Cyber Chip Award

This Award is meant for Scouts BSA, Tiger scouts, Wolf scouts, Bear scouts, Webelos scouts.

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DISCONTINUED January, 2024

To help keep youth safe online, the BSA offers the Cyber Chip which requires scouts to complete online activities. Rather than requirements being segregated by rank, this program has four grade level divisions.

Note: All Cyber Chips will expire annually. Each Scout will need to go to Netsmartz and complete 2 new resources to recommit to net safety and netiquette. Then, with the unit leader, the Scout can add the new date to the Cyber Chip card or certificate.

Grade 1-3 Requirements:

1. Read, commit to, and sign the Level I Internet Safety Pledge. (BSA Cyber Chip blue card)
2. Watch the video Bad Netiquette Stinks.
3. Watch the video Router's Birthday Surprise.
4. Show and tell your family, den leader, den, or pack what you have learned.

Grade 4-5 Requirements:

1. Read, commit to, and sign the Level I Internet Safety Pledge. (BSA Cyber Chip blue card)
2. Watch the video The Password Rap and another video of your choosing.
3. As an individual or with your den, use the Teachable Recipes to demonstrate Internet safety rules to your den leader, den, or pack.
4. Discuss with your unit leader the acceptable standards and practices for using allowed electronic devices, such as phones and games, at your meetings and other Scouting events.

Grade 6-8 Requirements:

1. Read and sign the Level II Internet Safety Pledge on the BSA Cyber Chip green card.
2. Write and sign a personalized contract with your parent or guardian that outlines rules for using the computer and mobile devices, including what you can download, what you can post, and consequences for inappropriate use.
3. Watch the video Friend or Fake, along with two additional videos of your choosing from this list, to see how friends can help each other to stay safe online.
   • Post to be Private
   • Split Decisions
   • Two Kinds of Stupid
4. As an individual or with your patrol, use the EDGE method to teach Internet safety rules, behavior, and "netiquette" to your troop or another patrol. You are encouraged to use any additional material and information you have researched. Each member of the patrol must have a role and present part of the lesson.
5. Discuss with your unit leader the acceptable standards and practices for using allowed electronic devices, such as phones and games, at your meetings and other Scouting events.

Grade 9-12 Requirements:

1. Read and sign the Level II Internet Safety Pledge on the BSA Cyber Chip green card.
2. Write and sign a personalized contract with your parent or guardian that outlines rules for using the computer and mobile devices, including what you can download, what you can post, and consequences for inappropriate use.
3. Discuss with your parents the benefits and potential dangers teenagers might experience when using social media. Give examples of each.
4. Watch three of the following Real-Life Story videos to learn the impact on teens.
   • Friend or Fake
   • Post to be Private
   • Split Decisions
   • Two Kinds of Stupid
5. As an individual or patrol, use the EDGE method and the Student Project Kit to teach Internet safety rules, behavior, and "netiquette" to your troop or another patrol. You are encouraged to use any additional material and information you have researched. Each member of the patrol must have a role and present part of the lesson.
6. Discuss with your unit leader the acceptable standards and practices for using allowed electronic devices such as phones and games at your meetings and other Scouting events.

Cyber Chip patches and wallet cards can be purchased at your local Scout Shop or at ScoutShop.org