I used to accept every follow request. After the workshop I locked down my accounts in one evening and finally understood why it mattered.
Alisha Ramkissoon
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Internet Safety for Children (Aged 9–12)
A gentle, kid-friendly guide to going online safely, built for children aged 9 to 12 and the adults beside them.
4.9 rating1.5 hours22 lessonsBeginner
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1.5 hours
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22
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Beginner
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Certificate
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About this course
Welcome to Course 2, a friendly guide to staying safe, kind, and smart on the internet. This course is for children ages 9–12, with parent or guardian support. The internet can be exciting. You can learn new skills, play games, watch videos, message friends, and do schoolwork. But the internet also has risks. Some people online may not be honest. Some apps may ask for too much information. Some messages may try to trick you. This course will help you understand those risks in simple language and show you what to do. In Trinidad and Tobago, children use phones, tablets, laptops, and school devices every day. We want children to enjoy the internet while staying safe at home, at school, and in their communities. That means learning how to protect private information, choose strong passwords, spot scams, handle chats wisely, and speak up when something feels wrong. It also means learning kindness, because being safe online is not only about avoiding danger. It is also about respecting others and building a better online world. This course is written for children, but it also includes parent/guardian notes. Those notes help adults guide the child, set family rules, and talk about online safety in a calm and supportive way. The goal is not to scare children. The goal is to help them become confident, careful, and responsible digital citizens. Course Details How to Use This Course Read each lesson slowly. Pause after each one to talk with an adult. Do the activities together if possible. The parent or guardian should check the knowledge questions and discuss the answers. If anything in the course feels confusing, it is okay to stop and ask questions. In fact, asking questions is one of the safest things a child can do online.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain what the internet is and how it is used for learning, play, and communication.
- Identify personal information and understand why it must stay private.
- Create strong passwords and understand why password sharing is unsafe.
- Recognize scams, fake giveaways, and suspicious links.
- Understand privacy settings on child-friendly platforms and common apps.
- Describe safe ways to chat, game, and communicate with others online.
- Recognize cyberbullying, grooming warning signs, and risky requests.
Curriculum
22 lessons · 1 hr 33 min of study
Module 01
Getting Started Safely Online
This module helps children understand what the internet is, how devices work, and how to begin with safe habits.
- What Is the Internet?Reading · 4 min
- Devices, Accounts, and Screen TimeReading · 4 min
- The Tummy Test and Other Warning SignsReading · 4 min
- Family Rules for Safe Internet UseReading · 4 min
- Getting Started Safely Online: questions and answersQ&A · 5 min
Module 02
Privacy, Passwords, and Scams
This module teaches children how to protect personal information, use strong passwords, and stay away from trickery.
- What Is Personal Information?Reading · 4 min
- Strong Passwords and Why They MatterReading · 4 min
- Location Sharing and Why It Can Be RiskyReading · 4 min
- Scams, Freebies, and Fake OffersReading · 4 min
- Privacy Settings on Common AppsReading · 4 min
- Privacy, Passwords, and Scams: questions and answersQ&A · 5 min
Module 03
Friends, Chats, Games, and Tricky People
This module helps children stay safe in chats, games, group messages, and social spaces.
- Real-Life Friends and Online StrangersReading · 4 min
- Safe Chatting in Games Like Roblox and Other AppsReading · 4 min
- WhatsApp and Group Chat SafetyReading · 4 min
- Social Media, Short Videos, and ChallengesReading · 4 min
- Grooming and Red FlagsReading · 4 min
- Friends, Chats, Games, and Tricky People: questions and answersQ&A · 5 min
Module 04
Kindness, Reporting, and Being a Cyber Hero
This module teaches digital kindness, digital footprints, and what to do when something goes wrong.
- Online Kindness and RespectReading · 4 min
- Cyberbullying and What It Looks LikeReading · 4 min
- Being an UpstanderReading · 4 min
- Digital Footprints and Staying Proud of Your ChoicesReading · 5 min
- Kindness, Reporting, and Being a Cyber Hero: questions and answersQ&A · 5 min
What's included
- 22 lessons · 1 hr 33 min of study
- Readings, knowledge checks and Q&A
- Self-paced, on any device
- Downloadable checklists
- CyberSafeTT certificate
- Group & school rates available
Instructor
CyberSafeTT Faculty
Cyber safety educators & practitioners
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I used to accept every follow request. After the workshop I locked down my accounts in one evening and finally understood why it mattered.
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Form 5 student, Port of Spain
The team spoke to 400 of our students without a single dull minute. Teachers left with a plan, not just a presentation.
Dexter Charles
Principal, San Fernando
The online safety course gave me the words to talk to my son about sextortion. Calm, clear and made for Caribbean families.
Marcia Joseph
Parent, Chaguanas
Our staff phishing click rate dropped sharply within a month. The scenarios used real local scams, so it landed instantly.
Kwesi Baptiste
IT lead, credit union
Short lessons I could finish between classes. The checklist alone saved me from a fake scholarship payment link.
Shivani Persad
University student, UWI
I run everything from WhatsApp. This training showed me exactly where my business was exposed and how to fix it that week.
Roger Mohammed
Small business owner, Arima
I run everything from WhatsApp. This training showed me exactly where my business was exposed and how to fix it that week.
Roger Mohammed
Small business owner, Arima
Short lessons I could finish between classes. The checklist alone saved me from a fake scholarship payment link.
Shivani Persad
University student, UWI
Our staff phishing click rate dropped sharply within a month. The scenarios used real local scams, so it landed instantly.
Kwesi Baptiste
IT lead, credit union
The online safety course gave me the words to talk to my son about sextortion. Calm, clear and made for Caribbean families.
Marcia Joseph
Parent, Chaguanas
The team spoke to 400 of our students without a single dull minute. Teachers left with a plan, not just a presentation.
Dexter Charles
Principal, San Fernando
I used to accept every follow request. After the workshop I locked down my accounts in one evening and finally understood why it mattered.
Alisha Ramkissoon
Form 5 student, Port of Spain
I run everything from WhatsApp. This training showed me exactly where my business was exposed and how to fix it that week.
Roger Mohammed
Small business owner, Arima
Short lessons I could finish between classes. The checklist alone saved me from a fake scholarship payment link.
Shivani Persad
University student, UWI
Our staff phishing click rate dropped sharply within a month. The scenarios used real local scams, so it landed instantly.
Kwesi Baptiste
IT lead, credit union
The online safety course gave me the words to talk to my son about sextortion. Calm, clear and made for Caribbean families.
Marcia Joseph
Parent, Chaguanas
The team spoke to 400 of our students without a single dull minute. Teachers left with a plan, not just a presentation.
Dexter Charles
Principal, San Fernando
I used to accept every follow request. After the workshop I locked down my accounts in one evening and finally understood why it mattered.
Alisha Ramkissoon
Form 5 student, Port of Spain