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Website Resources for Internet Safety
To find registered sex offenders in your
neighborhood, click on
www.familywatchdog.us or visit
www.RegisteredOffendersList.org.
http://disney.go.com/corporate/privacy/safety.html - Interactive site
with great opportunities for families to learn together.
http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=is - Superhighway safety and
safe use of the Internet as a global concerns; good
information for schools and parents.
www.kidscomjr.com/games/safety/safety.html -
Internet safety game for elementary and pre-school
students; designed for kids and their parents.
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm - Print out the
Parents' Guide to Internet Safety. Comprehensive
information on Internet scams as well as activities.
www.getnetwise.org - Facts for parents, safety
products, sites to visit together, method for reporting
trouble to law enforcement and suggested methods for
teacher training. Great tips for teens, parents,
and teachers.
www.safesurfing.itgo.com - For students, parents,
and educators.
www.blogsafety.com - Specifically designed to
address blogging and its dangers.
www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/children.html
- There are several other links to visit for both
children and educators sponsored by the Federal Trade
Commission.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html
- Several PDF files and games to be used by parents,
students, and educators.
http://familyinternet.about.com
- See Essentials, articles, and resources listed on the
left-hand side of the page. Suitable for parents
and teachers to use in an interactive activity.
www.isafe.org - Great resources for educators, lists
of contests for students.
www.safekids.com and
www.safeteens.com
- Free newsletter - no preaching. Just good family
and student advice to promote effective dialogue.
Addresses cell phones, blogging, etc.
www.pcanswer.com - Another resource to reaffirm safe
use of the computer.
www.netfamilynews.org - Designed for parents and
educators.
www.watchright.com
- Especially good for parents.
www.netsafe.org.nz
- Another example of the global perspective of the
Internet safety challenge. Good information on
cyberbullying and chain e-mail.
www.ParentalGuidance.org - A comparison of Internet
filtering systems.
www.cyberangels.org
- Designed for kids, tweens, parents and educators.
Available in English and Spanish. This is a
comprehensive website.
www.yahooligans.com
- Interactive quiz available on safe surfing.
Great activity for students to use in teaching their
parents or grandparents how to use the Internet safely.
Gives age appropriate discussion guidelines.
www.missingkids.com
- If nothing else grabs your attention, this one will.
Includes the Cyber Tipline information, and ID the Creep
game and true stories to use when discussing dangers
with your children.
www.NetSmartz.org
- Interactive activities designed for ages 5-17 and
involving parents, educators and law enforcement.
Particularly good information on use of cell phones and
safety pledges.
www.surfnetkids.com/kidsafe.htm - Lots of goodies
for students and teachers.
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/internetsafety/internetsafety.htm
- The American Library Association has designed this
site to be used by students and their parents as well as
educators. it is a comprehensive site for parents.
www.kidshealth.org
- Available in English or Spanish, this website offers
guidelines for teens focusing on safety.
www.wiredsafety.org
- An extremely comprehensive site. Designed for
use by kids, tweens, teens, parents, educators and law
enforcement. Has a listing of safe sites, games
for empowering kids against cyberbullying and stalking,
and Parry's Internet Safety Guide for Parents.
This is easy to navigate and presents great
opportunities for family and classroom usage. It
also includes up-to-date information on the dangers of
instant messaging (IM), blogging, cell phones, and all
their new technology.
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