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Adina's Deck [Cyberbully Film Project] |
Adina's Deck: Solving Cyberbully Mysteries. Award-winning 30-minute film, website and parent/teachers guide to educate 9-15 year olds about Cyber Bullying: harassment via the Internet, digital technologies and mobile phones. School assemblies available.
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AT&T Education Advocates Program |
AT&T Education Advocates/Directors are credentialed teachers who provide a variety of workshops to teachers, librarians, technology coordinators, and administrators. Two of the leading AT&T cybersafety advocates are Linda Uhrenholt (teamed with CTAP4) and Wesley Fryer. |
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AT& T Internet Safety Land
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Internet Safety Land was developed by AT&T to teach elementary school children about safety and security while surfing the Web. Answer Internet safety questions to help the superhero capture the Internet villain. Complete all the tasks and kids earn a certificate of award. There is also a printable version of the game. |
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BeWebAware.ca |
Funded by Bell & Microsoft, Be Web Aware is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety. Covers safety tips for all age groups, K-12 and a "Know the Risks" section on areas of cybersafety. There are links for reporting problems online. Affiliated with the Media Awareness Network. |
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Berkeman Center for Internet & Society |
A research program at Harvard Law School founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Danah Boyd is part of this effort. |
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Boston Public Schools Cyber Safety Campaign |
The Boston Public Schools Internet Safety Website contains downloadable resources and strategies for parents, teachers and students to use in order to help promote online safety. |
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BSA CyberTreeHouse |
Business Software Alliance flash animation site. Includes videos, games, and other information for kids on how to keep cybersafe. |
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| California Cybersafety.gov |
The Department of Consumer Affairs has partnered with the California Coalition for Children's Internet Safety to help parents and community leaders protect our children in the online world. |
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| California Technology Assistance Project |
CTAP Region IV, Cybersafety Project.
Serves K-12 public education in California. Provides training materials, free posters and information for classroom teachers, school administrators, board members, law enforcement, safe school planning teams, parents & teens.
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| Center for Safe & Responsible Internet Use |
Nancy Willard's site provides research & outreach for educators, parents, librarians & policy makers. Check here for in-depth coverage of legal issues. |
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| Childnet International |
UK-based Non-profit organization working with others to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children. Includes "Know It All" sections for teachers and parents. Connections are made to the ICT program of study. Many of the award-winning resources are available on a CD/DVD, free to local teachers. See also: Digizen.org |
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| ChildrenOnline.org |
Workshops, research and tools for parents and schools with practical real-life solutions to the issues faced by young people online. Site was developed by two credentialed teachers. |
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| CommonSense Media |
Family-oriented. See: Internet Survival Guide for Parents. See also video, "A Common Sense Guide to Internet Safety."
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| ConnectSafely.org |
The ConnectSafely forum is co-directed by cybersafety experts, Larry Magid and Anne Collier. Forum, safety tips in English & Spanish, videos, printable tips. |
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| Crimes Against Children Research Center |
University-based research center. Check here for the real stats, myths vs. realities on child predators. Internet Safety For Teens: Getting it Right is a great fact sheet, packed with helpful clarifying information for your next presentation. |
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| Cyberbullyhelp.com |
Three school psychologists (trained in Olweus Bullying Prevention techniques) have applied their knowledge and expertise to cyberbullying in the digital age. |
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| Cybercitizenship.org |
The Cybercitizen Awareness Program educates children and young adults on the dangers and consequences of cyber crime. |
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Cybercrime.gov |
Department of Justice site on Cyberethics for Kids. Provides model acceptable use policies, info about being a good cybercitizen, rules for cyberspace, a lesson plan outline and links to other sites. |
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Cybersafety.us |
Educates kids and parents on Internet safety, and provide a common sense guide, along with the necessary tools to keep kids safer online. Some information about commercial filters is offered. |
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Cybersavvy.org |
A joint effort of the Direct Marketing Assn, AARP and OnGuard Online to help new and seasoned users protect their privacy and safely explore cyberspace. |
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Cybersmart.org |
Safety & skills for the 21st century. Includes cybersafety curriculum, lesson plans, videos. The focus is on creative inquiry, fostering collaboration skills and critical thinking. |
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Digital Citizenship |
Two NSF Grant recipients from Kansas State University offer examples of how educators can begin the process of teaching their students how to use technology more appropriately. Web site materials have been expanded into a book, "Digital Citizenship in the Schools." |
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Digizen.org |
Practical advice on cyberbullying, using social networking sites safely and creatively, and being a good net citizen. Check out their cyberbullying films and teacher guides. Site is owned by Childnet International |
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Enough is Enough |
Protecting our children online. Site focuses on public education about exposure to pornography & predators online. |
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Family Online Safety Institute |
International space for open discussion amongst stakeholders, exploring the challenge of how to keep children away from images, words and sites that their parents do not want them to see and from behaving in ways that expose them to unnecessary dangers, without restricting wider online freedom. |
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Family Resources Web Site [Symantec] |
Symantec's Family Online Safety Guide won the 2008 iParenting Media Award and is a free download, available in English & Spanish. Register for the free newsletter. You can also find Internet Safety Advocate, Marian Merritt's advice column for parents here. Play a game of Cybersmackdown or download articles from their extensive library. |
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GetNetWise.org |
Developed by a coalition of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. This site provides a database of filtering tools for families: browsers for kids, tools that limit time on the computer, spam filtering tools etc. |
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Hector's World |
Web-based animation and interactive educational activities to help build young children’s online safety skills. |
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IKeepSafe |
Internet Safety Coalition with resources for parents and young kids, including FunZone games. Be sure to check out the flash tutorials on Social Networking Basics and their collection of PSA's.
