Internet+Safety

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html The website above offers a lot of information about the importance of internet safety. It also offers tools and tips that can protect your students.There are a lot of positive aspects of the internet, however, unfortunatly there is a lot of negative as well. http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/EngSubjects/SafeSurfingEng/ParentsEng/SSPNetDangerForTeenagers/ Some of the dangers that children may come across are listed on the website above. It is important to realize the dangers that your child or student could experience. When you realize what potential dangers that are out there it can be helpful because you might be able to prevent it! http://safekids.com/safe-blogging-tips/- This website is good for children and students that are about to be blogging. They list tips that can help them realize the dangers in it and where it is to draw the line. With all the news about online predators it is important for each and every student to know about the dangers so it does not happen to them. In addition the safe kids website does not only provide safety information for future bloggers, but all children who will be using the internet. It offers a wide range of videos and slideshows and rules that kids should follow. The webpage also includes tips and instructions for parents on how to monitor their children and what they should be aware of when allowing their children to use the internet. Epals is a service whose main goal is to provide safe, collaborative learning products for schools everywhere. It is mainly used by school districts, students and their parents to communicate and pool resources. It also provides an email service that allows student and teachers from all areas of the world to share ideas. This is a great way to have children use the internet freely and not have to worry about unsafe information. Here’s how to learn more about ePals: http://www.epals.com/products/esm/
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Internet safety is such a huge concern among schools as well as families. Many innappropriate pictures, text, or comments can be found online by just a simple accident. For instance, if a kid is trying to look up legos, and mistakenly types in the word legs, then they may be directed to pornographic sites about legs. Fortunately, there is a federal law to protect kids while they are on the internet. There is a Children's Online Privacay Protection Act that actually calls for websites to state their privacy policies on the site as they require parental consent. More information about this act can be found at http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

http://www.kids.net.au/: This is a great website for children to search the web for information. It is safe and will give information on an elementary and middle school based level, so no unsecured websites will be viewed. It has features such as Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Websites, Thesaurus and toys. It would be a good idea to use this searching tool for elementary students to do research and look up new words.

http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/parent_internetsafety.php This website is good for parents who are concerned with their children's use of the internet. It also includes information on abuse in general: screaming at your child, physical abuse, etc. It gives parents advice and tips on internet safety and how to protect their kids. It offers a cyberspace dictionary, information on cyber bullying, and other important facts parents should know. There's also a link called Success Stories, about parents and kids who have suffered from some form of abuse and have gotten help.

http://www.isafe.org/ This website is the worldwide leader in Internet safety education. It offeres internet safetly outside of the classroom, for parents to access and help protect their children at home. There is a link where kids and teenagers can talk to mentors, look at different programs, etc. They also offer a Law Enforcement team that works with the police in which ever town they are needed. iSafe constantly offers help to those who need it.

Common Sense is a website that offers tips, solutions, question-answers, online for parents and children. It is a resource that promotes online safety. It also answers qeustions that are posted by parents regarding the online and media safety of their children (certain TV shows, online chatting, blogging, etc.) It is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to promote media safety.http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ This website gives a couple useful tips for internet safety, especially when using the internet in the classroom. More importantly, it gives several links to other webpages that are specific ideas and pointers for safety instructions when using the internet in schools. http://www.k12science.org/internetsafety.html