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Information Technology & Internet Resources

• Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use ... resources to help children  when using the Internet and other information technologies.

• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ... (COPPA) Federal law enacted in 1998.
• Children's Partnership ... online safety, parent's guide to the Internet, health programs for parents.
• Child Safety Network ... resources (some free) on keeping your child safe when using the Internet.
• Cyberbullying ... resources to identify and help with reducing deliberate hostile behavior online, provided by Bullying.Org of Canada.
• Cybersafety ... resources for safe and responsible use on the Internet including social networks, safe guarding your personal information, cyber predators, cyberbullying, and intellectual property.

• Cyberswatch ... advise for families or new users regarding Internet safety and other common concerns (junk e-mail, bad information, get rich quick scams, chain letters), reprinted from the Montpelier Bridge.

• Cyber Tip Line ... a place to report illegal or misleading uses of the Internet including child pornography, unsolicited obscene material sent to a child, misleading web page (domain) names.  Maintained by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

• Don't Believe the Type ... a resource to help educate kids and adults on the dangers of exchanging information via the Internet.  Maintained by the Cyber Tip Line web site.

• Family Guide Book ... help with staying safe when using the Internet.
• FBI Parents and Teachers Web Page ... related to Internet safety and other non-technology issues.  The following safety links are specific for Grades K-5 and Grades 6-12.

• Family Contracts for Internet Safety ... contract for using the Internet for children and parents.  Provided By SafeKids.Com.

• GetNetWise ... includes help on protecting children on the Internet and ways to protect your computer (and yourself) from hackers, viruses, identity thieves.

• iKeepSafe.Org ... site for kids and parents/educators.  Includes activities and an animated movie for ages 8+ specific to online safety, learning materials with worksheets and tests are also available for parents/educators.  This site is maintained by a coalition of US Governors.

• Internet Do's and Don'ts ... US Department of Justice site for kids including a learning game, "rules of the road", and consequences of poor judgment when using the Internet.

• Internet and Your Family ... suggestions for families when using the Internet by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Internet and Young Children ... suggestions for parents when using technology with young children by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

• Internet Myths and Their Reality (requires Adobe Acrobat reader).

• Internet Safety with i-Safe ... links to the Federally funded Internet safety project including online articles and resources for parents, students and teachers.

• i-Safe ... federally funded site for educators, students and parents.  This site provides resources related to Internet awareness and safety.

• Kidz Privacy ... maintained by the Federal Trade Commission.  Includes sections for children, parents, and teachers.

• Media Awareness Network ... this site, maintained by a Canadian non-profit organization, promotes media literacy including the Internet (in addition to television, movies, video games and music).

• McGruff.Org ... for grown-ups, safety tips from the streets to the Internet.

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ... a site dedicated in helping parents prevent the incidence of child abduction and abuse mediated via the Internet.

• NetLingo ... a listing of IM (instant message) acronyms and their meanings.

• NetSmartz Workshop ... a resource to help KIDS, TEENS,  PARENTS and EDUCATORS live safely on the Internet.

• Net-Wise Teens: Safety, Ethics and Innovation ... online article as printed in TechLearning.Com regarding how students view the use of the Internet, how to effectively manage learning and the Internet including assessing AUP's, informing parents, teaching students to be net-literate, and using the tools that kids use.

• Parents Guide to Internet Safety ... provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• SafeKids.Com ... a source of references compiled by Larry Magid on Child Safety and the Internet.

• Safe Surfing with Your Family ... advise, suggestions, and information to help parents use and oversee their children with the Internet.  Maintained by Yahooligans.

• Safe Teens ... a place for teens and parents to learn how to use the Internet safely.

• Teenage Life Online: The Rise of the Instant-Messenger Generation and the Internet's Impact on Friendships and Family Relationships ... this 2001 Adobe Acrobat (PDF) report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project investigates the growth of teenagers (12 - 18) with Internet-based communications and the impact on both intrapersonal and interpersonal issues.  If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat reader and wish to download it, click HERE.

• Web Wise Kids ... online tutorial and resources for parents with online safety.  Includes a contract in PDF form.

• Wired Kids ... a site for children and parents on safe Internet practices, includes an Internet use contract (also a PDF form).
• Wired Safety ... an organization dedicated to educating children and adults on safety and the Internet.

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Last updated: April 20, 2007