Internet Safety

NetSmartz for Parents and Educators [www.netsmartz.org] - This site explores 3-D, animated activities that provide fun and interesting approaches to developing safe-surfing habits on the Internet. Follow the links on this site to learn more about the risks children face online and how to avoid them. Also offers great links for other resources.

The Internet Content Rating Association [www.icra.org] - an international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling of content.. A key point is that the Internet Content Rating Association does not rate Internet content - the content providers do that, using the ICRA system. Filtering topics are: chat, language used on site, nudity and sexual content of site, violence depicted on site, and other such as gambling, drugs and alcohol.

SafeKids.com [www.safekids.com] - you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive.

The Children's Partnership [http://www.childrenspartnership.org/] - view the Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway for some basic rules and tools for parents to use when their kids go on line.

Web Wise Kids [http://www.webwisekids.org/] - A resource which equips children to make wise choices on the Internet. It includes a workshop for middle school aged children where students learn via the use of a CD Rom computer game called "missing."

PC Magazine 1999 Filter Guide [www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/utilities99/parfilt01.html] - How do you monitor and control what your child sees while surfing the Internet? Web filtering software can help by protecting kids from sexually explicit Web pages and other questionable material. PC Magazine tested eight popular Web filtering packages to see how well they worked.

World Village [www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/control.htm] - Additional information on content control resources ranging from browsers to filtering products.

Safe Kids [http://www.microsoft.com/safekids/teachersguide.htm] - Tips for parents and teachers on safeguarding children on the Internet.

Internet Safety Quiz [http://techcorps.org/resources/internetsafety/getnet.htm] - Interactive quizzes for kids, tweens and teens, that will enable you to conduct your own "Internet Safety Awareness" seminar in your school or community for either educators or parents.


			Web in Your Classroom \| Internet Safety
		Parents NetSmartz for Parents and Educators [www.netsmartz.org] - This site explores 3-D, animated activities that provide fun and interesting approaches to developing safe-surfing habits on the Internet. Follow the links on this site to learn more about the risks children face online and how to avoid them. Also offers great links for other resources. The Internet Content Rating Association [www.icra.org] - an international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling of content.. A key point is that the Internet Content Rating Association does not rate Internet content - the content providers do that, using the ICRA system. Filtering topics are: chat, language used on site, nudity and sexual content of site, violence depicted on site, and other such as gambling, drugs and alcohol. SafeKids.com [www.safekids.com] - you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive. The Children's Partnership [http://www.childrenspartnership.org/] - view the Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway for some basic rules and tools for parents to use when their kids go on line. Web Wise Kids [http://www.webwisekids.org/] - A resource which equips children to make wise choices on the Internet. It includes a workshop for middle school aged children where students learn via the use of a CD Rom computer game called "missing." PC Magazine 1999 Filter Guide [www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/utilities99/parfilt01.html] - How do you monitor and control what your child sees while surfing the Internet? Web filtering software can help by protecting kids from sexually explicit Web pages and other questionable material. PC Magazine tested eight popular Web filtering packages to see how well they worked. World Village [www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/control.htm] - Additional information on content control resources ranging from browsers to filtering products. Safe Kids [http://www.microsoft.com/safekids/teachersguide.htm] - Tips for parents and teachers on safeguarding children on the Internet. Internet Safety Quiz [http://techcorps.org/resources/internetsafety/getnet.htm] - Interactive quizzes for kids, tweens and teens, that will enable you to conduct your own "Internet Safety Awareness" seminar in your school or community for either educators or parents.