Today’s youth are spending more time than ever using digital media for education, research, socializing, and fun. To help families and volunteers keep youth safe while online, the Boy Scouts of America introduces the Cyber Chip. In developing this exciting new tool, the BSA teamed up with content expert NetSmartz®, part of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® and training expert for many law enforcement agencies.
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Topics include cyberbullying, cell phone use, texting, blogging, gaming, and identity theft.

Note:  For Cub Scout ranks; Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Arrow of Light the Cyber Chip requirement may be replaced with earning the Protect Yourself Rules Adventure.  Lions do not have a Cyber Chip requirement for rank.  Protect Yourself Rules Adventure. If Cub Scouts use the Protect Yourself Rules Adventure in place of the Cyber Chip requirement, the adventure cannot be used as an elective for rank.


​​Cyber Chip Requirements for Grades 1- 3

  1. Read, commit to, and sign the Level I Internet Safety Pledge. (BSA Cyber Chip Blue Card).
  2. Watch the video “​Bad Netiquette Stinks .” (NetSmartz.org)
  3. Watch the Router’s Birthday Surprise Interactive Adventure . (NetSmartz.org)
  4. Show and tell your family, den leader, den, or pack what you have learned.

​Cyber Chip Requirements for Grades 4 - 5
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  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. (NetSmartz.org)
  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.

​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.