Safety on the Web
The Internet is a tool for lifelong learning. Through the World
Wide Web, a wealth of information is at our fingertips. But like
all resources, not all material is suitable for all age levels or
tastes.
| Web sites
on Internet safety |
Centre for Safe and Responsible Internet Use (CSRIU) - Provides guidance to parents, educators, and others regarding effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-control to use the Internet and other information technologies in a safe and responsible manner.
Connect Safely - Smart Socializing Starts Here - Online discussion forum, as well as latest news on Internet safety.
Cyber Bullying
Information about cyber bullying.
Dib Dab
Doo and Dilly too... Safety Tips page - Follow these
rules and keep kids safe online.
GetNetWise - Helpful information about online safety, including how to identify sites that are illegal or dangerous.
GetNetWise - Social Networking Sites - Three online videos explain step by step, how to change the privacy settings on Facebook, MySpace, and Xanga, three of the most popular networking sites.
IKeepSafe - A series of online tutorials about social networking.
Internet
Safety Game - Games to test kids' knowledge of internet
safety and a few rules for surfing the web.
Kid
Safety on the Internet - Tips on all kinds of safety
rules for on and off the web.
Kids' Search
Tools - Child-safe and kid-friendly search engines
and directories.
Media
Awareness Network - This site includes interactive
games for kids to teach them about safety on the web.
Netsmartz - Teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.
NSTeens - Video to teach teens about the complicated privacy issues related to social networking sites.
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| Internet Contracts |
ICRA - includes contracts for both parents and kids.
getnetwise.org - Tools for Families has links to several different contracts.
Kids' Pledge - from safekids.com
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| Books on Internet Use |
Protect Your Child on the Internet: A Parent's Toolkit Lenardon, John 2006
The Dangers of Online Predators Sommers, Michael A. 2008
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| Note
to Parents |
As with books, magazines, videos and television programs,
there will some items which you may find controversial
or inappropriate, for yourselves and especially for
your children. Parents are encouraged to supervise their
child's Internet sessions, and to inform the child if
there are resources they do not wish the child to access.
Burlington Public Library provides a mix of filtered
and unfiltered Internet workstations. On filtered workstations
commercial filtering software, aimed at blocking sites
that contain pornography and graphic sexual images,
has been installed. Unfiltered workstations are equipped
with a privacy screen. It is the parent's decision as
to which workstation their child may use.
Not all Internet sources provide accurate, complete,
age appropriate or current information, so users should
evaluate Internet sources as they would printed publications.
It is the user's responsibility to question the validity
of any information.
Burlington Public Library's Internet
Access Policies are available online for your information.
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June 2010 |