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