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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.
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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.
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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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