| This section provides
links to web sites that provide helpful information about internet safety. |
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A Parent's
Guide to Internet Safety
"Our children are our Nation's most valuable asset. They represent
the bright future of our country and hold our hopes for a better Nation.
Our children are also the most vulnerable members of society. Protecting
our children against the fear of crime and from becoming victims of crime
must be a national priority." FBI Quoted from the web site. |
Child
Safety on the Information Highway
This is a helpful article by SafeKids.com. "This is the classic
and first widely distributed Internet safety article, written first in
1993 and revised several times up until 2003. While much of the information
is timeless, some is now out-of-date, especially for parents of teenagers
who are using interactive “web 2.0? services like MySpace, Facebook and
other social networking sites. Please realize that any advice varies by
the age of the child, the values of the family and changes in technology.
For up-to-date advice for teens, visit our sister sites ConnectSafely.org
and SafeTeens.com." Quoted from the web site. |
ConnectSafely.org
"ConnectSafely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone
engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web. The user-driven,
all-media, multi-platform phase of the Web has begun, we all have much
to learn about it, and this is the central space – linked to from social
networks across the Web - for learning about safety on Web 2.0 together.
Our forum is also designed to give teens and parents a voice in the public
discussion about youth online safety begun back in the '90s." |
Enough.org
"Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
emerged in 1994 as the national leader on the front lines to make the Internet
safer for children and families. Since then, EIE has pioneered and led
the effort to confront online pornography, child pornography, child stalking
and sexual predation with innovative initiatives and effective communications."
Quoted from the web site. |
i-safe.org
"Founded in 1998, i-SAFE Inc. is the leader in Internet safety education.
Available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Department of Defense
schools located across the world, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose
mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences
safe and responsible. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous,
inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. i-SAFE accomplishes this through
dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach programs to parents, law
enforcement, and community leaders. It is the only Internet safety foundation
to combine these elements." Quoted from the web site |
Kid'sHealth.org
article in internet safety.
"KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing
doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through
adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's
Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate,
up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth
has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a
billion visitors. On a typical weekday, more than 500,000 visitors access
KidsHealth's reliable information." Quoted from the web site. |
My Internet
Safety Coach
Corporate, school, and community internet safety programs by Suzanne
Stanford. |
NetSmartz.org
Web Site of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. |
OnGuard Online
"OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government
and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud,
secure your computer, and protect your personal information." This
site has a wider scope than protecting children. |
ProtectKids.com
Helpful site provides valuable information to parents on issues
related to pornography and online sexual exploitation of children. |
WiredSafety
"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."
Quoted from the web site. |