Internet Safety

Working together - teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults - to make the Internet a safer place for kids. We must safeguard our children's online experience and provide them with the protection from potential dangers and online predators.

Some suggestions for parents:

• Monitor Internet use and find out which sites your child frequents.
• Encourage your child to come to you if they encounter anything strange, uncomfortable or upsetting online.
• Invest in monitoring software to help protect your child while using the computer.
• Tell your child to NEVER give out any personal information or post photos and NEVER meet anyone in person met online without permission.

To report any indecent materials or pornography involving children or adolescents online, immediately notify your local FBI office or call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800) 843-5678.

Test your knowledge of shorthand commonly used online in Instant Messenger and chatrooms.
Online Lingo, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - take the Internet Safety Quiz for Adults or Kids.

Helpful Links and Resources, (outside the SDE Web site)

• A Thin Line
• Beatbullying
• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
• Childnet International
• Common Sense on Media for Educators
• Connect Safely
• Consumer Web Watch
• Cyberbullying and Internet Harassment
• Cyberbullying Research Center
• Embrace Civility
• FTC: Computers and the Internet
• GetNetWise helps both adults and children with the Internet focusing on 4 areas of concern: Keeping children safe online; Stopping unwanted e-mail and spam; Protecting computers from hackers and viruses; and Keeping personal information private.
• iKeepSafe
• i-SAFE Inc. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
• Media Awareness Network - Resources and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for young people. This Web site is for teachers and parents.
• National Crime Prevention Council
• National Cyber Security Alliance
• NetSafe, The Internet Safety Group, provides safety information to schools, kids, parents, adults, businesses, counselors and community groups on topics such as: Computer Security; Sex Offenders; Internet Fraud and Identity Theft; and even Mobile Phone Safety.
• The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. NetSmartz was created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
• OnGuard Online
• That’s Not Cool
• Think U Know
• Wired Safety

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