General Internet Safety Resources
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iSafe
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www.isafe.org
Programs for educators, parents, grandparents, and students, registration
required. Watch videos to become "certified" as having completing the
training and become eligible to order free material. Excellent Internet
safety curriculum, monthly newsletter, and Internet Safety contests.
NetSmartz
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www.netsmartz.org
Real life stories, video streamed, activity cards and handouts. Great
cyberbullying videos and young children safety videos using cartoons.
Activities designed for all ages and serve as wonderful starting points for
discussing Internet safety with children.
GetNetWise.org
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www.getnetwise.org
This is a clearing house of information including: Keeping Children Safe
Online, Stopping Unwanted E-mail and Spam, Protecting Your Computer from
Hackers and Viruses, Keeping Your Personal Info Private. Includes links to
child friendly search engines & filtering tools.
iKeepSafe.org
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www.ikeepsafe.org
Cute Faux Paw online video, safety tips which may be printed.
Excellent collection of parent videos.
Web Wise Kids
and Wired with Wisdom-
www.webwisekids.org or
http://www.wiredwithwisdom.org
Interactive web and CD based activities for MS and HS students and parents.
Most are designed for classroom use. Programs include Missing (cyber
predators), AirDogs (software piracy), Mirror Image (cyber predators focused
on teen girls), and Wired with Wisdom (parent training.)
Protectkids.com
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http://protectkids.com
Great statistics, printable rules and tools, info on the harmful effects of
pornography
Internet safety use agreements - www.netsmartz.org www.wiredkids.org http://wiredkids.org/resources/documents//safesurf_agreement.html
North Carolina Dept. of Justice
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www.ncsbi.gov/icac/icac_parents_safetyvideo.jsp
Excellent video on a girl going online from a computer in the family room
while her Dad reads the paper in the living room. Then she leaves to meet
someone she met online.
Protect Mi Child Registry -
www.protectmichild.com
Parents register electronic addresses/IM names/cell phone #s children use.
Once an address has been registered, senders of messages that advertise/link
to prohibited products (tobacco, gambling, pornography…) are required to
remove the address from their mailing list.
SBC/Yahoo Parental Controls -
http://help.yahoo.com/sbc/tutorials/ypc/start_pc1.html
Part of the free AT&T Yahoo! Online Protection suite, includes web filter
controls, e-mail management, IM controls, and report cards.
Charter High Speed Security Suite -
www.charter.com/Visitors/NonProducts.aspx?NonProductItem=65
A useful suite of security
applications - available for no charge as part of Charter’s High Speed
Internet package.
AOL Parent Controls -
http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter/parentalcontrols
One of the first and most comprehensive parent controls – however Internet
access through AOL is required.
MySpace Safety -
www.myspace-safety.org
Parent tips for guiding children to safely use MySpace and be aware of the
dangers. Includes monitor and filter software recommendations.
Disney Surfs Well –
Internet Safety -
http://disney.go.com/surfswell/
Travel with Mickey and friends as gather jewels as they learn about sharing
personal information online, viruses, and online etiquette.
K9 Web Protection -
www.k9webprotection.com
The Parental ControlBar -
http://parentalcontrolbar.org Free Internet filter programs.
Activity Monitors
- monitors MySpace activity
http://ndustry.net/ActiveMonitor
Hoopa - records MSN Messenger Activities
www.hoopaa.com
KidLogger - keystroke logging program
www.rohos.com/kid-logger
P.O.K (Protect Our Kids) - monitors text phrases
www.cyntrigal.com
Kidrocket
www.kidrocket.org
Tuki -
www.noahsnet.com/noahfree.htm
For young children using the Internet - specialized browsers which only go to
kid friendly selected sites.
Media Awareness Network - www.media-awareness.ca A Canadian site with some excellent resources including online flash based games for 8 - 12 year olds which address online privacy and the dangers of chat rooms. This site takes a holistic approach to Internet education.
Net Safe of New Zealand - www.netsafe.org.nz Download “Hector Protector,” a dolphin button in a corner of the computer screen. If a child is upset about something on the screen, clicking Hector brings up a screen of an underwater scene, and a reassuring message to get adult help.
Blog Safety – www.blogsafety.com A site discussing how parents and teens can use MySpace and other online blog sites in a safe manner.
IM Slang and Slan Quiz – www.noslang.com/quiz.php Learn what Instant Messaging slang such as “PAW” means. Quiz to test knowledge.
Kid Friendly starting points – http://kids.yahoo.com www.dibdabdoo.com www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm www.michigan.gov/mikids
Internet Law, Ethics and Safety – http://www.leasttern.com/Tech/teachingabout.html Links for a course - jammed packed with resources. Great links for educators and parents. It includes not only Internet safety, but copyright, plagiarism, viruses, and spyware links.
Books on MySpace
MySpace Unraveled: A Parents Guide to Social Networking
by Larry Magid and Anne Collier
2007 ISBN: 0-321-48018-X
Other sites to check out
include:
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Andy Mann - Educational Technology Consultant
amann@techforschools.com
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