INTERNET SAFETY

Are you safe on the Internet? Are your children safe?
Is your child a victim of cyber-bullying?
How do you know when surfing isn't safe?
How do you become educated to protect your child?

These are just some of the questions that parents ask (or should be asking) about their child's internet usage and computer habits. Are they are talking to their friends over the computer or is it someone pretending to be their friend? The internet is a fantastic tool, a great resource, but it only takes a few people to exploit it.

Internet Safety Links
Cracking the Teen Texting Code - Millions of today's teenagers are caught up in this quick communication craze that has inspired a new cyberlanguage.

Webspeak: The Secret Language of Teens - What are teens really saying in their cryptic text messages and instant messages?

MySpace Developing Parental Notification - The popular online hangout MySpace.com has been quietly developing software designed to give parents the bare-bones of what their kids are doing on the site. The tool, which will alert parents of the username, age and location a child lists on personal MySpace pages known as profiles, is designed to spark conversations about internet safety.

SafeKids.com - your family's guideto making the internet and technology, safe, fun and productive. Great tips, guides and articles for ALL internet users.

iSafe.org - i-SAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in internet safety education. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place. Please join us today in the fight to safeguard our children’s online experience.

Stay Safe Online - Provides free and non-technical cyber security and safety resources to the public, so consumers, small businesses and educators have the know how to avoid cyber crime.Try taking the self test to find out how well prepared your computer is.

A Parents' Guide to Internet Safety (FBI site) - While there is a government site out there to help protect, the government can never truly regulate the Internet. Don't forget...the internet is International. Having countries of the world agree on a monitary unit and value cannot be agreed upon, the vast domain of the internet will probably never be regulated. It is a sad reality, but true. That is why internet safety starts with YOU.

Net Smartz - 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.

Net SmartzKids - Online resource with interactive activites and games teaching children, teens, parents & educators safety on the internet

CyberAngels - Our program began in IRC - with net-savvy Guardian Angels providing assistance to victims of stalking in chatrooms. We created online resources directed to novice 'netizens', covering everything from net lingo to firewall installation. parents and children, providing materials designed to empower parents so that they could effectively parent their online children. We have taken our programs into schools and libraries to protect the staff, students and the physical resources of the school from some of the risks related to internet use.

WebWise Kids - A unique organization that offers fun, challenging and interactive simulations based on real-life criminal cases. It features stories, video clips and fun activities to teach and reinforce safety concepts. Most importantly, it introduces real issues to you in a practical and convenient way and offers proven solutions. By addressing issues like piracy, fraud, online romances, bullying, social networking, blogging, cyber stalking, online predators, identity theft and more—our programs prepare young people to be their own first line of defense so they can safely explore the best that the Internet has to offer.

Get Net Wise - Assists you in meeting the challenge of staying "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and your child's sensitive information. Great learning resource for internet safety and internet awareness