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Today's students have
access to a variety of technology devices and the internet, often both at home and at school.
School use is supervised; individual student access to email, file
downloading, instant messaging, and social websites (such as
myspace.com) is blocked. While parents are aware that technology is used on a daily basis, the misuse of technology has caught many
adults off guard.
Teachers and parents need to educate themselves about ways that
students are using social websites and online communities as well as
file downloads and online gaming. Many
parents have no problem setting rules to keep their child safe when
using a new toy, piece of equipment, or driving a car. However, many
do not establish rules for the use of the internet, computers, cell
phones and other electronic devices.
There are three basic ways of keeping kids safe while using
technology: educate your child and yourself, supervise your child's
use of the internet and electronic devices, and use software to
track online activity and/or filter
websites.
We have
created our own Top Ten Recommendations
for family internet use.
We have
selected the
following resources to help educators, parents, and
students extend their knowledge of online safety, security, privacy,
and citizenship.
We are
committed to providing internet safety information
and knowledge to students, parents and community
members. Currently, we have three certified
I-SAFE trained staff members.
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McGruff.org
This site provides
several areas for parents, teachers, and students to access
information on various technology topics.
Cybersafe Girls provides parents with suggestions for
keeping girls safe while using the Internet.
There are
general tips for parents for keeping kids safe online.
Internet Safety
Activities and lesson plans for grades 4-5. Also,
the site contains downloadable resources.
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This site provides
Internet safety tips for parents. There is a brief
introduction, frequently asked questions, suggestions about
communicate with your children, safety rulers, information
about cyberbullies and general resources.
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I-Safe is an Internet safety education program for
children and parents. This program has several
components.
I-Parent is one part of the I-Safe program.
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Wiredkids' mission is to educate children so they have and
educational and safe internet experience. This site
provides information for children of all ages. Parry
Aftab, an internet privacy and security attorney, is
WireSafety's Executive Director.
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NetSmartz
is an interactive resource from the NCMEC (National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children) and The Boys and Girls Clubs
of America. This site has age-appropriate activities to
teach children how to be safe on the Internet. It has
links for parents, educators, and teens.
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The
Illinois Attorney General's office has provided parents
with a very informative website containing fact sheets, a
quiz for parents and safety tips.
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A
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety is a handbook published
by the FBI.
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The book, Online
Predators, A Parent's Guide for the Virtual Playground,
written by Deputy Chief Mike Sullivan, discusses the basics
about protecting your computer, establishing parental
controls, defining online predators and explains social
networking sites.
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Graphics on this page are
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Teacher Clip Art
Disney logo from the
Disney site
McGruff logo from the McGruff site
myspace.com logo from the myspace site
Last updated January
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