Internet Safety Guide for Parents & Teachers

Family Websites Promoting Safe Internet Use

About MySpace and Kids
Information about the dangers of MySpace for kids and teens and how to protect your child. Includes safety tips and tips for parents.

MySpace Safety
Tips & tools for parents to keep your children safe from the dangers of MySpace and other online activity.

MySpace Safety Tips for Parents
MySpace safety tips for parents with links to additional safety resources.

Netsmartz.org

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has been a leader in providing guidelines to families, educators, teens, and children on safe Internet use. Go to the CyberTipline (1-800-843-5678) web page for information on how to report knowledge of a cybercrime.

GetNetWise

GetNetWise is a public service to help ensure that families have safe, educational, and entertaining online experiences. GetNetWise supports families with the resources they need to make informed decisions about the use of the Internet in their homes.

SafeKids.com
Visit SafeKids.com or SafeTeens.com for tips, advice and suggestions to make your online experience safe, fun and productive!

Yahooligans
Yahooligans safe surfing parent guide has links to blocking and filtering websites and kids safe browsers.

ChatDanger.com - From Childnet International.
This site provides information on the dangers of using unmoderated Internet chat rooms, and aims to "stimulate parents and caregivers to take greater interest in what their children are doing on the net and help them ensure that we all use the net safely." Includes an online chat simulation game, parents' guide, links to good chat room examples, and recommendations for keeping safe in online chat rooms.

ChildSafe.com
ChildSafe.com is sponsored by the United Federation of Child Safe Websites and provides iWatchDog certification for child safe websites.

Cybersafe Kids
National Crime Prevention Council and McGruff provide tips on keeping your kids cybersafe!

Internet Filter Review
Side-by-side reviews and ratings of ten Internet filtering software from Top Ten Reviews.com

Parent's Guide to the Internet
This is an informational guide for parents about the Internet from the United States Department of Education.

SafeSurf
The SafeSurf Rating Standard is a voluntary rating system designed to protect children by rating websites for kids. This software can be downloaded to your computer to make it kid friendly.

Wired Patrol.org
This international program supports online victims of cybercrime and harassment, assists law enforcement worldwide on preventing and investigating cybercrimes, and provides information on all aspects of online safety, privacy and security.

WI Consumer Protection
Internet Safety Tips for Kids provided by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and information on how to file a complaint.

Especially for Children and Their Parents
ALA's Internet Safety resource especially for parents and children with links to safety websites and kid safe search engines.

Websites Rated Safe for Children
Disney.com
Disney will be one of your kids favorites to be sure but parents will also find great parenting, family fun and vacation information.

Education Place
An educational resource for parents with K-8 students that features a separate Kids' Place with lots of fun activities and games for your child.

700+ Great Sites
Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them.

Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids
From the American Library Association, Librarians are experts at selecting, organizing, and categorizing information so it is easy to find and use. Today, we are applying those same skills to cyberspace so that you and your child can take best advantage of the vast resources the Internet offers.

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Internet Legislation
Kidz Privacy
Federal Trade Commission's informational website on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

ALA - CIPA
The American Library Association provides an informational website on the Children's Internet Protection Act of 2001.

FCC - CIPA
The Federal Communications Commission's ruling on the Children's Internet Protection Act.

WI AB-50
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 50 requiring public schools to filter internet computers.

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Internet Safety Library Materials

Brooks, Sheldon.
Everything you need to know about romance and the internet : how to stay safe.
004.678 B873e Young Adult/Teen

Hughes, Donna Rice.
Kids online : protecting your children in cyberspace.
649.1 H893k Adult Nonfiction

Internet predators [DVD] : preventing the attack against our kids.
364.153 I61 Adult DVD

Johnson, Simon.
Keep your kids safe on the Internet.
004.678 J693k Adult Nonfiction

Manning, Sarra.
Girl net : a girls' guide to the internet and more!
Young Adult/Teen--Paperback M

Melton, Barbara.
What in the world are your kids doing online? : how to understand the electronic world your children live in.

Montgomery, Kathryn C.
Generation digital : politics, commerce, and childhood in the age of the internet.
303.4833 M787g Adult Nonfiction

Menhard, Francha Roffe.
Internet issues : pirates, censors, and cybersquatters.
384.33 M544i Adult Nonfiction

Rothman, Kevin F.
Coping with dangers on the Internet : staying safe on-line.
004.678 R846c Adult Nonfiction

Willard, Nancy E.
Cyberbullying and cyberthreats : responding to the challenge of online social cruelty, threats, and distress.
364.168 W694c Adult Nonfiction

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