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Internet Resources for Students
The following Internet
Safety resource sites are intended for students of
all ages.
Internet Smarts Guide-Power to
Learn-English
http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/index.shtml
KidsHealth has separate areas for
kids, teens, and
parents - each with its own
design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are
literally thousands of in-depth features, articles,
animations, games, and resources - all original and
all developed by experts in the health of children
and teens.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
- DUAL LANGUAGE
Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet
safety program website for schools, young
people, parents, and agencies, produced by the
children's internet charity Childnet International.
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/
Think U Know Multimedia Resource Site for Teens
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_16/
Think U Know for
5-7/8 year olds
& for
8-10/11 year olds
Internet Smarts Guide-Power to
Learn-Spanish
Partes del contenido del programa Internet Smarts o
el uso inteligente de Internet, de Power to Learn,
se ofrecen en español
http://www.powertolearn.com/en_espanol/index.shtml
Own Your Space: Keep
Yourself and your Stuff Safe Online
Free Online Safety Book from
Microsoft for Tweens/Teens
(blocked at school but offers a free PDF
for those at home)
Webonauts Internet Safety Academy at PBS
Kids
http://pbskids.org/webonauts/
i keep safe Kids Zone
Games
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_kids/
Internet
Safety Worksheet for Kids
http://www.sbac.edu/~media/5%20Rules%20for%20Internet%20Safety.pdf
BBC Webwise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
Wired Kids for
Children, Tweens and Teens
http://wiredkids.org/wiredkids_org.html
On Guard Online
(topics, games, videos)
http://www.onguardonline.gov/
Internet Safety Connections Game from SBS and AT&T
http://www.sbc.com/Common/images/safety/game.html
Stop BullyingNow
Webisodes & Interactives
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/default.aspx
Be Safe Online - Advice and information about
Internet safety for parents and teachers, plus
opportunities to discuss problems and share
solutions. This guidance is intended to make adults
more aware of how to use the Internet safely, so
that they can encourage safe behaviour online among
children and young people.
http://www.besafeonline.org/ - DUAL LANGUAGE
FBI Kids Safety
Tips
For younger kids,
the FBI's Internet Safety tips include rules about
meeting people online, giving out personal
information such as photos and addresses, and what
to do if they encounter something online that scares
them or makes them feel uneasy.
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
The Media Awareness Network has created educational
games and interactive student modules (complete with
extensive Teacher's Guides) to help kids to develop
these skills.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/index.cfm
The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive,
educational safety resource from the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children®
(NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for
children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians,
educators, and law enforcement that uses
age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children
how to stay safer on the Internet.
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm
Website Selection (Evaluation) Criteria
Worksheets for ALL Levels
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Using the Internet Safely for School
Tool for Kids
This feature from the Boston Public Library gives a
list of eight questions students should ask
themselves about sites they visit. If a site doesn't
meet the criteria, it's probably not a good one to
use for school reports or to use at all.
http://www.bpl.org/KIDS/Evaluate.htm\
Child Safety
List for Kids to Follow
Well-known child safety online expert Lawrence J.
Magid details the benefits and dangers of Internet
use by children and puts them into a perspective we
can all understand.
http://www.wpl.ca/kidbits/kidsafe/
Connect Safely
Resource Collection
http://www.connectsafely.org/safety-tips-and-advice.html
What is a Hoax Site?-Operation
Green Cheese
Did our astronauts really land on the moon or was it
a Hollywood production? This site is one of several
that promotes the idea that the lunar landing never
happened and can help kids understand how a hoax
site can appear to be real.
http://www.vermilion-sands.com/rantlib/greencheese.html
Looks Too good To be True
This website was built to educate consumers and to
help prevent users from becoming victims of an
Internet fraud scheme. Site includes victims'
stories, information about different types of fraud
and other helpful and important information.
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/tests.aspx
AMAZING Interactives for Teens Regarding Internet
Safety/Dangers at XBLOCK
http://xblock.isafe.org/
National Center for Missing & exploited Children
Teen Interactives
http://www.nsteens.org/
Teen Safety
Guides
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm
http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/risktaking/internet.html
NetSmartz VIDEOS for Teens (interviews with teens)
http://www.netsmartz.org/Teens
NetSmartz Parent and Teen
Presentations Regarding Internet Safety & dangers
http://www.netsmartz.org/Presentations
Safe Surfing for Teens (DUAL language) with AUDIO
http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html
Brochure for Teens - Every Internet Safety Topic
http://www.usaaedfoundation.org/pdf/573.pdf
Look Both Ways (Attny General program) Teen Info
http://www.atg.wa.gov/InternetSafety/Teens.aspx
All about Music, Downloading, peer 2 peer and Social
Networking from Childnet
http://www.childnet-int.org/music/advice_p.html
Slouch Potatoes
Teaching kids proper ergonomics, which is most
important for your children's future health, is
featured in this piece.
http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,20-21530-0-3,00.html
Be
Web Aware
is a national, bilingual public education program
on Internet safety. The objective of everyone
involved in this project is to ensure young
Canadians benefit from the Internet, while being
safe and responsible in their online activities.
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx
-
DUAL LANGUAGE
The Surf Swell Island site is a quiz-driven
adventure game. Internet safety material is
presented in a series of three games, each featuring
a classic Disney character and focusing on an area
of concern: privacy, viruses, or netiquette
(guidelines for behavior on the Internet). Each of
the three games is followed by a mini-quiz
reinforcing what was presented in the game.
http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html
SafetyLand from At&T for Kids
http://www.att.com/Common/images/safety/game.html
Welcome to KidsCom Jr., the safe site for young
kids. We’ve got kids' games, educational kids'
games, online coloring books, and ways to learn
Internet safety, all geared for little kids and
preschoolers.
http://www.kidscomjr.com/games/safety/safety.html
Children and young people need support,
advice and guidance regarding their use of
communication technologies to empower them with the
tools, knowledge, skills and understanding to
navigate the Internet safely.The development of this
site has been funded by the European Commission
under the 'Safer Internet Action Plan', in
partnership with the Public Awareness sub group of
the Home Secretary's Internet Task Force on Child
Protection.
http://www.internetsafetyzone.co.uk/
Kids Rules for Online
Safety
http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/
GetNetWise is a public service brought to you
by a wide range of Internet industry corporations
and public interest organizations. The GetNetWise
coalition wants Internet users to be only "one click
away" from the resources they need to make informed
decisions about their and their family's use of the
Internet.
http://www.getnetwise.org/
NetSafe, the programme of New Zealand's Internet
Safety Group (ISG), is cybersafety education for
all New Zealanders - children, parents, schools,
community organisations and businesses.
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/kids/kids_default.aspx |