Cybersafety

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Professor Garfield Cyberbullying - free
Garfield's friend Nermal wishes to win the best dance star competition on the "Animal Idol" website. Little does Nermal realize that he's soon to experience a major cyber smackdown. Willard and Lorenzo, the mean dogs next door, plan to humiliate Nermal online by using his email address to write hurtful messages to him and to other Animal Idol contestants.

Sensing trouble, Garfield turns into his super-smart alter ego Professor G. Together with his high IQ companion, Dr. Nova, they help Nermal get to the bottom of these cyber attacks.

In addition to the story that unfolds, an interactive "Try" and "Apply" section are included to help users gain insight to the problem. Try your hand at recognizing cyber threats and Apply your knowledge to prevent becoming a victim of cyberbullying.

Through reading and interacting with the Try and Apply sections of this comic, users will:

• understand the meaning of cyberbully

• learn to recognize different forms of cyberbullying

• learn different strategies for dealing with a cyberbully

• learn the importance of enlisting the help of a trusted adult when cyberbullied

Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Lab Apps are part of the Infinite Learning Lab, a new standards-based resource currently being developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Professor Garfield Foundation. Software development and comic creation by 360KID. Information about other Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Apps may be found at [].

Professor Garfield Online Safety - free After buying a special anniversary issue of the PET FORCE comic book, Nermal goes online to the PET FORCE message board. Excited to connect with other fans, Nermal starts chatting with someone who uses the online name “comic_cat12.” When comic_cat12 asks Nermal to meet in person and bring the special issue, Arlene is a bit skeptical. Enter Professor Garfield and Dr. Nova, who talk to Nermal about keeping his personal information safe online.

In addition to the story that unfolds, an interactive "Try" and "Apply" section are included to help users gain insight to safe surfing. Try your hand at using the Internet safely and Apply your knowledge to keep your personal information safe.

Through reading and interacting with the Try and Apply sections of this comic, users will:

• learn how to use the Internet safely and effectively

• understand that people online are not always who they say they are

• learn that they should never give out personal information without an adult’s permission,

especially if it conveys where they can be found at a particular time

• understand that predators are always present on the Internet

Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Lab Apps are part of the Infinite Learning Lab, a new standards-based resource currently being developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Professor Garfield Foundation. Software development and comic creation by 360KID. Information about other Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Apps may be found at [].

Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion - free Nermal is upset when he receives an “F” on his report about goats. Garfield looks at the report and finds that Nermal has included facts but also opinions. Nermal reveals that he found the information on a website and wonders how he is supposed to know what’s true and what isn’t. Enter Dr. Nova and Professor G. Dr. Nova explains that there’s a great deal of good information on the Internet but that there’s also a great deal of mis- information. Some online information can even be described as hateful. She helps Nermal learn the difference between facts and opinions (with a little assistance from the Fact-Bot) and stresses that it’s important to read with a questioning mind.

Included with the story, an interactive "Try" and "Apply" section are included to help users gain insight to the problem. Try to recognize the difference between a fact or an opinion and Apply your knowledge to differentiate between the two online.

Through reading and interacting with the Try and Apply sections of this comic, users will: • learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, particularly with regard to the Internet • understand that some websites contain facts, some contain opinions, and some contain both • learn that a fact can be verified

Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Lab Apps are part of the Infinite Learning Lab, a new standards-based resource currently being developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Professor Garfield Foundation. Software development and comic creation by 360KID. Information about other Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Apps may be found at [].



Professor Garfield Forms of Media - free Nermal is excited about a new TV program The Kool Kat Karl Show, but Garfield and Arlene aren’t so sure about the show’s messages. Karl endorses Sugar-Coated Sugar Blasts and tells his viewers that if they eat the super-sweet cereal, they will get big and strong. Dr. Nova helps Nermal deconstruct and analyze the messages he’s watching and also helps him learn about different forms of media. Nermal creates his own video about the importance of a healthy breakfast and broadcasts it on The Kool Kat Karl Show.

Through reading and interacting with the Try and Apply sections of this comic app, users will: • understand the term media and be able to identify the various media they are exposed to in their daily lives • become aware of the goals of the media they are viewing using the five core concepts: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose • learn how, as media producers, to construct a media message using the five core concepts: authorship, format, audience, content, and purpose

Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Lab Apps are part of the Infinite Learning Lab, a new standards-based resource currently being developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Professor Garfield Foundation. Software development and comic creation by 360KID. Information about other Professor Garfield's Infinite Learning Apps may be found at http://infinitelearninglab.org/mobile/.