fun with science experiments and loves playing the times table game on her tablet. 

She also enjoys playing basketball with her friends and teammates and riding her scooter at the park.

JACK

Meet Jack,  

Jack loves learning art and music at school, he is a very keen drawer and likes experimenting with making cool pictures on his tablet. He is a little bit shy and sometime likes to play practical jokes because he  loves to make people laugh.

He enjoys playing basketball with his friends and teammates and riding his bike at the park.

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FAMILY

Olivia and Jack recently celebrated their birthday in the park with their family and friends. They had a basketball shaped chocolate ice cream cake with extra chocolate chips yummy!

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“Technology is so awesome, it connects us instantly to anywhere on Earth, but it’s very important to be careful when you’re online.”

Olivia and Jack have a lot to learn about staying safe online and their parents are teaching them about safety and what do if they get into any unsafe situations online.

OLIVIA & JACK

“Let’s download ‘BasketBall Boomers.’ You can shoot lots of hoops very quickly and play against other people online.”

Olivia and Jack have fun playing games on their tablet…they are learning all about how to safely play games online.

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