Links for Students and Parents
Nortel LearniT.org
Nortel LearniT's website is featuring Eisenhower Internet Safety
videos done by 6th grade students. Additional Internet Resources
are also available.
NetSmartz.org
Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com
Contains information about the dangers of children using the internet.
Rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web.
Cybertipline
This information was adapted from Teen Safety on the
Information Highway written by Lawrence J. Magid, a syndicated columnist,
media commentator, and host of www.safekids.com and www.safeteens.com.
Aunt Lee Video on Internet Safety
WiredSafety
Provides help, information and education to Internet
and mobile device users of all ages. We help victims of cyberabuse
ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking
and malicious code attacks. We also help parents with issues, such
as MySpace and cyberbullying.
FBI Publications - A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Helpful tips for parents to protect their children from pornography
and online dangers.
ConnectSafely
The site has tips for teens and parents, as well as other resources
for safe blogging and social networking.
NetAlert
Part of the Australian Government's ongoing commitment
to providing a safe online environment for all families, especially
children.
GetNetWise
A
public service brought to you by Internet industry
corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that
Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining
online experiences.
Growing Up OnLine
FRONTLINE takes viewers inside the private
worlds that kids are creating online, raising important questions
about how the Internet is transforming the experience of adolescence.
PBS Parents Guide: Children and Media
Practical advice for parents divided by media -- computers, TV, movies,
video games and advertising -- and age -- pre-school, grade school,
pre-teens and teen.
PBS article on Teens and the Web
Cyber-Safe
Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens - Helping Young People Learn to Make Safe
and Responsible Choices Online a concise handbook for parents
by Nancy Willard. For more reports and articles by Nancy Willard click
here.
NetLingo Internet
and Text Acronyms Parents Need to Know
MySpace Safety Tips for Parents
This is a list of safety tips from MySpace.
A Parent's Guide To MySpace
Learn how your teen uses MySpace in this video guide from HowStuffWorks.
Facebook Safety Tips
This is a list of safety tips from Facebook.
PTA.org
article discussing student cellphone usage and safety
Parental
controls in the Xbox and Xbox 360 game systems that you can
use to manage: The types of games your children can play. DVD movies
your children can watch. Interactions your children can have with
others using Xbox LIVE. You can configure Family Settings for each
child individually, or as a group for everyone who uses your Xbox
360.
Monitoring software for
MySpace, IMing email and more