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Internet Safety for Students |
Overview
The Internet can be a great tool for teaching and learning, and a place to get news, go shopping, or have fun. However, there are dangers that parents and educators need to be very keenly aware of. Kids and teens need to learn how to be safe and smart when using the Internet. This web page contains information for parents, educators, kids, and teens related to the important issue of Internet Safety for Students. You will find links to news items, advice and recommendations for parents, and Internet safety programs for kids and teens. |
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For Parents and Teens: News Stories About MySpace.com
Social networking sites such as MySpace.com are currently very popular with many young people, and both parents and students need to be aware of the dangers involved in using such websites. While these websites are blocked in Colonial Heights City Schools, many students visit these sites at home or a friend's house. The following news stories provide information and factual reports related to social networking sites such as MySpace.com. They are made available under fair use in Adobe PDF format, to present the content in a way appropriate for educational purposes in a public school system and educational community.
Dangers in MySpace.com (Associated Press, 3-3-2006)
MySpace, Facebook attract online predators (NBC News, Pete Williams, 2-3-2006)
MySpace: Your Kids' Danger? (CBS News, 2-6-2006)
Protect Your Kids: Dangers Of MySpace.Com (local CBS affiliate in Dallas, Mark Johnson, 2-16-2006)
This is an article written by Mark Johnson, a reporter with a local CBS affiliate in Dallas. It presents information about MySpace.com in a concise manner. Read this for a compelling summary of what parents need to be aware of regarding the dangers of this social networking site.
Teens at Risk on Web Sites, Experts Say (Associated Press story carried by ABC News, Matt Apuzzo, 2-19-2006)
Why parents must mind MySpace (NBC News, Rob Stafford, 1-27-2006)
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How to Talk to Your Kids
This web page includes recommendations for talking to your kids to better protect them when online. You can also download a brochure entitled "Teen Safety on the Information Highway" from this website sponsored by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Know the Rules...Internet Safety Quiz for Adults
This excellent document (in Adobe PDF format) from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children presents tips for parents on how to make their children's online visits safer. This is a must read for parents. It's a large full color document, but it's worth the wait to download it to your computer and print out a copy.
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Internet Safety Pledges
These Internet Safety Pledges from  are age appropriate guidelines for Internet safety that you can download and print. You can use the pledge as a springboard for discussion with your son or daughter, and then both of you can sign the pledge. The documents are provided in Adobe PDF format.
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For Parents, Educators, Kids, and Teens
NetSmartz® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and Boys & Girls Clubs of America for children (ages 5-17), parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet. The NetSmartz Workshop can be accessed at www.NetSmartz.org and www.NetSmartzKids.org. |
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For Kids!
NetSmartzKids.org features games, activities, and Internet safety raps for younger children to play, to have fun, and to learn how to be safer on the Internet. |
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For Teens, Parents, and Educators
This is Julie's Journey, the true story of a thirteen year old girl in her own words (names have been changed). Julie left home for three weeks with a convicted murderer she had developed a relationship with online. |
For Teens, Parents, and Educators
The Teens homepage features real-life stories told by teens who have been victims of Internet exploitation, and online videos related to Internet safety and Cyberbullying. |
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For Teens
DON'T BELIEVE THE TYPE
Learn about online dangers and how to make the web a safer place to surf.
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For Parents
Help Delete Online Predators
Learn how to better protect your children from online predators.
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For more information about this web page, contact Mark Webster, Director of Technology and Learning. |
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