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Are You CyberSafe?

Inappropriate Content Title

Inappropriate content has been defined in the Children’s Internet Protection Act
as visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or material "harmful to minors"

Categories include pornography, hate groups, violence, illegal activity, extremist groups, online advertising.

Educators

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Choosing Not To Go Down the Not-so-good Cyberstreets
Nancy Willard (Center for Safe & Responsible Internet Use) discusses how can we help young people gain the knowledge, decision-making skills, and motivation to make safe and responsible choices when they are using the Internet.

Securing the Learning Environment
New Survey of 1,500 Education Professionals Reveals U.S. Schools Rife with Serious Internet Infractions

ISafe Student Toolkit (.pdf download)
I-SAFE Youth Empowerment Campaign helps students use their talents to educate others about net safety.

Parents

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House Pledges
Use these Internet Safety Pledges from Netsmartz to promote safety discussions and create safer boundaries for computer use at home.

NetFamily News
Internet safety news for parents, families and educators - weekly publication covering topics related to kids' safe, constructive use of the Internet and technology.

What Type of Inappropriate Content is Available on the Internet for Children?
From the Australian Government, a description of illegal and inappropriate materials available on the Internet.

How Accessible to Children is Unsuitable Material?
Practical advice from NetAlert.net (Australia) on Internet safety, parental control and filters for the protection of children, students and families.

Improve your family's Web security in 4 steps
Microsoft tips for protecting your children's privacy and safety when they're using the computer.

Internet safety for children
Find out about parental controls in Mac OS X.

Protecting Children in Cyberspace
Donna Rice Hughes provides helpful rules and tools for parents.

Family Online Internet Safety Contract
An agreement between child and parent available in .pdf format.

*Parental Controls for Preventing Exposure to Pornography Online
Wired Safety's "Pornography" video offers tips for preventing exposure to online pornography.

Students

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SafeTeens.com
A place for teens and parents to learn how to use the Internet safely. No preaching, just good advice. Operated by Larry Magid, a broadcaster and syndicated columnist and author of numerous articles about online safety.

Teen Guide to Safe Blogging
Tips from Larry Magid on being smart about what you share online.

* Indicates this resource was shown in CTAP IV Cybersafety PowerPoint.

 


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