Internet Safety
The Internet can be a great tool for teaching and learning as well as
offering access to valuable resources for our children. However, there are
also hidden dangers in which parents, educators and our students need to be
aware. The links below may serve as a helpful guide to Internet Safety.
Tips for Parents
Talk to your child and set clear guidelines for Internet use.
Monitor your child's Internet use. Place the computer in a common area where
the screen is visible.
If your child belongs to a social forum such as MySpace.com or Facebook.com,
check their posting to make sure it does not contain personal contact
information or inappropriate content. Check the pages that are linked, since
these pages may also contain inappropriate content or information that would
identify your child.
Make sure that your child understands that he or she should not provide
personal information or give out a password except to a parent or trusted
adult.
Your child should let you know if anyone says, writes, or does something that
makes them uncomfortable.
For Parents
Help Delete Online Predators
Learn how to better protect your children from online predators.
Visit the website
Information About Internet Safety
The Children's Partnership: The Parents/ Guide to the Information
Superhighway Rules and tools for families online
Cyber Criminals Most Wanted Cyber crime awareness, prevention, and safety
CyberEthics and Security Information and printable posters
Cybertipline Reporting site from the National center for Missing and
Exploited Children
Don't Believe the Type Focuses on information for parents and guardians of
teens
Filter Review Information to help you find the right filtering solution
Five Tips to Protect Children from Unsavory Content Tips for keeping kids
safe online
GetNetWise "Rules of the Road" for child safety online and some common-sense
guidelines to avoid spam, malware, and protecting personal information.
How Tech Savvy Are You? It's important that parents know what is going on in
the digital world. Test this quiz to find out how tech savvy you are.
iKeepSafe Parent Resource Center Activities and resources for parents
Internet Safety: A Guide for Parents of Elementary Students
Internet Safety: Information for Parents Tips and resources for parents
Joe Showker's Internet Safety Portaportal Lots of valuable links
Keeping Your Kids Safe Online Find out what you can do to keep your child
safe online
KidShield Tools and information for keeping your child safe online.
NetSmartz Information and activities to teach internet safety
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety Information from the FBI
Online Predators: What Can You Do to Minimize the Risks?
Online Safety Guide Information on the risks that children face online. Click
on age-level on left side of screen for safety tips
Parent's Guide to Online Kids Provides statistics on internet use, describes
various programs that kids may be using online, discusses risks, and offers
tips on internet safety
Parenting Online Useful information for parents
SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com Lots of information, printable resources,
online safety quiz, and more
StaySafe.org for Parents
Web Wise Kids - Resources for Parents A non-profit organization dedicated to
ensuring child internet safety by giving tips and advice to parents and
children on how to protect themselves from online predators
Sites for Kids
Cyberethics for Kids
CyberSmart!
Get Your Web License
Iggy and Raser's Internet Safety Game
Kids' Rules for Online Safety
Netsmartz
Online Safety Quiz
Surf Swell Island (Disney)
For Teens
DON'T BELIEVE THE TYPE
Learn about online dangers and how to make the web a safer place to surf.
Visit the website
Keeping Your Identity Safe
Shopping online is convenient, and it is safe as long as you use some simple
precautions. Legitimate sites use measures such as encryption to safeguard
your personal information. Stop by Safeshopping.org for information to help
you shop smarter.
Phishing is a way of tricking you into giving out personal information. Those
emails that you receive from a bank, Paypal, Ebay, etc. asking you to update
your account information are just ways of gathering your personal
information. Even the annoying SPAM that you receive advertising Viagra and
other drugs is more likely designed to collect information than sell you
anything. The FDIC reports important information and tips on keeping your
personal information safe in You can Fight Identity Theft
Spyware is becoming more and more prevalent. While some forms are benign and
designed mainly to gather information for marketing, others are malicious and
designed to gather personal information. Protect your yourself and your
computer. Regularly run software designed to detect and remove spyware. Here
are some free solutions that you can download.
Lavasoft Ad-aware
Spybot Search & Destroy
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
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accuracy and content of information. The suggestions and links above are
intended to serve as informational purposes only.