Websites of interest regarding Online Safety

By Ron Craig, Ph.D.

For children

http://web.archive.org/web/20070715121957/http://worldkids.net/school/safety/internet/welcome.html

http://www.ftc.gov/youarehere/

http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/

Disney has some excellent resources for younger students:

http://disney.go.com/cybersafety/

http://disney.go.com/family/surfswell2001/index.html

For teens:

http://www.safeteens.com/

http://xblock.isafe.org/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html

Preventing Cyberbullying:

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html (pages for all ages)

For Parents:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ - reviews movies/tv/video games for various content issues

http://www.k9webprotection.com/ - free web filtering software

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/onguard/articles/kidsandsocializingonline.shtml - talking to kids about social networks

http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf - a parent's guide to Facebook

Online resources for parents and teachers

Lesson Plans and resources for teachers:

http://www.isafe.org/

http://www.safekids.com/

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/educators/index.html

Government sites:

US dept of Justice

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/onlinesafety.html

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/rules/kidinternet.htm

The FCC

http://www.fcc.gov/parents_information/

The FTC

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/05/bernsteintestimony.shtm

FBI pages:

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

Examples of school based online resources for students and parents

Eugene Or. - Student Safety on the Internet

http://web.archive.org/web/20051019043129/http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/internetsafety.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20080603080546/http://web4j1.lane.edu/safety/

Lawrence Public Schools Internet Safety for Students

http://web.archive.org/web/20080305181819/http://www.lawrence.org/learning/safety.htm

Other resources for teachers:

http://netizen.uoregon.edu/

Other resources for parents:

http://www.kidsolr.com/internet_safety/index.html

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm

http://www.ou.edu/oupd/inetmenu.htm

http://www.businessinsurance.org/10-ways-to-stay-safe-when-shopping-online/