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iLearn Online |
Partnership between ISafe & Microsoft to provide an ‘On Demand’ system for Internet safety education. These training modules teach and/or train other educators on the i-SAFE curriculum |
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ISafe, Inc. |
i-SAFE offers a prevention-oriented Internet Safety Education program with interactive age-appropriate units of instruction designed for upper elementary, middle, and high school levels. There may be a fee for some materials. |
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Kids Help Phone |
Canadian nonprofit group offering phone and online counseling for kids. Be sure to check out their PSA's on bullying and cyberbullying. |
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Kidz Privacy |
Materials on this web site are provided by the FTC and are built around support for COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Resources include basic advice for kids, tips for parents and downloadable teacher guides that include coverage of protecting student identities online. |
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McGruff.org |
Internet Safety stories, games, videos and tools for kids and parents from McGruff and the National Crime Prevention Council. |
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Media Awareness Network |
Resources for teachers and parents are provided by this Canadian non-profit organization that has been pioneering the development of media literacy programs since its incorporation in 1996. Check out their collection of interactive educational games for K-8 students. Site also accessible in French. |
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Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative (CSI) |
Includes templates and handouts for student, teacher and community workshops as well as videos from other agencies. |
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MySpace Dept. of Safety & Security |
Safety videos, MySpace Guides for Parents & School Administrators, ParentCare Software downloads,and flash tutorials on social networking basics. |
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MySpace MyKids |
Interactive video sessions that educate parents on MySpace and equip them to tackle the online issues that teens may face. |
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MySpace Pause |
A collaboration between Fox Network Group and Kaiser Family Foundation. Stay informed and stay in control. It only takes a minute to change your life. That's one minute to stop, think, pause and consider the consequences of your actions. Site includes PSA's and informational resources. |
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NetAlert Cybersafe Schools |
NetAlert is the Australian Government's online safety program. Primary grade students follow a flash animation adventure called CyberQuoll while students in secondary grades have their own hip adventure called Cybernetrix. Teacher support materials are also available. |
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NetFamilyNews |
A weekly electronic news service to inform and educate parents, families and caregivers of children who spend time online. Well written, accurate and timely information from Internet Safety expert, Anne Collier. |
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Netsmartz.org |
Interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement. Great "real life stories"/videos for classroom use and lots of online/offline activities for younger kids. |
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Netsmartz 411 |
Internet Safety Help Desk |
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PBSkids.org: Get Your Web License |
If kids nswer all 10 questions about surfing the internet correctly, they may print themselves a web license. |
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SafeKids.com
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Safe Kids.com and SafeTeens.com are both operated by cybersafety experts, Larry Magid and Anne Collier. The sites contains information about the dangers of children using the internet. Rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web. |
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SafePassageMedia |
Bullying prevention program and award-winning videos. SafePassage Media was formed in 2007 for the sole purpose of creating and distributing two public awareness DVDs related to the suicide of 13 year old Ryan Halligan, a cyberbullying victim. |
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SafeSurf Kids |
Florida's Internet Safety site for young kids. Kids can learn about the internet with games and activities. See also, the SafeSurf companion site for teens. |
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StaySafe.org |
Consumer site [funded and hosted by Microsoft] that helps users understand both the positive aspects of the Internet as well as how to manage a variety of network safety and security issues [viruses, phishing scams and spyware]. There are separate sections for educators, teens, parents and seniors. |
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StaySafeOnline.org |
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is a collaborative effort among experts in the security, non-profit, academic and government fields to teach consumers, small businesses and members of the education community about Internet security. |
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StopCyberbulling.org |
Part of the Wired Safety group's effort. Includes a flash presentation, Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying. |
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StopBullyingNow! |
US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it. Some of the flash movie "webisodes" focus on cyberbullying. Closed captioning is available. |
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SurfSwell Island |
Adventures in Internet Safety with Mickey and the Gang, delivered in typical Disney style. Features include "smart-surfing" lessons where kids learn about privacy and netiquette through entertaining and interactive activities, educational games, and hands-on experiences. |
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Teach Today |
European site that ddresses ICT issues causing concern for schools today. These include bullying by mobile phone and the internet, the inappropriate posting of images on social networking sites and the mismanagement of personal information. Includes cyberbullying lesson plans, coverage of current issues and a video sharing community. |
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The Socrates Institute/CyberEthics Project |
An educational program to address the problem of juvenile cybercrime. The K-12 project in CyberEthics is in development and will have classroom, video, and web-based learning materials including videos of actual case studies of juvenile cybercrimes (e.g. hacking, software piracy, illegal downloading, cyberbullying). |
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Western Regional Equity Network (WREN) |
Equity Assistance Center for Region IX, which includes California, Nevada, and Arizona. WREN offers technical assistance to schools, school districts and state education agencies in efforts to resolve civil rights conflicts and promote social justice and equity. WREN also provides resources and training in the areas of hate crimes, racial prejudice, and bullying - including cyber-bullying, and provides professional development in cultural sensitivity, best practices, and parental involvement. A project of the US Dept of Education. |
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Wired Safety Learning |
"Cyber Safety through Information Literacy" - lessons and learning objects that can serve as professional development and effective teaching and learning tools. This site includes several sub-sites (WiredKids, NetBullies and TeenAngels). |
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Wise Up To It |
Part of NetAlert, the Australian government's internet safety program. Through video clips, students explore the lives of four young people and their experiences on the Internet. Four situations. Four victims. Four stories. Many strategies. |
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Yahoo Safely |
Games and activities for kids, parent guides, video clips. |
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2smart4u.com |
2smrt4u is a cyberpredator safety program started by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the National Center For Missing Exploited Children to provide tools for kids and families to protect themselves online. Includes links to a cybertipline to report incidents. |
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