Internet Safety

NetSmartz for Parents and Educators [www.netsmartz.org] - This site offers 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.

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 for the labeling are: chat, language used on site, nudity and sexual content of site, violence depicted on site, and other such as gambling, drugs and alcohol.

GetNetWise [www.getnetwise.org] - A resource that offers excellent tools for the whole family to use to help ensure they are protected while on line. It includes a link to the SurfWatch Safety toolkit, which is especially helpful for teachers who are trying to explain Internet Safety to their students.

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."

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.

K-12 Acceptable Use Policies [http://netizen.uoregon.edu/] - A great resource for materials and information to assist school districts in the development of effective Internet policies and practices.


			Web in Your Classroom \| Internet Safety
		Teachers NetSmartz for Parents and Educators [www.netsmartz.org] - This site offers 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. 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 for the labeling are: chat, language used on site, nudity and sexual content of site, violence depicted on site, and other such as gambling, drugs and alcohol. GetNetWise [www.getnetwise.org] - A resource that offers excellent tools for the whole family to use to help ensure they are protected while on line. It includes a link to the SurfWatch Safety toolkit, which is especially helpful for teachers who are trying to explain Internet Safety to their students. 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." 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. K-12 Acceptable Use Policies [http://netizen.uoregon.edu/] - A great resource for materials and information to assist school districts in the development of effective Internet policies and practices.

Teachers