Internet Child Safety
Before teaching your kids and students about online safety, it's a good idea to educate yourself. By understanding
the risks a child faces online and what our teens and tweens
are doing on the internet today, you will
be
able to better educate your kids, students and their parents on Internet
Safety.
Understand the Risks
Start
out by reading a recent eye opening national poll by the Polly
Klaas Foundation on WHAT
TEENS AND TWEENS ARE DOING ONLINE TODAY then take some time
to learn how to recognize signs that a child might be at risk
by reading FBI
- A PARENTS GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY. Some other good resources
that identify the risks are WHAT
ARE THE RISKS from safekids.com and WHAT
ARE THE RISKS FOR CHILDREN ONLINE? from getnetwise.com.
Study
Some Real
Case Studies:
Take the time to listen to some of these heart wrenching real life
stories in video put together by NetSmartz workshops to
educate teachers
and parents about the kinds of risks children face on the Internet
today.
NetSmartz
Workshops: Real Live Case Study Videos and stories to educate
parents and teachers about the risks kids face.
Online
Dangers Pose Risks: Article on some real life stories, Internet
tips and additional resources.
Download
the following publications for your classroom and parents.
Know
the Rules- Internet Safety Quiz for Adults: Tips for parents
on how to make their children's online visits safer
Your
Kids Can Fill in the Blanks. Can You?: Tips on how to protect children
from online sexual exploitation and a quiz
on commonly used chat acronyms
Internet Safety kit from the Poly Klaas Foundation. (Free
Internet Safety Kit which will
be available in the Spring of 2006)
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